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ASUU has suspended its eight-month strike

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally. A member of the union’s National Executive Committee told newsmen early this morning that the union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on yesterday night and lasted into the early hours of today. The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of action after its […]

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Economy

NEMA Receives 126 Nigerians from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received 126 Nigerians from Libya. NEMA acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed this to newsmen in a statement, said the returnees consisting; 46 male adults, 62 female adults, two male and six female children, as well as four female and six male infants, were brought back to the country by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through a […]

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News

Nollywood actress,  Rahama Sadau has denied reports that she had been recruited alongside top Nollywood actresses to campaign for Bola Tinubu’s presidential race.

Nollywood actress,  Rahama Sadau has denied reports that she had been recruited alongside top Nollywood actresses to campaign for Bola Tinubu’s presidential race. In a tweet,  the star actress denied any association with the team reportedly led by Nollywood veteran Joke Silva. The list currently making the rounds consists of 33 actresses including Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Fathia Balogun And Sola Kosoko. The Nollywood stars are yet to react to the report

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Entertainment

Phyna emerges winner of bbnaija level up season 7

Big Brother Naija level up housemate,  Phyna has emerged the winner of the  reality TV show. She defeated other housemates to clinch the N100 million prize at stake during the final eviction show, making her the second female to clinch the BBNaija top prize, three years after Mercy Eke won it. Bryann emerged as the runner-up while other finalists included Daniella, who was the first to be evicted yesterday, followed […]

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Sports

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, made history yesterday after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Premier League 6-3 win over Manchester United.

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, made history yesterday after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Premier League 6-3 win over Manchester United. Man City defeated Man United at Etihad Stadium, thanks to three goals each from Haaland and Phil Foden. Haaland’s goals against Man United means the Norway international has now become the first player ever in the Premier League to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games.

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Sports

Wolves sack head coach after fourth defeat of premier league season

Wolves manager, Bruno Lage was sacked yesterday after his club plunged into the Premier League relegation zone 24 hours earlier. Wolves have won only once in eight Premier League games this season and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham left them third-bottom of the table. The club spent £100m on new signings this summer as Lage looked to mould a team in his image, but the Portuguese has […]

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Foreign

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power.

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power. The leaders in a statement noted that following mediation between Damiba and the new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, “Damiba himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences.

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National

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state.

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state. Recall that two herders suspected to be informants to bandits were lynched by mobs in Birnin Gwari LGA. In a statement issued yesterday, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan said the governor, while condemning the mob action, cautioned residents to be law-abiding and […]

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National

Governors wike, ortom, ugwuanyi, and two others meet in enugu

Ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections, five Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, met in Enugu State yesterday. Reports say the discussion centred on how to deliver the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in 2023. The Governors are: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikeazu of Abia State and the host, Enugu State […]

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National

A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election

A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election. Ezekwesili, during a chat with newsmen, said the former Anambra governor possesses what others do not have even though the country suffers from poor leadership. She also pinned Nigeria’s major problem on leadership, saying the country has recorded stunted growth due to this but stated that she […]

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