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Author: Mary Ugwuanyi

Mary Ukamaka Ugwunayi is an avid writer with passion for issues related to Nigeria and Africa. She possesses deep knowledge of politics, sports, entertainment and culture, and takes delight in sharing her ideas.
UNIJOS ASUU Issues Order To Lecturers Amid Payment Of Half Salary
5Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

UNIJOS ASUU Issues Order To Lecturers Amid Payment Of Half Salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Jos chapter, has directed its members to halt teaching indefinitely, pending the payment of withheld salaries by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the branch chairman, Prof. Lazarus Maigoro. Recall that the federal government had on Thursday paid half salaries to university teachers after they suspended their strike on 14th October. The statement read in part, “One of the issues agreed at the meeting was that 50 percent of the backlog of eight months arrears of our withheld salaries would be paid to our members immediately but as of the time of writing this press release, only 17 days prorated October salary was paid to our members by the office...
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Emirates Airline Suspends Flights To Nigeria
4Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Emirates Airline Suspends Flights To Nigeria

Emirates Arline has suspended flight operations to Nigeria due to its inability to send home funds stuck in the country. This was contained in a statement the airline issued on Thursday. The statement added that the suspension became effective on October 29, 2022. This marks the second time the airline will stop flights to Nigeria over its $85 million revenue, with the first coming in August 2022. It follows the inability of foreign airlines to send home their revenue of over $500 million. Despite Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis which has made it hard for revenue to be repatriated, the federal government released $265 million to foreign airlines operating in the country to offset outstanding ticket sales. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released a further $120 milli...
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Governor Nyesom Wike Inaugurates 100,000 Special Assistants
4Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Governor Nyesom Wike Inaugurates 100,000 Special Assistants

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State yesterday commissioned the first batch of the 100,000 special assistants he appointed. Wike Recently appointed them to man the political units in their respective wards ahead of the 2023 election.   Nyesom Wike The inaugurated batch comprising beneficiaries from Rivers West and Rivers Southeast senatorial districts was inaugurated at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium,  Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area. The governor charged them to be close to their people and listen to their view of his administration, particularly as it regards its programmes and policies. He stressed that their mandate includes collating impressions and passing them on as feedback through the recently appointed 319 Ward and 82 Constituency Liaison Office...
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Shettima A Grand Commander Of Bandits – PDP
3Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Shettima A Grand Commander Of Bandits – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kashim Shettima of being a grand commander of bandits, the non-state actors causing mayhem across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Management Committee. Melaye accused Shettimma of intending to establish an office for the Boko Haram terrorists at the presidential villa if Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, wins the 2023 election. The statement read, “Overwhelmed by the conviviality of a civil atmosphere, Kashim Shettima, the Grand Commander of bandits and the running mate of the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), who has gathered ...
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CBN’s Naira Redesign Political – Obaseki
3Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Finance, News, Nigeria

CBN’s Naira Redesign Political – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dismissed the proposed plot by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign naira notes as political. Obaseki described the move as a plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to woo voters ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by Crusoe Osagie, the governor’s media aide, while commissioning the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Women Campaign Council at the Presidential Campaign Secretariat in Benin City. Obaseki lampooned the Federal Government for the plan, noting that the redesign of the naira should not be the focus at this point as Nigerians are suffering from hunger, poverty, and economic hardship. See Also: FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025 He said...
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Davido: Autopsy Possible As Police Release Six Workers, Detain Two
2Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Music, News, Nigeria

Davido: Autopsy Possible As Police Release Six Workers, Detain Two

Netizens have continued to grieve the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the three-year-old son of popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland. Reports say the police may carry out an autopsy to ascertain if Ifeanyi passed on as a result of drowning in a swimming pool at Davido’s Banana Island area of Lagos State. A source who spoke to Punch confirmed the possibility of an autopsy, describing it as a standard police procedure in such an instance. However, the source added that the police may not carry out an autopsy if family members of the deceased kick against it. The source said, “Though the family members are not saying anything yet because they are still in shock but until anybody says stop, the standard procedure is to con...
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EFCC Arrests Kogi House Of Assembly Candidate With N326m, $140,500 Cash
2Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Crime, Finance, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Kogi House Of Assembly Candidate With N326m, $140,500 Cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has nabbed a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, identified as Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi with about N326million and $140,500 in cash.   This was contained in a statement issued by Wilson Uwajaren, the Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, on Tuesday. See Also: EFCC Recovers 1.4 Billion Naira Meant for The NHIS The antigraft agency said the NNPP candidate who is vying for the Ankpa II Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, was arrested on Sunday. Atumeyi was arrested alongside an alleged serial scammer identified as Joshua Dominic, in an operation carried out at Macedonia Street, Queens Estate, Karsana, Gwarinpa area of Abuja. According to the commission, the arre...
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How Inflation Rose Five-Fold In Ghana Since 2019 – Akufo-Addo
1Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Ghana

How Inflation Rose Five-Fold In Ghana Since 2019 – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has said that the country’s inflation increased by an estimated five-fold since 2019. He stated this while commenting on the state of the country’s economy recently. The President said that not just Ghana, but the whole world has been affected by the pace at which inflation has impacted on the income of citizens. He said that comparatively, Ghana is in a much better position than countries like Togo that experience “sixteen-fold” inflation within the same period. He stated that Senegal's inflation increased by “eleven-fold” while Cote d’Ivoire rose by “seven-fold”. See Also: FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025 Akudo-Addo said, “Economies, big and small, have experienced, over this year alone, the highest rise in cost of living ove...
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UK, US Terror Alert Needless – NSA
1Nov By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

UK, US Terror Alert Needless – NSA

The Federal Government has said that Nigeria is not precarious to prompt the travel advisory issued by the United States and United Kingdom governments as well as other countries. Recall that the counties had warned their citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria, Abuja particularly, due to a likely terror attack. President Muhammadu Buhari had on his return from a visit to South Korea over the weekend, dismissed the terror alert, noting that it would not be the first time the western countries will issue such an advisory to their citizens in foreign countries and that of Nigeria not be different.   The advisory by the UK and US had generated so much panic among Abuja residents after staff of the embassy and High Commission and other citizens of both countries were advised to ...
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13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash  
31Oct By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
News, Nigeria

13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash  

No fewer than 13 passengers were torched beyond recognition in an auto crash close to the Four-Corners Enugu around 9 pm on Sunday. The road mishap occurred when a 14-seater bus which was traveling from Imo State to Adamawa, ran into a trainer before catching fire. See Also: Fire Guts WAEC National Office Reports say all the passengers except one were burnt beyond recognition in the road mishap which took place at the Enugu axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway.   It was gathered that only one passenger survived the accident, with different accounts of how he survived. While one version has it that he was rescued by sympathizers, another said he escaped through the window. The survivor is receiving treatment at the Emergency Unit of the University of Nigeria T...
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