Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Abia State Government slammed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday for claiming that Governor Alex Otti had failed to justify the increased federal allocations accruing to the state since the Federal Government removed fuel subsidies. Otti, in a statement made by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, accused Kalu of “advertising his ignorance of basic financial realities,” encouraging him to seek assistance rather than “disgrace himself in public.” Kalu, speaking to his supporters in Bende on Sunday, promised that the ruling All Progressives Congress will take over Abia State…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will, on Monday, October 13, 2025, commence a two-week nationwide warning strike to press home its demands from the Federal Government. This was stated in a memo labeled “Strike Bulletin One” distributed to all branches and acquired by our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The scheduled walkout comes after the union issued a two-week ultimatum last week, urging the Federal Government to address its outstanding problems, including the signing and implementation of the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement. In a new email to branches, ASUU National President Prof. Chris Piwuna criticized the government for…

A fresh graduate of the Federal Polytechnic in Nekede, Imo State, named only as Steven, was allegedly stabbed to death by suspected vigilantes. According to reports on NaijaConfra, an X (previously Twitter) page dedicated to fighting cultism and street violence, the event occurred on Friday. The platform reports that vigilantes confronted Steven and attempted to rob him. He was, however, claimed to have been stabbed when he refused to let them take his possessions. “On Friday night, a young man named Steven, who recently graduated from Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, was killed by criminals after they tried to rob him. “The…

President Bola Tinubu congratulated his longtime ally and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on his 69th birthday. This was revealed in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President for Information and Strategy. According to the announcement, Tinubu described Dr. Alake as a reliable ally, brilliant strategist, outstanding journalist, and experienced public servant. Tinubu further praised his unwavering commitment to national development and good governance over the decades. Reflecting on their long-standing friendship and partnership, Tinubu praised Alake’s contributions to public communication and nation-building, highlighting his current efforts to reposition the Solid Minerals sector…

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, on Monday pleaded with the management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka to release his academic transcript without further delay and stop playing further politics with the vital document. He maintained that after earning a BSc degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry with second-class honors (lower division) in 1985, the university had no authority to withhold his academic achievements. The minister, who is accused of falsifying the certificate he gave to the government upon his appointment as a minister in 2023, defended himself during a media briefing in Abuja on Monday through…

Former Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole has warned former President Goodluck Jonathan against succumbing to pressure to run in the 2027 presidential election, warning that doing so will harm his legacy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Oshiomhole stated that only those who do not wish Jonathan well would push him to return to politics, claiming that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would easily defeat him if he ran. “How can Jonathan be a threat? We defeated him before when PDP was truly PDP,” Oshiomhole said. “If a man had PDP at its best, at its peak, and he was…

The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 63 on Monday, as workers pulled more remains from the rubble of the building that collapsed last week. The multi-story Islamic boarding school on Indonesia’s Java Island collapsed while more than 150 students gathered for afternoon prayers. Around half a dozen teenagers are still unaccounted for. “We hope we can conclude the recovery today (Monday), and we will return the bodies (to the families),” National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) operations director Yudhi Bramantyo told a press conference Monday. Budi Irawan, deputy head of Indonesia’s national disaster agency (BNPB), claimed…

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States, as well as Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan, for their study into how the immune system is kept in check, according to the Nobel jury. Their insights have contributed significantly to our understanding of how the immune system works and why not everyone develops severe autoimmune illnesses. The three were honored “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance,” the jury said. “Their discoveries have laid the foundation for a new field of research and spurred the development of new treatments, for example, for…

The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Jos, stating that the ex-VP “lacks the locus standi to complain on behalf of the people of the State.” In a statement released on Monday by its acting publicity secretary, Shittu Bamaiyi, Plateau APC said Atiku’s attack was politically motivated and “uninformed.” Chronicle NG reported that Tinubu over the weekend attended the funeral service for Mama Lydia held at the Church of Christ in Nations headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State capital. During the service, Tinubu…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has stated that a secondary school certificate is all that is required for a politician to run for office in the country. Sani made the comment on Monday in response to Premium Times’ investigation, which revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate in the possession of the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, claiming the politician did not complete his studies at the institution and was never issued a certificate. The newspaper cited court documents submitted before Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court…