The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the President Buhari to pay the arrears of withheld salaries of its members before discussing the outstanding issues of 2019 Memorandum of Action. The President of the association, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the call in a conference in Abuja on Wednesday. ”Five months salaries of ASUU…
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BREAKING: Fire Guts Ooni Of Ife’s Palace
The Ile-Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in Oyo State has been reportedly gutted by fire on Wednesday. According to reports gathered, the timely intervention of the fire service men stopped the spread of the fire.
BREAKING: President Buhari Presides Over NEC Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 13th weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Aso Villa. The meeting took off at exactly 10 am, and was attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo. Including the Head of Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, and other ministers joined virtually from their various offices. Six…
BREAKING: Mali President Resigns
The coup which led the arrest of the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, has forced him to resign. Keita said Wednesday he had stepped down to avoid “bloodshed” after he was detained in a military coup, whose leaders pledged new elections.
UN Chief Demands ‘Immediate Release’ Of Mali President, Prime Minister
United Nations head Antonio Guterres demanded “the immediate and unconditional release” of Mali’s president and members of his government Tuesday after they were seized by rebel soldiers. “The secretary-general strongly condemns these actions and calls for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali,” a spokesman for Guterres said in a…
BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Receives US Ambassador To Nigeria
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday received the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard at the state capital, Ikeja. Details of the meeting not yet confirmed at the time of filing this report
Evans, The Kidnapper, Sentenced To Death By Lagos High Court
The notorious kidnap kingpin, Chikwudubem Onwuamadike, also known as Evans has been sentenced by the Lagos High Court to death on Monday. The popular kidnapper was arrested in June 2017 and arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. Recall that Evans conspired on February 14th, 2017 at about 7.45pm at Ilupeju,…
Angry Mob Attack Gov. Uzondinma Over Unpaid Salary
Yet to be identified persons on Monday attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodinma for failing to offset their salary arrears. The attack took place around Concorde Hotels, New Owerri, on Monday when Uzodinma was on his way to the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government. The…
Buhari’s Former Aide Dies At 70
Malam Wada Maida, the chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria, has been confirmed dead. He was chief press secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari when he became military Head of State in December 1983, and returned to NAN in 1985 to become its Editor-in-Chief for eight years. Malam Lawal Sale Maida, a…
President Akufo-Addo Re-opens Tertiary Institutions In Ghana
With Ghana experiencing gradual drop in the number of coronavirus cases, the President Nana Akufo-Addo has permitted the re-opening of tertiary institutions. In a national broadcast monitored by LagosspyNG, the President said students can resume August 24 as the number of active coronavirus cases continue to drop. The re-opening would mark about five months since…
BREAKING: International Flight To Resume On August 29
The Federal Government said on Monday that the country will resume international flight operations on August 29. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He explained that the process for the resumption of international flights in the country would be similar…
Benue Lawmaker Recovers From Covid-19
The Speaker of Benue House of Assembly, Mr Titus Uba, has been declared negative of the Coronavirus by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This is contained in a statement by Uba’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Lubem Tiav, issued on Monday in Makurdi. According to the statement, Uba was given his COVID-19 negative result…
BREAKING: Oshiomhole Meets Buhari In Aso Villa
The Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday afternoon arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. It’s suspected that the meeting is related with the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State
Police Arrest 7 Men Involved In Multi-Million Naira Online Fraud
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested 7 syndicates who tried to the transfer of N25 million from a locally based bank account and a $220,000 from an international account. The arrest and the successful interception of the transfer was based on the intelligence it received on the activities of a fraud syndicate based…
Man United Fans Blast Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for UEL Loss To Sevilla
Manchester United run at the Europa League comes to an end on Sunday evening as they lost to Spanish side Sevilla 2-1 out there in RheinEnergieStadion in Germany. Goals from Suso and Luuk de jong in both halves cancelled out Bruno Fernandes opener in the first half. Sevilla will wait until Monday night before they…
LASG Extends Operation Time For Food Market and Non-Food Market
The Lagos State Government has extended the hours of operations of both food markets and non food markets from 8am and close at 6pm. In a statement sent to LagosspyNG, the commissioner for local government and community affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, said the decision of the Governor Mr Babajide Sanwoolu is to further enhance trade and…
BREAKING: Lagos Top Politician, Rasak Dies
A top politician in Lagos State from Epe, Chief Lanre Rasak is dead. He served as a member of Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), died after a brief illness.
Lagos Police Arrest Dismissed Soldier Who Assaulted Female Officer
The Lagos State Police Command have apprehended one dismissed soldier, known as Yemi Ayeni, after he was seen physically assaulting a female police officer in a viral video on social media. Ayeni, 32 was caught on tape mercilessly beating the police woman. The video went viral on Thursday August 13, prompting the state police command…
Sanwo-Olu, Ride-Haling Firms Reach Resolution, Reduces Operational License
Ride-hailing companies like Uber, BMP and Bolt have reasons to feel excited as the Lagos State Government has decided to reduced the operational license fee placed on operating in the state by 20%. This was announced on Friday by Governor Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Jubril Gawat, after a stakeholders’ meeting with the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu….
Tai Solarin College Of Education Denies Rumors On Non-Payment Of Salary
The Management of Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu has debunked social media reports that some staff of the College died due to non-payment of salaries by the Ogun State Government. Recall that the College had recently lost one of her staff to death. It is on that premise that the rumors were peddled. In…