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IPPIS: “Government should stop this arm twisting and manipulation” – ASUU President, Ogunyemi.
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi. Has asked the federal government to stop playing a game of manipulation and deception in his latest revelation on why the union is yet to call off the strike.Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, He accused the federal government of not being committed to resolve the issues at hand.He said; “What we need is a commitment; there is nothing like transition and what we are saying, in essence, is that government should just go ahead and pay what government has withheld – the salaries of our members; people have…
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#EndSARS Promoters must face the Law – Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has stated that those who promoted the #EndSARS protest and allowed it degenerate into chaos must be made to face the law. Garba Shehu said this when he featured on Channels’ Politics Today. According to him, the president is responsible for decisions made by his administration, saying “the buck stops on his table”. He said despite being entitled to the right to protest in a peaceful way, there is also a law that sanctions violent demonstrations as the country had been seriously harmed by the #EndSARS protests and the culprits must be made to face the…
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#EndSARS: Nigerian Govt releases Modupe Odele’s passport
EndSARS frontliner, Modupe Odele has announced that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released her passport to her after being seized on her way to the Maldives for her Birthday celebration. Modupe’s passport was seized some days ago as she was stopped from boarding a flight, when she queried the reason for the seizure of her passport, she was told that she was being investigated. In a new development, Moe took to her Twitter page on Monday to say that the federal government has finally released her passport. She wrote: “Passport now picked up. No issues. I’m told I can…
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Buhari orders sale of forfeited Assets within 6 Months
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sale of all assets deemed to have been illegally acquired and therefore forfeited to the federal government. According to the presidential directive, all affected assets must be sold within the next six months so as to make more funds available to the government. This was disclosed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami who inaugurated a 22-member Inter-Ministerial Committee, to undertake the assignment, on Monday, 9th November The AGF confirmed that the committee, headed by the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr.…
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IPOB trying to incite another Civil War – Umahi
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has accused the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) of trying to incite another civil war in Nigeria. He made this statement when he led other governors from the region to a meeting with Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike which was held at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. Umahi in his statement noted that southeast leaders are in the meeting to verify the reports making rounds over the alleged killing of Igbo people in the state which he concluded to be false. Umahi noted that after listening to Wike’s side of the…
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US Election: China declines to acknowledge Biden’s victory
President Xi Jinping of China on Monday declined to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world leaders congratulated Biden and running mate Kamala Harris after the Democrats were declared winners at the weekend and spontaneous celebrations erupted across American cities. China, Russia and Mexico however have not congratulated the President-Elect. “Our understanding is that the outcome of the election will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures,”…
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WTO DG: Nigeria will press the right buttons – Garba Shehu
Presidential aide Garba Shehu has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has reached out to multiple world leaders to ensure their support for Nigeria’s WTO candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, despite the postponement of the announcement date for a new DG. Garba Shehu disclosed this on Sunday in an interview on Channels TV Sunday Politics. He said President Buhari has discussed with multiple leaders, to thank them for their support and also maintain support for Nigeria’s candidate which he says is bearing results. “President Buhari has been talking to all world leaders. At some point, Ngozi Iweala had a list of those to…
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EndSARS: Islamic Group warns Muslims not to accept invitation to join protests
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned Muslims not to accept any invitation to join any protest. In a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, he warned that Muslims should not partake in any form of aggression and destruction. According to Akintola, the EndSARS protests was being promoted by people who lack integrity and whose sources of income lack credibility, people who engage in criminal activities and are looking for ways to get rid of any sign of enforcement agents. He further stated that the protest which was supposed to be peaceful was hijacked by disgruntled politicians and religious bigots…
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October Giveaway- Final Update
This is our final update for the October Giveaway. Everyone listed has been credited. We will see you all next month (Ugochi Blessing send your account details in the comment section BELOW. Repeat send it HERE…) Ego Ufomadu- N500Michael- N500Evelyn Olube- N1000 (Fidelity Bank- Princely Kingdom)Victoria Omonobi Isaac- N1000Emma Nuel- 750 (Thru Stephen Hope- This is a one-time exception. Next time, we will NOT send funds into the account of someone who is already active here. No double-dipping)Jack- N750 (This is a one-time exception. Next time, we will NOT send funds into the account of someone who is already active…
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No evidence to prosecute 33 indicted SARS operatives – Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said there is no sufficient evidence to pursue the prosecution of 33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad who were indicted in the 2019 report of a Presidential Investigative Panel. Recall that the Presidential Panel led by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, had in a report which contained its recommendation after probing of 2018 and 2019 complaints of brutal activities of SARS operatives, indicted a total of 35 police operatives in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory for various rights violations including, extrajudicial killing, death in police custody,…
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Actress Rahama Sadau to appear before a sharia court in Kaduna for blasphemy linked to her racy photos
Actress Rahama Sadau will be appearing in a sharia court in Kaduna over allegations of blasphemy levelled against her after she shared racy photos on social media. It was reported earlier that Rahama Sadau is allegedly under police investigation after the racy photos she shared triggered blasphemous comments. It was gathered that the investigation is linked to the blasphemous comment on the Holy Prophet Mohammed the racy photos incited. A press release signed by Lawal Muhammad Gusau on behalf of the Concerned and Peace Loving Muslim Ummah, listed some conditions that must be met before she defends herself. It was also noted that…
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Jesus will be so disappointed- Uti Nwachukwu tells Nigerians supporting Trump because of Christianity
Uti Nwachukwu says Jesus will be disappointed in Nigerians who are in support of US President, Donald Trump, all in the name of christianity. According to him, Trump clearly perpetuated hate and division and anarchy. Posting via his Twitter handle, he wrote ”I’m so ashamed of the hypocritical brain washed Nigerians supporting Trump all in the name of Christianity! SOMEONE THAT CLEARLY PERPETUATED HATE, DIVISION AND ANARCHY!! This is who u people were holding vigils for? Is this the love Jesus preached? He will be so dissapointed.If you ever tweeted or shouted #EndSARS and you are a trump supporter ALL IN…
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