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ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

18Sep

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Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens to Shut Down Airports if Strike Continues

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has threatened to shut down the operations of all international airports in the country over the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing ASUU Strike. See Also: ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway After holding a meeting at the weekend in Akure, Ondo state, The Students Union had concluded that the Federal Government was treating the lecturers on strike and education as a whole, poorly. After deeming the four-day roadblock of highways and expressways a success, the Students Union has decided to stop international Airports from conducting operations beginning September 19, 2022. The Union justified its decision by saying the government should also exp...

Ebonyi State Government Denies Disrupting Rally of Obi’s Supporters

18Sep

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Ebonyi State Government Denies Disrupting Rally of Obi’s Supporters

The Government of Ebonyi State has denied ordering the police to disrupt the rally in Abakaliki organised by supporters of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday. Obi supporters had prepared and gathered for a one-million-man march at the People’s Club area of the Town when Policemen arrived in vans and teargassed them as the rally was about to begin. See Also: Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023 The state government has denied giving the policemen the directives to disrupt the rally, adding that a venue was proposed to them by its agencies but the organisers refused to pay the fee of N4 million. After refusing to pay the supposed fee, the organisers opted for three other locations for the rally, two venues located at the front o...

Otubanjo wins UEFA Conference League Goal of The Week Award

17Sep

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Sports

Otubanjo wins UEFA Conference League Goal of The Week Award

Nigerian Forward, Yusuf Otubanjo, wins the UEFA Conference League Goal of the Week prize for matchday two. See Also: Napoli Suffer Injury Blow as Osimhen to Stay on the Sidelines Otubanjo’s goal in the first half for Armenian club, Pyunik, was nominated along with three others. The goal was the second and the last of the match against Slovan Bratislava securing the win for Pyunik. The Nigerian’s goal was his first in the competition this season. Otubanjo is the first Nigerian to claim the individual award. On Matchday one, Samuel Chukwueze and Peter Olayinka were also nominated. The 30-year-old moved to Pyunik from Ararat-Armenia in the summer transfer window. Source: Daily Post

Ice Prince Released from Prison after Meeting Bail Demands

17Sep

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Music

Ice Prince Released from Prison after Meeting Bail Demands

Nigerian rapper, Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known by his stage name Ice Prince has been released from prison. See Also: Ice Prince Arrested for Abducting and Assaulting Police Officer Recall that African News Today reported that Ice prince was arrested for kidnapping and assaulting a police officer after he was pulled over at 3 am for driving without license plates. He was later remanded at Ikoyi Correctional Centre for the alleged crime. When charged with his crimes at the Magistrate Court in Ajah, Lagos state, he pleaded not guilty. Ice Prince was granted bail of N500,000 and asked to provide two sureties by Magistrate Taiwo Oyaniyi, He was released after meeting the bail conditions. Ice Prince informed his fans about his release from prison, he wrote on Twitt...

ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

16Sep

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Education, Movies and Films, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Yul tells Students to Block Road to NASS, Aso rock not Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Nollywood Actor, Yul Edochie, condemns the actions of protesting university students who mounted a roadblock on the Lagos-Ibadan road over the lingering strike by ASUU. See Also: Peter Okoye Gives Reason Why Opponents attack Peter Obi The prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had incited students to mount a roadblock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday, which left motorists stranded. Yul reacted to the action by university students, he asked them to channel their pent-up anger to the National Assembly and Aso rock, not the poor masses. Airing his displeasure about the action on Twitter, Yul asked the students to mount a block on Aso rock and the National Assembly, not the public roads used by citizens. He wrote, “Dear students,...

Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023

16Sep

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News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible elections in 2023. While acknowledging the International Day for Democracy (IDD), Atiku Abubakar, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said INEC should ensure the outcome of the 2023 election reflects the desires of Nigerians. See Also: APC is a dead party – PDP Fires Back at Tinubu Atiku further stated that the upcoming election is a chance for INEC to prove it is not partial. The statement reads: “In 2023, Nigerians will be voting for the leadership that they truly believe will lead this country out of the current dire situation and it is important to use the opportunity of the celebration, this day...

CUPP Alleges Manipulation of Voters’ Register by INEC and APC

15Sep

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Breaking News, Nigeria

CUPP Alleges Manipulation of Voters’ Register by INEC and APC

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has claimed to have intercepted documents that reveal the plans plotted by the members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to rig the upcoming 2023 presidential election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs9LaLFpaho CUPP spokesperson, Ikenga ugochinyere revealed at a press conference that a Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) machine had been compromised and used to register false voters that would be used to rig the election in favour of the APC. See Also: Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate Ikega noted that if the BVAS was not in their favour, a document CUPP discovered was filed at the Owerri Federal High Court on August 24 appealing for the potential sack of the INEC Chairman to scra...

Peter Obi is a regional candidate – Reno Omokri

15Sep

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News, Nigeria

Peter Obi is a regional candidate – Reno Omokri

Nigerian Activist and Lawyer, Reno Omokri, has said the presidential ticket holder of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is a regional candidate. Omokri made this statement on Wednesday when speaking on Politics Today aired on Channels Television. See Also: FG’s Inaction To End ASUU Strike Worrisome, Unacceptable – Peter Obi He also claimed that Peter Obi’s supporters popularly known as the “Obidient Movement”, are encouraging the sit-at-home order directed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday. “I know they had a sit-at-home yesterday, Tuesday, September 13, 2022." “Now Obidients and Peter Obi who normally have things every day in the South East obeyed that IPOB sit-at-home and this is not the first time." “Previously, IPOB used to have it on Mondays, Peter...

Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate

15Sep

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News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate

The Supreme Court has given a verdict that Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi would be the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 Ebonyi State election. See Also: Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019 The Verdict was given on Wednesday by a five-member panel of the apex court which was led by Justice Amina Augie. The Court of Appeal had initially moved the date from July 19 to give a retrial of the suit between Ifeanyi and Senator Joseph Obinna on the dispute on who is the rightful governorship candidate for PDP. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba and four others Justices delivered a judgement that the Supreme Court shouldn’t have minded Ogba as he did not acquire the leave of court before filing his case in the Court of ...

Umar Sadiq to Miss The Rest of Laliga Campaign as He Suffers Injury Blow

14Sep

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Sports

Umar Sadiq to Miss The Rest of Laliga Campaign as He Suffers Injury Blow

Umar Sadiq has sustained an injury and will undergo surgery on Thursday as announced by Laliga Club, Real Sociedad. See Also: Umar Sadiq Seals Late Move from Almeria to Real Sociedad The Club announced on Monday that the Nigerian striker suffered a rupture of his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Sadiq had come off injured during Real Sociedad’s 2-1 defeat against Getafe on Sunday. In a statement, the Club said: “After suffering a rupture of his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Sadiq Umar will undergo surgery on 15th September in Vitoria, with Dr. Mikel Sánchez taking control of the procedure". Sadiq will miss the rest of the campaign as a result of the injury. Source: Daily Post