Author: New Daily Prime

By Alade Adisa  Teachers in public primary and secondary schools in Ogun State on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the inability of the state government to meet their demands regarding contributory pensions and other welfare issues. The directive to go on strike was given by the leadership of the Ogun State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT. READ ALSO: Abiodun rewards Ogun teacher shortlisted for $1m global prize with house, N5m The memo directing the teachers to embark on industrial action was signed by the State Chairman of the NUT, Comrade Sewakanu Noah and the Principal Secretary,…

By: Fatimah Idera and Helen Okechukwu It is no longer news that former President Muhammadu Buhari has died—tributes from dignitaries across all walks of life have poured in for the former military Head of State, who passed away in London on Sunday, 13 July, after a brief illness. His death, however, sparked mixed reactions across the country, with one of his close allies, Farouk Aliyu, noting the wave of criticism and insults many Nigerians directed at the late president. The New Daily Prime spoke to several Nigerians to gauge their views, revealing a broad spectrum of sentiments, ranging from admiration…

Some paid twice, couriers service cost also involved By Alade Adisa Getting academic transcript from higher institutions in Nigeria has not only become problematic but also frustrating. Whether one needs it for higher education, job opportunity processing or for any other reason, tales of woes and disappointment have mostly been the order of the day. READ ALSO: UNILAG announces delay in movement to some halls of residence  No thanks to the lack of proper recording keeping and the absence of digitized system in most of our institutions. SOS messages Good evening sir, Thank you for your support over the years. Please…

Igini, Edevbie being considered – Investigation By Alade Adisa As the tenure of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is coming to an end as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Bola Tinubu is considering filing the position with somebody from the Southern part of the country. Checks by New Daily Prime indicate that two names are being considered for the plum job, they are Mr Mike Igini and Olorogun David Edevbie. Yakubu was first appointed as the chairman of INEC on October 21, 2015 by the then President Muhammadu Buhari as a replacement for Amina Zakari.who was the…

By Alade Adisa For not getting their June salaries over a week into the new month, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have gone on strike in some federal universities. The universities are the University of Jos and the University of Abuja, among others. The development, it was gathered, was in line with the resolution of the National Executive Committee of the union that anytime their salaries are not paid within three days of the start of another month, the workers would embark on a ‘no pay, no work’ policy. READ ALSO: Mass failure in UTME: ASUU threatens…

By Alade Adisa  The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday pegged the admission age into tertiary institutions in the country at 16. The decision was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during a Policy Meeting called by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, held in Abuja on this year’s admission to higher institutions. Alausa added that the admission age is not negotiable and urged all institutions to comply. READ ALSO: FG orders foreigners with expired visas to regularise status by August 1 This is just as the government warned against illegal admissions, insisting that any admission conducted outside…

Fines her N5m for contempt of court  By Alade Adisa Justice Binta Nyako has ordered the Senate to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan immediately. The court ruled that the six months suspension given her was too excessive and threw out the objection of the Senate and Senator Godswill Akpabio that it was an internal affair of the Senate that the court could not dabble into. However, the court fined Ms Natasha N5 million for breaching a gag order it placed on all parties to the matter. READ ALSO: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to appear in court Tuesday The court frowned at Ms Natasha’s satirical…

By Alade Adisa The N5 billion defamation suit filed by Chief Gani Adams against Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been thrown out by a Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan. The court, presided over by Justice O.T Adekola-Salami, on Thursday threw out the matter. The case was marked M/1006/2004 and Adams, represented by his counsel, Sikiru Akinrele, claimed that Igboho had violated his fundamental rights by allegedly recording a private telephone conversation without his, Adams’s, consent. He argued that this breach of privacy contravened Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. However, when the…

By Adeayo Adebiyi In a performance that felt more like a cultural invocation than a recital, Ileriayo Fadeni delivered a stirring piano rendition of the British and Nigerian national anthems at the My Greengene Festival in Manchester, 2025. His interpretation was not merely technical—it was visceral, textured, and emotionally charged, a sonic bridge between two nations and histories. Fadeni’s fingers danced across the keys with a precision that betrayed decades of mastery. His control of dynamics—especially in the Nigerian anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”—was exquisite. He began with a reverent hush, gradually building into a crescendo that felt like a nation rising…

By Alade Adisa The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has now become the special purpose vehicle that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, David Mark, former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and others have adopted for achieving their political ambition of unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The decision was taken late on Tuesday night during a meeting of the anti-Tinubu group in Abuja. The ADC’s National Chairman, Ralph Okey Nwosu, reportedly agreed to vacate his seat to allow the new members to take charge. As a result, new interim officers were approved for the party. Among them were…