ASUU strike: Baraje led PDP begins 7 days fasting
*Gov Aliyu heads nPDP committee on teachers, FG's rift
*Demands immediate unsealing of secretariats ...
ABUJA—WORRIED by the prolonged strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, has commenced a seven-day fasting and prayer starting from today.
Oranyan belongs to Oyo, not Ife, Alaafin insists
The feud between Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade over the celebration of Oranyan festival was re-ignited, weekend, as Alaafin said Oranyan was never in any of the four royal lineages of Ile-Ife.
FG, States, LGs to share N524bn
The three tiers of government are to share the sum of N524.113 billion as statutory revenue which accrued to the Federal Account in the month of August anytime this week.
Keyamo emerges consensus APC candidate for Delta Central senatorial bye-election
Rights activist, Mr Festus Keyamo, has emerged the consensus candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the Delta Central senatorial bye-election.
President warns security agents against coercing suspects
President Goddluck Jonathan, weekend, in Lagos, warned security agents against use of force to extract information and confessional statements from suspects, lamenting that some Nigerians had lost their lives in the process.
nPDP National Treasurer resigns
The National Treasurer of the ‘New’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Tanko Isiaku Gwamna, has resigned from the faction’s National Working Committee.
