Month: June 2022

Hunger Won’t Force Us To Resume, ASUU To Govt As Strike Hits 4 Months

ADEOLA YUSUF

Varsity Lecturers’ union commends members for keeping faith despite the hardship imposed on their families as a result of the No-Work-No-Pay directive of the Government   The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said its members are not beggars and the stoppage of their salaries by the Nigerian government won’t force them to call off their strike. The leadership of the union also commended the members for keeping faith with the union despite the hardship imposed on their families as a result of the No-Work-No-Pay directive of the Federal Government.…

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How Nigeria’s Telecoms industry Raked In N3.25trn In 2021

ADEOLA YUSUF

MTN, Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile, Smile Communications, and Ntel top Earners Chart with N2.7trl Revenues as Nigerians Spend N37.8bn on text messages in one year   Nigeria’s telecommunications industry generated N3,247,595,808,883.87 for the period of 2021. Platforms Africa reports that the GSM operators comprising MTN, Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile, Smile Communications, and Ntel, generated a total of N2,774,128,600,000.00 revenue in the period of 2021 but incurred an operational of 1,658,235,220,000.00. In 2021 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report released by Policy Competition and Economic Analysis Department of the Nigerian Communication (NCC), the operators made…

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‘Stingy Man’: Enugu Catholic Diocese Shuts Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Calistus Onaga, said the diocese has shut down the Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry over his recent utterances in the ministry, banning Catholics including the clergy from attending the ministry. This is contained in a letter personally signed by the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Callitus Onaga and addressed to ‘All the Clery, Religious and Lay Faithful in the Catholic Diocese of Enugu’ on Saturday in Enugu. Onaga banned them from having anything to do with the Adoration Ministry. The letter said,…

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What if Tinubu’s VP Placeholder, Masari, Refuses To Step Down?

ADEOLA YUSUF

A tweet by Jafar Jafar read: “Tinubu and the running-mate pro tempore, Kabiru Masari. If this guy goes rogue, Asiwaju is in the soup “ Jafar, a Nigerian journalist is not alone in this line of thought. A spokesman to Nigeria’s ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, and his Arise TV Morning Show crew shared a similar perspective with Jafar. The team, another commentator, Temitope Ajayi said, failed in their sacred duty of public education while reviewing newspaper headlines as one of the news items was Tinubu submitted the name…

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12 Yr-Old Nigerian Genius Uncovers New Maths Formula, Becomes Scholar

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 12-year-old London-based genius with Nigeria origin, Chika Ofili, has reportedly emerged as one of the youngest Mathematics scholars in the world after discovering a new mathematical formula. Chika Ofili who was born in London, the United Kingdom by a Nigerian parent made the discovery of a formula that solves several division problems swiftly. He made the discovery while completing a homework assignment given to him by his teacher. READ ALSO: Nigerian teacher emerged top 60 in Cambridge dedicated teacher award MAPOLY Lecturer, Wasiu Tejuoso, Wins Academic Excellence Award Chidi,…

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2023: Obi picks Doyin Okupe as interim running mate

ADEOLA YUSUF

To beat the deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the submission of names for the 2023 general election, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has picked and submitted former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, as his running mate. The selection however stands as an interim measure as Okupe will be substituted on or before August when the substantive Vice Presidential Candidate of the party emerges from the ongoing rounds of consultations on the matter. Okupe who hails from Ogun state is a Nigerian physician…

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Masari Is Tinubu’s Running Mate, It’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket For APC

ADEOLA YUSUF

APC Presidential candidate submits name of Ibrahim Masari, a kinsman to President Buhari and Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, as his running mate to INEC   The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has submitted the name of Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari, a Muslim from the north, as his running mate. Platforms Africa gathered that the APC candidate submitted the name to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday as a place holder to beat the official deadline given to parties by the electoral umpire. Ibrahim Masari…

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Tears as 22 Victims of Owo Massacre Given Mass Burial

ADEOLA YUSUF

“18 earlier buried because the relatives couldn’t wait till today. But as at the last count, these animals came to the church and murdered 40 people.” Governor Akeredolu said. The dead victims of Owo Attack has been laid to rest as tears flowed during a funeral mass held for the victims of the June 5th at the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo. Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his wife, Chief Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu attended the funeral mass held at the Mydas Resort and Hotel, Owo in company of other…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Supreme Court Upholds Use of Hijab in Lagos Schools

ADEOLA YUSUF

Willing female students free to use Hijab in Lagos public schools, Nigeria’s Apex Court rules as Muslim students’ group wins seven-year legal battle against Lagos government over Hijab The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Friday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement of the Court of Appeal which held that the…

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New Jersey Court Orders Arbitration in Akinyanmi Vs Lekoil Cayman Suit

ADEOLA YUSUF

The New Jersey court hearing the application challenging the hostile ouster of Lekan Akinyanmi as the Chief Executive Officer of Lekoil Cayman Limited, on June 14, 2022, ordered a stay of all proceedings in the matter pending the arbitration the court has ordered. Akinyanmi, Chief Executive Officer of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, filed an action in the Superior Court of New Jersey on September 24, 2021, with case number MER-L-001733-21, claiming breach of contract in the termination of his employment contract through a process fraught with irregularities and for which he…

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