The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended without any agreement on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters at the end of the closed door meeting in Abuja, Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU national president, said negotiations were still ongoing. He said both parties were yet to reach a concrete decision. “For […]
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Croatia and Real Madrid’s ace midfielder, Luka Modric broke the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo ten-year supremacy once again as he clinched the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday. Messi and Ronaldo were the two who had won football’s top individual prize for the last 10 years but Modric changed it all this year. He helped Croatia get […]
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The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali has directed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai to remain in the North East until security situation in the region improves. The Public Relations Officer of the minister, Col. Tukur Gusau said in a statement on Monday that Dan-Ali gave the directive when he met with the […]
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A 38 year old man, Shina Kasali has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for beating his wife, Sofiat Kasali to death. The suspect, who lives in Abosule area of Agbado in Ifo local government area was arrested on the 1st of December 2018 following a report by one of his neighbors, […]
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Ejike Mbaka, spiritual head of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, his running mate, might “end in shame” with the way they are going. The Catholic priest said this after Obi failed to make donations at the ministry’s 2018 harvest and bazaar […]
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A federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Apo, has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leave to arraign Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister, and Olajide Omokore, a former chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling company, on February 25. Alison-Madueke and Omokore are to be arraigned on five counts bordering on conspiracy and illegal act […]
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The police on Monday in Lagos said they had arrested a popular musician, Adekunle Temitope, a.k.a Small Doctor, and three others for alleged unlawful possession of fireman. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Imohimin Edgal, told newsmen that the suspects were arrested after threatening to shoot policemen controlling the traffic at the ever […]
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A new study says both snoring and obstructive sleep apnea could lead to earlier impairment of cardiac function in women. “Snoring” refers to a sleeping pattern in which a person breathes while emitting a snorting or grunting sound. Although, the National Sleep Foundation suggests that 90 million people in the United States snore, snoring might […]
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Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the award for “Bank of the Year Nigeria” for the second year in a row at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards, regarded as the industry standard for excellence within the global banking sector. Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty […]
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National Assembly staff under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), had fixed Dec. 4 to stage a protest over unpaid salaries and allowances. Mr Suleiman Haruna, the union’s Secretary-General, announced this in a statement in Abuja. Haurna said the first phase of the protest would take place between Dec. 4 and Dec. […]
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