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UNILAG Crisis: FG Suspends Pro-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Sets Up Panel

22Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

UNILAG Crisis: FG Suspends Pro-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Sets Up Panel

The federal government has waded into the crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG), suspending Wale Babalakin as the pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council of the institution. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by spokesperson of the ministry of education, Ben Goong, Cable published. Goong also stated that Oluwatoyin was equally suspended as the vice-chancellor (VC), adding that a panel of inquiry has been commissioned to probe the crisis rocking the institution. According to the statement, Tukur Sa’ad, former vice-chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Minna, chairs the panel, with Victor Onuorah Onuoha, Ikenna Oyindo, Grace Braide, Adamu Usman, and Jimoh Bankole as members. Recall the governing council had sacked Ogundipe over alleged financia...

El-Rufai Reacts to NBA Conference Withdrawal, Questions Endorsement of One-Sided Narrative

21Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

El-Rufai Reacts to NBA Conference Withdrawal, Questions Endorsement of One-Sided Narrative

Lists efforts at restoring peace in Southern Kaduna The Kaduna State governor, Nasir-El-Rufai, has berated the Nigerian Bar association (NBA) for endorsing a “one-sided narrative” after the association succumbed to public outcry and withdrew the invitation extended to him as keynote speaker at NBA annual conference. The NBA had disclosed its withdrawal of invitation to the governor through a tweet, following protests from some lawyers and concerned citizens. Reacting in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor said he will continue to speak out on national issues whether given the NBA platform or not. In a statement on Thursday titled ‘Malam El-Rufai will continue to contribute to the national conversation’, El-...

Edo, Ondo Polls Must go Ahead as Postponement will Create Constitutional Logjam– INEC

21Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Edo, Ondo Polls Must go Ahead as Postponement will Create Constitutional Logjam– INEC

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged its commitment to conduct peaceful and credible elections in Edo and Ondo states, saying that doing otherwise will pave way for a “constitutional logjam that may be difficult to resolve.” This was disclosed by the Chairman, Information and Voters Education Committee, Festus Okoye at a sensitisation forum for the media in Benin, on Thursday, Punch published. Speaking on the importance of going ahead with the poll, Okoye said “Political Parties and all the critical stakeholders in the electoral process must see the conduct of these elections as a national project that must be executed in strict compliance with all the safety protocols. “There is no alternative to the peaceful conduct of these elections as the alternative will l...

Cash for Trash Recycle Hub: FCT Launches Waste Management Initiative

20Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Environment, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Cash for Trash Recycle Hub: FCT Launches Waste Management Initiative

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Ramatu Tijani has launched a waste management initiative tagged “Cash 4 Trash” recycling hub in Nyanya, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)as part of effort to rid the city of indiscriminate refuse disposal. The minister while flashing off the project, stated that the scheme was introduced to encourage healthy environment and control erosion in the city, noting that blockage of drainage systems has been the bane of flooding in some parts of the territory. Tijani lauded the effort of WASTE Africa and the FCT Satellite Towns Development Department for what she described as a laudable initiative. According to a statement by Austin Elemue, Special Adviser on Media to the FCT Minister of State, the minister said, “This scheme will go a...

20Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Mali, News

ECOWAS Set to Convene Over Mali Coup

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to convene a videoconference meeting on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Mali which led to President Ibrahim Keita’s removal. The regional body has been vocal against the change of government in Mali by Mutinying soldiers. In a statement in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja it said, “The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in Mali on Thursday.” ECOWAS had been involved at finding a solution to the unrest in the member state prior to Tuesday’s coup. Colonel Assimi Goita, Malian army officer on Wednesday announced himself as the coup leader. Mali’s membership of the African Union (AU) was suspe...

CAN Condemns CAMA as ‘ungodly’, Asks Buhari to Suspend it

20Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

CAN Condemns CAMA as ‘ungodly’, Asks Buhari to Suspend it

The Christian Association of Nigeria (Can0, has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, that was recently passed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying sit will snuff life out of the church and rank the church as a secular institution under secular control. This comes after Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo had earlier condemned the law, asking the Federal Government to review the part that empowers the minister to remove the board of trustees of churches without recourse to the court. CAN president, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji in a statement on Thursday said the law is an attempt at stifling the church. Oladeji said, “The law, to say the least, is unacceptable, ungodly, reprehensible and an ill-wind that blows no one any good. It is a ...

Mali Opposition Commends Coup Plotters, Promises Support

20Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Mali, News

Mali Opposition Commends Coup Plotters, Promises Support

The opposition coalition in Mali, M5-REP has lent its support to the mutinying solders that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and commended their willingness to handover to a civilian transitional government. It said in a statement that “it took note of the commitment” the junta has made to “open a civilian political transition” and would work with it on “developing a roadmap.” Representative of the coalition, Choguel Maiga told reporters, “we will organise the biggest patriotic rally on Friday” in Bamako and nationwide in order to “celebrate the Malian people’s victory”. On Wednesday, Army colonel Assimi Goita presented himself as the leader of the coup plotters a day after a coup that was condemned by the Mali’s regional and international partners but won the backing of th...

ASUU Gives Payment of Arrears as Precondition to Ending Strike

19Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Gives Payment of Arrears as Precondition to Ending Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has tasked the Nigerian Government to pay withheld salaries of its members as a precondition to suspension of ongoing industrial action. National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi while speaking at the unveiling of the union’s Universities Transparency and Accountability Solution at the University of Abuja said making the payment was instrumental to further negotiations with the government over the ongoing strike. The ASUU chairman stated that the office of the Accountant-General had withheld about five months salaries of its members at University of Maiduguri and the Michael Opara University of Agriculture due to non-registration on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). He further noted that such was...

Mutinying Soldiers Arrest Mali’s President and Prime Minister

18Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Mali, News

Mutinying Soldiers Arrest Mali’s President and Prime Minister

Mutinying solders have reportedly arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. Clips have surfaced on social media showing a convoy of vehicles surrounded by troops with a statement by a leader of the mutinying soldiers confirming the arrest. "We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control," the leader, who requested anonymity, told AFP. He added that the pair had been "arrested" at Keita's residence in the capital Bamako. Earlier, Cisse urged mutinying soldiers to stand down and called for dialogue to resolve the situation. Reports of the mutiny first emerged after gunfire was heard at an army base outside the capital, Bamako. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in a statement condemne...

Anybody Insulting me is Wasting his Time, Bishop Oyedepo to Presidency

18Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Anybody Insulting me is Wasting his Time, Bishop Oyedepo to Presidency

David Oyedepo, Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide alias Winners’ Chapel has replied comments credited to President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide on social Media, Lauretta Onochie. In a sermon on Tuesday, Oyedepo said anybody insulting him is wasting time. His response comes after he was criticised by Onochie for opposing the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020. The bill which President Buhari recently assented to after it was passed into law by the National Assembly empowers supervising minister the constitutional right to terminate the appointment of board of trustees of churches without seeking permission of the court. Buhari’s media aide, Onochie had earlier advised Oyedepo to be ready to manufacture his own country and live by his own laws if he was not satisfied with t...