Top University Workers Begin Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Students’ Exams Suspended

Academic activities have been put to a stop at the Taraba State University by the state chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The truncation of academic activities in the institution follows a declaration by the leadership of the chapters’ union that also suspended all examinations in the university. ASUU on Thursday, announced … Read more

Labour Party Threatens Legal Action Against Defecting Lawmakers

The leadership of the Labour Party on Thursday, December 5, 2024, threatened to take legal action against members, especially lawmakers who are leaving the party for other political affiliations. Obiorah Ifoh, the party’s national publicity secretary, in a statement issued in Abuja said LP has opened a register for members of the House and other … Read more

Lawmakers call for reduction of checkpoints on popular Southeast highway

Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have called for the reduction of the number of checkpoints on the Onitsha-Enugu expressway. The lawmakers made the call on Thursday, December 5, following the adoption of a resolution of the motion sponsored by the Amobi Ogah who represents Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia state. Ogah in his motion urged … Read more

Arrest backfires as Amazon lists Dele Farotimi’s book as No. 1 bestseller in global politics

Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, a book by Nigerian author and retired lawyer Dele Farotimi, has moved to the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list in global politics. The book’s sudden popularity followed Mr. Farotimi’s arrest earlier this week on the orders of prominent lawyer and businessman Afe Babalola. The book, published in July … Read more

Lagos ranked 14th largest city in the world

Lagos, Nigeria, has been named the 14th largest city in the world, with a population of 16.5 million people. The recognition places the bustling Nigerian megacity among the ranks of the globe’s most populous urban centres, including Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai. Tokyo, the largest city globally, leads with 37.4 million residents, followed by Delhi at … Read more

N-Power training tools lost as fire destroys federal govt’s warehouse in Abuja

A fire outbreak at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) warehouse in the Idu industrial area of Abuja has destroyed tools worth billions of Naira intended for training beneficiaries of the N-Power initiative. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, has ordered the formation of … Read more

Embattled PDP National Chairman, Secretary Threaten to Sue Deji Adeyanju for Defamation

The embattled leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have threatened to drag Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and activist, to court over allegations of defamation. The Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagun, and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, through their counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, have written separate letters to Adeyanju, demanding an immediate … Read more

Afe Babalola accuses Dele Farotimi of damaging his reputation

Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Aare Afe Babalola, has accused lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi of defaming him in his recently published book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System. In a petition submitted to the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Babalola claimed that Farotimi’s book contained defamatory statements that questioned his integrity and accused … Read more