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Piqued by his role in the recent postponement of the 51st convocation of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the institution have demanded the immediate removal of the pro-chancellor, Dr. Wale Babalakin. The decision was reached at an emergency congress called by the teachers to review […]

In a move widely perceived as a public spat on the face of his Kano counterpart, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has appointed the deposed Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). The appointment came 24 hours after Sanusi was deposed as Emir of Kano by […]

The dethroned and banished former Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has said he will be seeking judicial redress and would approach the court to challenge the action taken by the Kano State Government, deposing him. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, the head of the legal team of the dethroned Emir, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) […]

Deposed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has described his dethronement by Kano State Government as an act of God. In a four-minute video clip released earlier hours of Tuesday, Sanusi expressed satisfaction that he left the throne as a fulfilled and happy man. “Everything that has a beginning and end,” the former emir said. […]

There are indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) state chairmen Forum appear to be divided on the issue of the suspension order slammed on the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The Publicity Secretary of the forum, Lawal Liman, on Tuesday dissociated himself from what he termed “the fraudulent vote of confidence” passed on […]

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, yesterday confirmed that the second case of COVID-19 in the country is a Nigerian in Ogun State. He said the patient is a contact of the index case, a 44-year-old Italian man, and has been in isolation since the first case […]

With cost of governance remaining high and slump in revenue subsisting due to the volatility of oil prices at the international market, the Federal Government, yesterday, announced plans to cut its 2020 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari, in December, signed a N10.59 trillion 2020 budget, on the assumption of oil production of 2.18 million bpd with […]

The federal government yesterday moved to avert a major crisis in the public university system following a two-week industrial action embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to force the federal government to implement the 2009 agreement signed with lecturers. ASUU, at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting yesterday in […]

Reprieve came the way of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole yesterday, as state chairmen of the ruling party asked the feuding parties to return to the Chief Bisi Akande-led dispute resolution and reconciliation committee raised by President Muhammadu Buhari. The chairmen in a statement after their meeting in […]

An uneasy calm enveloped Kano after Kano State governor Umaru Ganduje announced the Emir of Bichi, Aminu Ado Bayero as the new emir of Kano, a few hours after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed early Monday. Sources told www.www.aso.rocks search engine that the emir of Bichi may be replaced by Galadima of Kano, Alhaji Abbas […]

As the embattled National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has vowed he will not go down without a fight; members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would meet in a fortnight to proffer solutions to the myriad of problems bedeviling the party. The issue revolving around the suspension of Oshiomhole […]

A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo at the weekend ruled out an automatic ticket for any of the aspirants running under the party for this year’s governorship election in the state, maintaining that the lucky person must emerge through a credible primary that fulfils the spirit and letter of the constitution […]