Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticised the Federal Government’s sanctioning of new private universities, despite its recent announcement of a seven-year embargo on the establishment of new higher institutions. ASUU, in a statement signed by its president, Christopher Piwuna, on Thursday, questioned the move, claiming that access to university education in Nigeria is no longer a challenge. He said, “ASUU also watched in awe as the Federal Government announced the seven-year moratorium; they proceeded to announce the establishment of nine new private universities. “If we agree that access is no longer an issue, why is the NUC…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s loan scheme for tertiary institution workers, insisting that the government should instead implement the 2009 agreement with the union. Prof. Christopher Piwuna, National President of ASUU, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Chronicle NG reports that the Federal Government had, two weeks ago, launched the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund, a welfare and empowerment initiative for academic and non-academic staff in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, stated in a statement that the fund was a…

Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office has granted dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, also known as Shatta Wale, bail in the amount of GH¢10 million with two sureties to be justified. According to Graphic Online, the singer remains in custody until the sureties provide properties that can be verified to match the bail conditions. Shatta Wale was invited to the agency’s office on Wednesday to help with investigations into the purchase of a Lamborghini Urus, which has been linked to the proceeds of a $4 million crime involving Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian presently serving a prison sentence in…

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, stated on Thursday that he is not fighting for dominance with any monarch in Yorubaland or anyplace else in the world. This information was disclosed in a statement issued in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye. Chronicle NG reports that the fresh battle between the Alaafin, Oba Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, started last Monday after the Alaafin faulted the Ooni’s decision to confer the title of Okanlomo of Oduwa on a businessman, Dotun Sanusi, during the unveiling of an…

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elohor, has recounted her harrowing encounter with members of the Anambra State Vigilante Group, who broke into her residence, assaulted her, and forcefully took her and her colleagues away. Elohor, who described her trauma in an interview with media personality Aprokoking published on Wednesday, stated that the incident occurred on July 13 at 5 p.m. at the lodge where she and other corps members were sleeping. According to Elohor, she and her colleagues were inside when they heard a forceful knock on the door. “At first, we thought it was our neighbours’…

Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has defended his remark that any politician who commits to spend only one term in office should undergo psychological assessment. Soludo said in an interview with Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Wednesday that his statement was made in light of Anambra political discussions about zoning. He claimed that similar promises had been made in the past but were continually rejected by voters. According to him, such promises are frequently employed as a deceitful strategy to sway voters, despite manifestos that say otherwise. “You see, I said that in the context of the…

The National Secretariat of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has voted no confidence in Dr Amos Dangut, Head of the National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and has demanded that the examination body’s management be removed immediately. This resolution was made at the recently finished 87th NANS National Senate Sitting/Congress, which took place at Yobe State University in Damaturu, Yobe. The decision followed the council’s systemic failure under his watch, as evidenced by the recently released 2025 WAEC English Language results, which many students sat for under questionable circumstances, as the examination was conducted late…

Arsenal are set to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace in what could be one of the more audacious signings of the Premier League’s summer transfer season, according to reports on Wednesday. The Germany international came on in the second half of Sunday’s win against Manchester United and finished the game, but he was absent from Arsenal’s open training session at the Emirates on Wednesday. Arsenal became runners-up to Premier League champions Liverpool last season and are likely to fight for the title again, while Spurs, who won the Europa League final, concluded the campaign in a disappointing 17th place.…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC) have unanimously rejected the planned pay rise for political office holders, calling it “insensitive”, “tone-deaf”, and “ill-timed” considering Nigeria’s deteriorating economic circumstances. The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has announced plans to evaluate the wages of the President, Vice President, ministers, governors, and other top officials, which were last updated in 2008, claiming the compensation system is outmoded. However, opposition parties argue the move smacks of greed and a disturbing disconnect from the realities faced by ordinary Nigerians battling hunger, inflation, and an…

Dr Nonye Soludo, the wife of the Anambra State governor, has invited Miss Jenifer Elohor, a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who was brutalised by operatives of the state-controlled Agunechemba security outfit, to the government house to express her sympathies over the unfortunate incident. This occurred as the Anambra State government announced on Wednesday the arrest of members of the security force who brutalised the corps member. An aide to the Anambra first lady said, “The wife of the governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has reached out to the NYSC member and invited her to the government house. She…