Author: Tobi Oluwaseun Adesanya
On Monday, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Joseph Sawuan Tarka University Makurdi, formerly Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, and the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities joined their counterparts throughout the country in a seven-day warning strike. Upon visiting the school, our correspondent noted that the two unions had called for an emergency congress on Monday, March 18, 2024, which was when the strike had started. In a letter co-signed by Kpamor Ruth and Saa Girgi Moses, the union chairs, SSAN and NASU claimed that JAC had patiently waited until the ultimatum’s expiration without providing…
The government has launched a number of programs that have shown to be ineffective in addressing the problem of the present inflationary trend, as the cost of goods and services keeps rising after the gasoline subsidy was removed. Nigerians have persisted in wondering why, in spite of various attempts to address the country’s economic problems, the country’s problems have not been resolved. There are however many who maintain that Nigeria’s economy has stagnated due to the ongoing hiring of average candidates who aren’t qualified to help revive the country’s economy. It is a well-established truth that a nation’s economic serves…
State governors have been advised by the Middle Belt Patriots organization to resist giving in to pressure from the federal government to give over land to herders for grazing. According to the group, granting in to these demands will make the security situation in the country’s other regions and the Middle Belt worse. Speaking on Monday at the agricultural mechanization revolution’s flag-off ceremony for food security in Minna, the capital of Niger State, President Bola Tinubu urged governors to grant portions of their states to Fulani herders for RUGA or ranching uses. In a statement released on Saturday, the Middle…
Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Edo State Chapter, must be released immediately and without conditions, according to party demands. Aziegbemi was reportedly kidnapped on Friday night by a group of armed people close to his house in Benin City, the capital of Edo State. It was stated that his kidnappers followed him, following two Toyota Corollas, and around eleven o’clock at night they stopped his car on Odaro Street, close to his home. In a statement released on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s national publicity secretary, the party expressed concerns about Aziegbemi’s kidnapping and…
The perpetrator fled and is still holed up in a Trenton, New Jersey home after three individuals were shot dead in two separate killings in a Philadelphia suburb on Saturday, according to police and local authorities. They said that the suspect, Andre Gordon, 26, who was thought to be homeless, had killed two individuals in a Levittown, Falls Township, home after stealing a car. His 13-year-old sister and his 52-year-old stepmother were the casualties. As “he went through the house searching for them,” three persons inside the house were able to hide, Bucks County district attorney Jennifer Schorn told reporters.…
Layal Jade Tinubu is a woman who cares deeply about helping others. She is married to Seyi Tinubu, the son of the President of Nigeria, but she is much more than just a wife. Layal is a philanthropist, a mother of two, and a strong supporter of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship. Through the Noella Foundation, founded by both her and her husband, Layal is organizing an upcoming event that will be a game-changer for the young women of Nigeria. The event will provide aspiring female entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to start, sustain, and scale their businesses. Layal understands that…
At the age of six in 1952, Paul Alexander developed polio, which left him paralyzed from the neck down. Due to the illness, he was unable to breathe on his own, so the doctors decided to put him in the metal cylinder, where he would die. He would go on to publish a memoir, obtain a law degree, and practice law. A message on a fundraising website claimed, “Paul Alexander, ‘The Man in the Iron Lung,’ passed away yesterday.” Paul attended college, graduated, and started a career as a published author during this time. “Paul was an incredible role model.”…
The gorgeous photos that film director and producer Omoni Oboli has released of her son Tobe and his recently married wife Marelle are breathtaking. According to The Nation, Marelle and Tobe Oboli got engaged in January. Marelle, the family’s newest addition, was cordially greeted by the mother of three. “God did,” she wrote as a caption for the post. Even though it was a chilly winter evening, our hearts were quite warm.With our close relatives and friends, we had the most exquisite wedding ever. I’m still in shock at how beautiful that day was. I’m grateful, Jesus. Introducing Mr. and…
On Wednesday, March 13, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said that certain abduction stories in Abuja are stage-managed. Additionally, Wike pledged to provide residents of the nation’s capital with additional infrastructure and better security. This statement was made by the minister to reporters following a private meeting with senators at the National Assembly. The Senators had invited the Minister and Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, to brief them on the measures implemented to protect citizens of the FCT. The minister reported that the meeting was productive and that the…
Health officials said that an Israeli military operation on the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian males and the injuries of four others. According to the hospital director, the men were slain when Israeli soldiers opened fire on a crowd of bystanders gathered in front of the emergency room of the Jenin Government Hospital. According to him, Rabih Al-Noursi and Mahmoud Abu-Haija perished from serious bullet wounds. The Israel Defense Forces have been contacted by CNN to provide a statement on the shooting. Seen in Jenin: Early on Wednesday…