Month: April 2021

Why we shut Supreme Court, Others nationwide – Nigerian Judiciary workers

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Hours after 1,844 prisoners escaped in an historic jailbreak at the Imo Correctional facility, Southeast Nigeria, all Courts in the country, including the Supreme Court, have been put under lock and key by the Judiciary workers nationwide. Rising under the umbrella of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the workers on Tuesday began enforcing their indefinite nationwide strike. The JUSUN national leadership had in an April 1 circular, ordered the closure of courts across the country as from today, until the government complies with the Constitution, court judgments and…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Polytechnics Shut, Lecturers begin Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

      Academic activities at all the Government-owned Polytechnics in Nigeria have been ground as the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike. President of the union, Anderson Ezeibe, announced this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday morning. Members of the union, he said, have agreed to shut all the Nigerian Polytechnics until their demands are met. This is coming despite the Federal Government’s move to avert strike action in polytechnics.

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How 1,844 Prisoners Escaped in Nigeria’s historic Jailbreak + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Here is why the jailbreak constitutes Security threat to everyone living in the country + how sIx inmates voluntarily returned while 35 inmates refused to escape during the major attack in history of Nigeria’s correctional centres   The Nigerian Correctional Service (NSC) has disclosed that at least 1,844 inmates were currently on the run following gunmen attacks on its correctional headquarters in Owerri, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. NSC added that of the 1,844 inmates set free by the gunmen, six have voluntarily returned to the facility to continue their…

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Meet Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, UNILAG first female Professor of Mass Comm

ADEOLA YUSUF

  From being the best graduating student to becoming a full fledge Professor, here is an account of 50-year life journey of Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, third female professor of Mass Communication in the entire history of Nigeria + the roll call at her surprise-birthday event   The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Monday April 5, 2021, led other distinguished scholars and accomplished administrators across Nigeria to honour the first female Professor of Mass Communication in the history of the University, Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, on her 50th birthday. Like…

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Missing NAF fighter Jet’s wreckage found, one pilot body not seen + PHOTO

ADEOLA YUSUF

    The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY on Sunday. The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo. He, however, said the body of the other pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa, is still being searched for, explaining that troops on the ground have been asked to intensify their search. The Air Force had declared…

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LGBTQ: Austrian Catholics Endorse ‘Same-sex Unions’

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community after the Vatican ruled last month that the Church couldn’t bless same-sex partnerships. The powerful Vatican office responsible for defending church doctrine, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), handed down a ruling that same-sex unions could not be blessed despite their “positive elements”. The office wrote that while God “never ceases to bless each…

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Nigerians cough up N542.73bn electricity bills to DisCos in one year

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Nigerians paid a whooping N542.73 billion electricity bills in the year 2020. The 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) across the country, collectors of the revenues, on the other hand, recorded a shortfall of N273.42 billion in the year. They, findings by Platforms Africa showed, received a total of N542.73 billion out of N816. 15 billion they billed their consumers. This is an increase of N42.46 billion from the total of N230.96 billion shortfall recorded in 2019. Checks also revealed that the amount the DisCos generated from their consumers in…

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COVID-19: How Kenya Secured $2.3bn Grant For Economy Restructuring – IMF

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  said it has approved a $2.34 billion aid package to Kenya to “address the urgent need to reduce debt vulnerabilities.” The IMF said the funds would be spread over 38 months, with an immediate disbursement of about $307.5 million, “usable for budget support.” “Kenya was hit hard at the onset by the Covid-19 pandemic,” the International Monetary Fund said, highlighting the country’s “forceful policy response” that led to an economic recovery in 2021 after a slight contraction in GDP in 2020. But the crisis…

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Nigeria Eyes $8.7bn Investments from Refineries, Pipelines’ Repairs

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Mele Kyari: Corporation remains destination of choice for global investors The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) expects an investment of about $8.7 billion to flow in during the rehabilitation of the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), as well as the revamping of some of its 5,000-kilometre pipelines throughout the country. In a virtual presentation titled: “Accessing Energy Infrastructure Opportunities at the NNPC”, at an event hosted by the United States Department of Commerce, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam…

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How Yinka Odumakin was hospitalised, went into coma, died – Wife recounts

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “A part of me is gone. Pray for me to survive this. My love is gone,” Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, wife of Nigeria activists beg Nigerians   Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, wife of the Nigeria’s activist and spokesman for Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has given graphical details of how her husband was hospitalised, went into coma, and died at the intensive care unit. Okei-Odunakin who wrote apparently at the intensive care unit called on Nigerians to pray for her. “A part of me is gone. A part of me is gone.…

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