Author: Alade Adisa

Abia, the home state of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Monday locked down, as residents stayed indoors following the protests by people to let the government set him free. READ ALSO: #FreeNnamdiKanu protest sparks tension as organisers defy court order, plan march to Aso Rock Umuahia, the capital, was a ghost town, as businesses were shut down and public places deserted. The roads were virtually empty except for occasional movement of tricycles and few vehicles. Economic and commercial activities were totally paralyzed as shops, markets, banks, petrol stations, motor parks did not open for business. Similarly, schools both private…

…Commuters stranded Security agents on Monday morning fired at people calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja. This is just as the police clampdown and checkpoints in the Federal Capital Territory has led to serious traffic jam, with commuters stranded. The protesters, led by the Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, had converged somewhere in Maitama, with the intent of marching to Aso Rock to make their feelings known to the Presidency. READ ALSO: #FreeNnamdiKanu protest sparks tension as organisers defy court order, plan march to Aso Rock…

Foremost Constitutional lawyer, Professor Yusuf Ali, has asked the National Assembly to amend Section 136 of the Electoral Act that empowers courts or tribunals to declare anybody as the winner of any election petition in the country. According to him, it is an aberration that five or ten million votes of the electorate should be surrendered at the mercy of three people to overturn, saying that it is undemocratic. He posited that such amendments would also drastically reduce the rates at which politicians challenge election results after elections. READ ALSO: Abbas stresses urgency of concluding electoral reforms before 2027 Ali spoke…

A non-commissioned officer in the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Femi Akinleye, has reportedly killed his wife and later shot himself dead over the allegation that his wife was unfaithful to him. The sad incident took place at the Wawa Cantonment of the Nigerian Army in Niger State. Akinleye, who was on duty, reportedly took permission from his superior officer to go home and attend to some personal issues without dropping his gun. READ ALSO: Six soldiers killed in Michoacán’s cartel bomb attack He got home to allegedly shoot his wife and later killed himself. A statement by Captain Stephen Nwankwo, Acting…

The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, has reaffirmed its commitment to a stable tertiary institution academic calendar, hence, not part of any industrial action called by its sister Union, the Academic Staff of Union of Universities, ASUU. ASUU has just declared a two-week warning strike across the country, citing the Federal Government’s (FG) reluctance to meet its long-standing demands. However, CONUA, in a statement signed by its National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, yesterday, said the union has not seen any reason to embark on any industrial action and claims that it joined the ASUU warning strike is untrue. READ ALSO: $1.82bn…

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday, declared a two-week warning strike, saying the period was to a window for the government t o conclude negotiations with it. To this end, it has directed all its members across the country to withdraw their services with effect from midnight. READ ALSO: ASUU hand FG two-week strike notice ASUU president, Prof. Chris Piwuna, who announced the strike at a press conference held at the union’s national secretariat at the University of Abuja, accused government of insincerity in the negotiations, leading to implementation of the union’s demands.

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has disqualified a gubernatorial Aspirant in Ekiti State, Engr Kayode Ojo from participating in the party’s primary election and Gubernatorial race in the state. This announcement was made just after Ojo visited the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday and was granted no reception by the Party’s Executives. READ ALSO: APC mocks ADC’s 2027 presidential ambitions as ‘political comedy’ Recall that Ojo, was accompanied by thousands of supporters across the 16 local government areas of the state and shut down Ado-Ekiti ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for October 27. Meanwhile, in a report by…

Twelve suspected members of a notorious armed robbery gang responsible for the killing of Arise Television news anchor, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, have been arrested by the police in Abuja. According to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the arrests followed a meticulous intelligence-led operation by the Scorpion Squad, headed by ACP Victor Godfrey, in collaboration with Giga Forensics, a subsidiary of EIB Stratoc, which provided digital and reconstructive intelligence that traced the gang’s movements and identities. Read Also: Armed robbers kill ARISE TV presenter in Abuja residence PICTORIAL: Sanwo-Olu bags Arise, ThisDay Governor…

The Nigerian Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has slammed the Republic of India over the alleged maltreatment of some Nigerian girls in the Asian nation. The commission said it is saddened by reports alleging the rape, assault, and forced administration of unknown substances on Nigerian girls held in deportation camps in New Delhi, India. READ ALSO: Nigerians in diaspora remitted over $90bn in 5 years – NiDCOM In a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director, Media, Public Relations and Protocols, the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, condemned the reported abuses, describing them as inhumane treatment and grave violations…

While the federal government making efforts to resolve the face-off between Dangote Refinery and oil workers in NUPENG and PENGASSAN, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is already mobilizing for a nationwide strike over alleged “deliberate anti-worker crusade” by the management of the refinery. The directive to start mobilizing was contained in an internal memo signed by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, on Monday. In the memo, the Ajaero said the time for “pleading and fruitless dialogue” with the conglomerate was over and that the moment had come for “decisive, collective action.” READ ALSO:  Dangote refinery row: Nationwide blackout looms as PENGASSAN begins…