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We’ll Shutdown Nigeria If FG Ignores ASUU’s Demands – NANS

Abibat Babalola

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has vowed to shut down critical infrastructure across the country if the Federal Government fails to resolve the lingering demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has again threatened a nationwide strike. NANS Assistant General Secretary, Emmanuel Adejuwon, in a statement on Monday noted that the association would “mobilise Nigerian students for massive nationwide protests that will shut down roads, airports, government offices, and critical infrastructure.” “Let it be on record: if this strike is not averted, we will bring…

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Man Dies While Fighting With Another Man He Met At girlfriend’s House

Abibat Babalola

A confrontation over a romantic relationship has ended in tragedy at Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District, Ghana, where a 36-year-old man lost his life on Saturday, 23 August 2025. The victim, identified as Emmanuel Somiah, had reportedly gone to the home of his girlfriend, Cynthia Nyarko, around 5 p.m. to collect some personal belongings. According to eyewitness accounts, Emmanuel unexpectedly met another man, known only as Jeff, who had also arrived to see Cynthia. Their encounter is said to have escalated into a heated argument, which soon turned violent.…

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Sophisticated Int’l Syndicate Involved In Nigeria’s Crude Theft – Ojulari

Abibat Babalola

▪️‘By no means a purely localised occurrence,’ What the NNPC GCEO said at the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit     Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company(NNPC), says international syndicates are involved in crude oil theft. The NNPC chief spoke on Monday at the 2025 African chiefs of defence staff summit. Ojulari said security forms a key pillar of the energy business and therefore, plays a very important and strategic role in achieving national, regional, continental, energy and security. “We have seen…

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2027: Why We Won’t Have Presidential Candidate From North – PDP

Abibat Babalola

Ahead of the 2027 polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned the party’s presidential slot to the southern part of the country. The party also insisted that the chairmanship position would be retained by a northerner. This decision was reached as party leaders held their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. The NEC also affirmed Umar Damagum as its National Chairman. READ ALSO: What To Know About Protest ASUU Declared Across Campuses Nationwide She Hid Cocaine In Fake Pregnancy, Widow Arrested, NDLEA Gives Details ‘What Everyone Will Benefit,’…

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What To Know About Protest ASUU Declared Across Campuses Nationwide

DAMILOLA OLONADE

‘For Parents, Students,’ full statement the union issued and signed by Christopher Piwuna, ASUU President     The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared Tuesday, August 26, 2025, as a day of protest across campuses nationwide to press home its demands for better welfare and working conditions for lecturers. The union, in a statement signed by Christopher Piwuna, ASUU President, said the action would serve as a clear statement of dissatisfaction with the federal and state governments over their persistent neglect of issues affecting academics in public universities.…

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She Hid Cocaine In Fake Pregnancy, Widow Arrested, NDLEA Gives Details

DAMILOLA OLONADE

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and mother of one for allegedly attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using a fake pregnancy as a way to escape scrutiny and detection. The agency said the suspect, identified as Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike, and said to be the proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in the Jibowu, Yaba, area of the state on Friday, August 22, 2025, while attempting to…

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Race For Vacant Awujale’s Stool Hots Up, Gov Meets, Speaks On Rumour About Kingmakers

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    “Nature abhors a vacuum,” everything governor Abiodun told Awujale Chiefs in Council about ‘rumours that have been ongoing about the men who will select the new Orisa Ijebu’ + PHOTOS     The race for the vacant Awujale’s tool has begun with the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, meeting with the kingmakers where he announced that the selection of the new first class monarch must be completed as soon as possible. Tasking the Awujale Chiefs in Council to ensure a level playing ground in the process of…

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‘What Everyone Will Benefit,’ Nigeria President’s Office Speaks On Brazil Visit

Abibat Babalola

President Tinubu’s Brazil visit focuses on strengthening Nigeria’s economy through partnerships in agriculture, trade, and renewable energy with Latin America’s largest economy. President Tinubu’s Brazil visit is set to play a pivotal role in Nigeria’s economic diversification and growth. The Presidency has described the upcoming state visit as “strategic,” emphasizing its potential to deepen bilateral ties with Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy and a key BRICS member. READ ALSO: Rural Communities Enjoying Stable Electricity Pay Tariffs More Than Band A — REA Boss Police Repatriate ‘Wanted Gang Leader’ To China…

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Rural Communities Pay Tariffs, Enjoying Stable Electricity More Than Band A — REA Boss

Abibat Babalola

The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, has said that Nigerians in rural communities enjoy a stable electricity supply and willingly pay for it, even beyond what Band A electricity consumers cough out. There are communities, there are rural areas that pay more tariffs than Band A customers. There are areas where the tariff is close to N250 and N280,” Aliyu said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday. The REA boss said the electricity tariff paid by rural communities largely depended on the…

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Police Repatriate ‘Wanted Gang Leader’ To China

Abibat Babalola

The police on Sunday said they have repatriated a high-profile fugitive identified as one Dai Qisheng to the People’s Republic of China. This, they said, followed a landmark operation in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPO) The Force Public Relations Office, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, explained that Qisheng, “a notorious gang leader wanted in Guizhou Province, China, for orchestrating and leading violent organised crimes,” fled his home country in 2024 after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Public Security Bureau of Zhijin County. READ…

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