PRESS RELEASE CLARIFICATION ON MINISTER’S STATEMENT REGARDING FGN-ASUU AGREEMENTS The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, wishes to clarify his statement made during an interaction with the press on August 28, 2025, regarding agreements between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). For the avoidance of doubt, the FGN-ASUU Agreement was last …

A 23-year-old woman, identified as Nmesoma Josephine Nwoye, has allegedly faked her own abduction in order to extort money from her parents. The staged abduction was carried out in connivance with her boyfriend, 24-year-old Chibuike Ogbu. Both suspects were arrested on Friday by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, with a total of N1.2 million recovered from them as …

Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy has lashed out at activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju over his allegations against former presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Charly Boy, who condemned Adeyanju’s allegations, claimed the activist can sell himself for 30 pieces of silver. Adeyanju had accused Obi of trying to bribe him during the 2023 presidential election campaign. The activist lawyer said …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports suggesting he has stepped aside from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The rebuttal follows claims in a news report that the Otuoke-born statesman had opted not to run so as not to disrupt Southern unity. Although Jonathan has not officially declared his candidacy, strong indications suggest he has begun consultations across the country …

Yesterday, August 29, 2025, His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze celebrated 60th Anniversary of Episcopal and Bishopric Consecration. He was consecrated a bishop by the then Archbishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, Charles Heerey on August 29, 1965. He is an Emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, and also the Cardinal-Bishop of Vellectri-Segni. He is the …

The Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi, Professor Joseph Ugboaja, has revealed that medical tourism abroad is a drain pipe for Nigeria’s resources. Ugboaja said that what is even more painful is that it also erodes confidence in healthcare in Nigeria, leaving Nigerian practitioners feeling inferior to their counterparts in other countries. The medical expert …

By Ngwuoke Ngwuoke Isioru Amasiri, an organ in charge of internal security in Amasiri community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has dismissed as false allegations that warriors from the community killed and beheaded an Edda person in a renewed confrontation between Ndukwe community in Amasiri and Osso in Edda Local Government Area. The two communities have …

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has told the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpehbholo that he does not have such constitutional powers to suspend local government Chairmen. The Edo State Governor had issued an order to the Edo State House of Assembly and demanded of them to suspend the chairmen. Acting on that order, …

Katsina State Government has approved ₦20 million for each of the 34 Local Government Areas in the state to renovate graveyards in their areas. Gov. Dikko Radda made the disclosure when he received royal fathers from the Katsina and Daura Emirates on Thursday in Katsina. He described the initiative as both a service to the people and a way of …

United Kingdom opposition leader Kemi Badenoch recently voiced out her shock at the level of racist abuse she has faced since her election as the first Black woman to lead the Conservative Party. BENJAMIN SAMSON, in this report, takes a deep look at the claim amidst and reactions from her homeland. Despite previously calling Britain “the best place in the …

The Enugu State Government has directed all former political appointees in possession of official and diplomatic passports to return them in line with a directive from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, Abuja. In a statement signed by Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the secretary to the State Government (SSG), affected individuals, whose appointments have either been terminated or expired, are required …

A renowned journalist and prolific writer, Ike Abonyi has replied to a social media influencer, Deji Adeyanju over his comments against former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi Adeyanju just tweeted that he stopped supporting Obi when he told him that he invested Anambra state money in his family business. He equally said that Obi offered him money, but he …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has called on the state government to raise the minimum wage for workers to ₦150,000, citing the high cost of living in the state. The NLC demand comes in the wake of recent wage increases announced by the governments of Imo and Ebonyi states. Lagos NLC Chairperson, Funmi Sesi, said the current …

The Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Okobo, is dead. A statement by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Friday, indicated that Okobo died at the Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu. He died at the age of 89. “It is with total submission to the will of Almighty God and steadfast hope in the resurrection of the dead, …

More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu, during a dispute over the sharing of N8,000. The incident briefly disrupted commercial activities in the busy …