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ASUU The Academic Staff Union Universities (ASUU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have advised Nigerians to vote for leaders who will invest in education. The National Presidents of ASUU and ASUP, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke and Dr Anderson Ezeibe, respectively, told Punch in an interview that the only …

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, on Tuesday signed into law the 2023 appropriation bill of N21.83 trillion. Buhari signed the bill at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The National Assembly had last week passed the bill, representing an increase of N1.32 trillion from Buhari’s N20.51 …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has arrived Kano State Northwest Nigeria, ahead of the APC presidential rally scheduled to hold on Wednesday. According to APC United Kingdom, which disclosed this in an amateur video posted on its Facebook page, Tinubu arrived the Mallam Aminu …

Obasanjo and Tinubu Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday lampooned former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, for declaring support for one of the presidential hopefuls, Labour Party’s Peter Obi. In a special New Year message …

Uzoma Obi Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi (rtd), a former military governor of Osun state, has died. His death was announced by his family in a statement on Monday. “We, the Family of His Excellency, Rtd Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi, humbly announce the gentle passing of our Patriarch and head of …

Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, has said Nigeria will be in trouble if any candidate other than Peter Obi, presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, is elected president in 2023. This as the elder statesman hailed Obi’s endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He however said he …

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Sokoto State governor, the deputy governor, Alhaji Manir Dan’Iya, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Saidu Umar and several PDP stalwarts in Sokoto escaped death as hoodlums attacked their convoy on Sunday evening. Their convoy was reportedly attacked while returning from campaign rallies in Silame local …

  Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamazat has advised the youths to participate in this year’s general elections. Hamazat made the call during the formal closing ceremony of the society’s 113th Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) in Epe, a Lagos suburb. He stressed that failure to vote was detrimental to good …

Buhari Renews NAFDAC DG’s Appointment President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Moji Adeyeye as the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The agency’s spokesperson, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Adeyeye who was first appointed to the …

Bala Mohammed Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State, has asked residents of communities that were recently attacked in Alkaleri Local Government Area to rise up, take up arms and defend themselves against the bandits. The governor stated this Thursday at the Palace of the District Head of Yelwan Duguri, Alh …