Author: David Great

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with some university dons following his declaration to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of APC. Osinbajo who received a team of 13 professors who came to endorse and support his presidential aspiration discussed how to put an end to the ongoing university strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chronicle NG reports that negotiations between the university body and federal government had hit a snag, with ASUU vowing to continue its industrial action until its demands are met. A source close to the meeting said Prof. Osinbajo was bothered about…

President Muhammadu Buhari says no responsive government can ignore the role of religious and traditional rulers in tackling insecurity in the country. Speaking at an Iftar dinner with religious and traditional rulers on Thursday in Abuja, the President said his administration would continue to count on the invaluable advice and guidance of members of the revered institutions toward improving the current security challenges in the country. According to him, moving Nigeria forward remains a collective responsibility, urging leaders at all levels to contribute meaningfully in making the country a better place. ”Today, insecurity is one of the greatest challenges facing…

AC Milan could move for Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28. (Goal) Barcelona could move for Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, 24. (Sport – in Spanish) Manchester United could sell Rashford, France forward Anthony Martial, English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ivory Coast centre-back Eric Bailly, ex-England defender Phil Jones and Brazil left-back Alex Telles this summer as part of the overhaul under new manager Erik ten Hag. (Sun) West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, 25, is high on Ten Hag’s transfer wish-list at Manchester United. (Guardian) Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 25, is set to be handed…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday allocated 33,976 slots to all 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, announced the allocation during a meeting with Chief Executives of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, agencies and commissions in Abuja. Hassan said that the commission decided to allocate the seats after careful deliberations and considerations of the 2019 performance. He said that the commission also allocated 9,032 slots to the licenced private tour operators as well as 239…

After 11 long weeks of thrilling and exciting dance battles across six regions, 32 contestants will be taking things notches higher as they square off at the Glo Battle of the Year national semi-finals holding in Lagos on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Eko Hotel and Suites. Globacom, sponsor of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality tv show has described the event as a “a night of unlimited entertainment” with a planned cocktail of music and dance featuring the very best dancers from Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Abuja, Benin, and Lagos. The competition has featured break dancing, krumping,…

Top academics and professionals across Nigeria’s leading universities have endorsed the candidature of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ahead of the APC primaries in May. The academics on Wednesday paid a visit to the Vice President and they were led by 13 professors who came to endorse and support his presidential aspiration (with representation from the six geo-political zones) under the aegis of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group. While receiving them, Prof. Osinbajo called on academics and members of other professional bodies to participate actively in the task of making Nigeria a better place for all. According to Prof. Osinbajo, “these days,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it apprehended 69 suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom between January and March. The NSCDC Commandant in Akwa Ibom, Mr Abidemi Majekodunmi, said this in an interactive session with newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. Majekodunmi said the corps had the mandate to protect government critical infrastructure and ensure that economic saboteurs were brought to justice. He said that the suspects had been charged to court for prosecution and those found guilty would face the full wrath of the law. According to him, in the first quarter of the year, the agency…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of the quartet of Allen Abel, Jerry Shugaba, Ramat Bukar and Buba Hamidu before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, personation and cheating to the tune of Five Million Three Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand Naira (N5.383, 000.00). The charge against Abel reads: “That you, Allen Abel sometime in April, 2020 in Maiduguri Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently induced one Alhassan Sanusi to deliver…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Thursday ordered that a 50-year-old man, Chidi Eze, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his friend’s sister. The police charged Eze, who resides in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos, with rape. Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje, gave the order following a motion moved by the prosecution counsel, DSP Kehinde Ajayi that the matter be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of Eze, directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and send to the DPP for advice. The magistrate…

Former Kano governor, Kabiru Gaya, on Thursday emerged as the chairman of Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Support Groups. Gaya, a serving senator representing Kano South Senatorial District resumed office as the chairman of the The Progressive Project (TPP). On his resumption as chairman of the TPP he said that he was not the chairman of the Campaign Council, noting that, for Osinbajo this race is not about personal ambition but about a positive response to populist call from a citizen-driven mobilization. “On behalf of all the members of various support groups, eminent political leaders and citizens too numerous to…