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Nigerian public universities are to resume academic activities following conditional suspension of an eight-month-old strike by Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), a member of the union’s National Executive Committee told Channels TV on Friday. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of action after its state branches met over the Court of Appeal ruling last week. ASUU is expected to make a formal announcement about the suspended strike…

An award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has explained why she did not attend the Tuesday’s conferment of National Honours. The ceremony was anchored by President Muhammadu Buhari at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Putting the records straight, a member of Chimamanda’s communications team, Omawumi Ogbe, told The Guardian that the author declined the honour. Ogbe said in a statement: “Following the recent conferment of national awards by the President, there have been conflicting reports about one of the announced recipients, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Some social media users say the…

Massive jubilations greeted the Nigeria’s South East states as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday upheld the appeal and freed the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022, applied to be discharged and acquitted. As soon as the verdict was given, huge vehicular and human traffic greeted the news of Kanu’s discharge by the court. Long queues of vehicles blaring and people singing waving leaves were glaring features among major streets in Umuahia, Awka and Enugu, among others. Read also Illegal detention: Court…

More than 500 Nigerians died and 1,411,051 affected by the recent flood disasters across Nigeria, according to the Federal Government. Giving updates on the recent flood incidents, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, stated this in Abuja Tuesday. Sani-Gwarzo said 31 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory were affected, though he did not mention them. He also stated that 146,734 hectares of farmlands were destroyed and 89,348 houses damaged. Related news: Nigeria now in peak of flooding season- FG Warns The Permanent Secretary said, “Over 500…

Mohamed Salah came off the bench to score the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Liverpool walloped Rangers 7-1 on Wednesday to put one foot in the Champions League last 16. Roberto Firmino scored twice, while Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott also struck in a confidence-boosting win for Jurgen Klopp’s men as they moved to within a point of qualifying for the knockout stages. Liverpool had been forced to come from behind after Scott Arfield fired the Glasgow giants into an early lead. Read also: Salah Nets 100th Goal For Liverpool In Everton Draw But Rangers are being schooled…

Goodluck Jonathan,  ex-Nigeria’s President, has felicitated Dr. Ngozi, Director-General World Trade Organisation (WTO), Tony Elumelu, Chairman Heirs Holdings, and Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and other awardees on their conferment with National Honours. Okonjo-Iweala was conferred with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), Elumelu with Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) and Ndudi with Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). ‘‘Congratulations to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, GCON, Director General WTO, @TonyOElumelu, CFR, Chairman Heirs Holdings, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, OON, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and other awardees on their…

The Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities- ASUU, University of Uyo branch, Dr. Happiness Uduk, speaks to this newspaper on the ongoing industrial strike in Nigerian public universities, harps on brain drain and no-work, no-pay policy and other issues during the strike. Her story: On no-work, no-pay policy: If you are following our trajectory, our story and analysis on ASUU, there doesn’t seem to be a time ASUU has been on strike that government has not used the hunger weapon, to stop salaries, calling ‘no-work, no- pay policy.’ But then, a person who engages in a battle will already…

Deontay Wilder is ready to pick a bout with Anthony Joshua in Africa, believing that it is still “the number one fight in the world” as he prepares to make his return to action on Saturday. Wilder, 36, last fought a year ago and faces Robert Helenius in New York on his comeback. The heavyweight’s goal is to become world champion again, but Wilder also has big plans for a bout against Britain’s Joshua. “I would love to do that fight in Africa,” he told BBC Sport. Read also Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury May Pay Deontay Wilder £5.65m Wilder taken to…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will convene emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Thursday, to review recent developments, with a view to prolonging or ending the strike. This is in view of the positive response from the federal government to its demands and the order by the Court of Appeal, Abuja. Before the meeting expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja, the union has directed its zonal branches to collate the views of members through vote during the meetings expected to hold tomorrow in its various zones across the country. Read also: ASUU strike over…

Amidst tears by mourners, the remains of seven family members who died in a mysterious house fire were buried in Kenya on Tuesday, October 11.  The incident occurred at Gichiche sub-county, Runyenjes, in Embu county in the early hours of Sunday, October 2, 2022. The victims, Charles Kariuki Njeru, his wife, their three children (two daughters and a son) and two grandchildren died when the fire that started at around 4 a.m., gutted down their three-bedroom house. Read also Bus plunges into Nithi River in Kenya killing 34 Slain Kenyan Olympian, Agnes Tirop, buried amid tears Kenya’s Tokyo Olympic star,…