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29Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

I Have No Anointed Candidate – Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he has no preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 elections but instead has a national agenda. His comment comes in the wake of recent meetings and engagements with presidential aspirants from different political parties across the country. He stated this on Sunday in Niger State after closed-door meetings with former Presidents, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar at their residents in Minna. Obasanjo said, “I don’t have a special candidate for the 2023 presidential election but rather, I have a National Agenda,” Recall that the former President had met with Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu and other notable Nige...

Soyinka Clarifies ‘You Can’t Defeat Biafra’ Statement

28Aug

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News, Nigeria

Soyinka Clarifies ‘You Can’t Defeat Biafra’ Statement

Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka has explained what he meant when he said “you can never defeat Biafra”, clarifying that it would be simplistic to see it as referring to the battlefield. He stated this on Channels Television while answering a question on the Civil War, agitations, and history. Soyinka said he “was very desperate for that (the war) not to happen. First, I thought it was a wrong war. No war is right, but this one was particularly bad.” Commenting on his misunderstood comment on Biafra, he said: “The Igbo, no question at all, underwent the experience of genocide. “The memory of such traumatising experience congeals, especially towards their immediacy but it can burst out again any other time. “When I made a statement that ‘you can never defeat Biafra’, people ...

No Deal Between Obi, Atiku – Labour Party Campaign Office

28Aug

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Elections, News, Nigeria

No Deal Between Obi, Atiku – Labour Party Campaign Office

The Labour Party, LP, campaign office has rebuffed speculation that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has agreed to back his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar. This was disclosed by the LP campaign office in a statement issued in Abuja. The party described the report as a product of propagandists for cheap political points. The statement, “Rather than strive to contend with the hard sell of their candidates, these mischief makers bandy about misleading accounts of the issue-based messages of our candidates just to score cheap political points and thus distract the discerning public. “While we understand the frustration of dealing in their hard-to-sell, ‘expired milk’ [apologies to BAT] in a competitive market, the FairPlay rule demands that you...

Campaign In Churches, Mosques, Risk Imprisonment – INEC

28Aug

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Campaign In Churches, Mosques, Risk Imprisonment – INEC

Ahead of the commencement of campaigns, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned politicians against the use of masquerades, religious centres and public facilities for campaigns. The electoral body warned political office seekers to conform to the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid being sanctioned as stipulated by the Act. Campaigns are scheduled to commence on September 28 for presidential and National Assembly ahead of the general election in February 2023. This was disclosed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Committee on Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, in an interview with Punch. Okoye said, “Section 92 of the Electoral Act makes it mandatory that a political campaign or slogan shall not be tainted ...

ASUU Strike: Emulate Jonathan, Osodeke Tells FG

28Aug

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Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Emulate Jonathan, Osodeke Tells FG

Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Federal Government to refer to the example set by former President Goodluck Jonathan in putting an end to the ongoing strike. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, embarked on industrial action over government’s failure to implement the agreements reached with the union. Proffering a solution to the lingering strike, Osodeke, in an interview with AIT, recalled that President Jonathan held a 14-hour meeting with the union to find a solution to their dispute. The ASUU President asked the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to set up a committee of passionate individuals who have a genuine desire for the progress of the country. He said, “Government should for once g...

I’m No Stranger To Nigerian Problems – Peter Obi

27Aug

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News, Uncategorized

I’m No Stranger To Nigerian Problems – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has asked Nigerians to consider the background of all the presidential candidates seeking to lead the country before casting their vote. Obi during an interactive session with Nigerians that welcomed him in Frankfurt, Germany on Friday, said that as a Nigerian that lives in Nigeria, he is not a stranger to the problems confronting the country. The LP presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State urged electorates to consider the agenda and capacity of every aspirant before making a choice. Obi said, “When you listen to us, go and check our background, this is not a time for somebody to show us his qualifications, I live in Nigeria and I know Nigeria and what Nigerians need. I am not a stranger to Nig...

ASUU President Labels Some State Varsities Quacks

27Aug

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Education, Labour, Nigeria, Uncategorized

ASUU President Labels Some State Varsities Quacks

Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has tagged some state varsities as quacks. Osodeke listed some universities that are not part of the ongoing strike as not members of the union. Recall that ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared strike over some disagreements with the Federal Government. The ASUU President had during an interview on Arise Television stated that all institutions under its umbrella are partaking in the industrial action. He said, “Kwara State University is not a member of ASUU, they’ve not joined, you can check. Osun State University was suspended from ASUU for misbehaviour, you can check. See Also: Strike: ASUU Reacts To Parents’ Proposal To Pay N10,000 To End Strike “In LASU that you mentione...

ASUU President Reckless For Calling State Varsities Quacks – EKSU

27Aug

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Education, Labour, Nigeria

ASUU President Reckless For Calling State Varsities Quacks – EKSU

The management of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has described the statement credited to the president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, calling some State universities quacks as unfortunate and reckless. The varsity stated this in a statement issued by the Head, Directorate of Information, Bode Olofinmuagun, on Friday titled “EKSU not a quack university: ASUU president’s statement, reckless.” According to the statement, Osodeke’s outburst was unwarranted and uncalled for. Recall that the ASUU President had during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday described some state universities that were not part of its strike as quacks. Reacting, Olofinmuagun, noted that nearly all EKSU academic programmes were accredited by the National Universities Com...

EKSU ASUU Kicks Against Resumption Order

27Aug

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Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

EKSU ASUU Kicks Against Resumption Order

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti chapter, has kicked against the resumption order issued by the management of the institution. Dr Kayode Arogundade, the Chairman of the union, stated this in an interview on Friday. Arogundade however stated that the university’s Registrar, Ife Oluwole, was at liberty to reopen the university which he shut down following the strike by ASUU. The ASUU chairman’s remarks followed a directive by the Registrar asking fresh intakes for the 2021/2022 session to resume on Monday for screening, registration and orientation programmes. Striker workers were also asked to resume. However, Arogundade said EKSU-ASUU was not affected by the resumption order, noting that members of the union were not part of...

Insecurity: Melaye Challenges Keyamo To Drive To Kaduna Without Security

26Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Melaye Challenges Keyamo To Drive To Kaduna Without Security

Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Atiku presidential campaign, has dared Festus Keyamo, the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign council spokesman, to travel from Abuja to Kaduna by road without his security detail. Keyamo had in a pre-recorded interview broadcast by Channel Television boasted how he could drive alone from Abuja to Kaduna. Reacting, Melaye during an interview on Trust Television dared Keyamo to carry out his claim. He said “I challenge Keyamo to carry his car and start his journey to Kaduna from Zuba ( Abuja). No police escort and no convoy following him. “He should drive even by 6am from Abuja to Kaduna. I challenge him to do it. “Or drive from here to Delta where he comes from without police escort or any backup since he said the road i...