ASUU leaders begin to sing discordant tunes
Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are beginning to contradict themselves over the reasons they embarked on their on-going strike which had entered its eighth month. While some of the leaders in the south-south region said on Wednesday that the Federal Government’s insistence on enrolling varsity teachers in the Integrated Personnel Payroll Scheme […]
US election officials worried by threats, protesters
United States (US) election officials in several states said Thursday they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, drawn by President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread fraud in the race for the White House. “I can tell you that my […]
#EndSARS activists raise alarm on impersonation by unscrupulous individuals
Urges victims of police brutality to present case before judicial panel Organisers of the #EndSARS protest in the State of Osun on Friday alerted security agencies in the State as well as drew the attention of the public to the impersonation of identity of Endsars protesters to disturb the public peace and order. This was […]
#EndSARS protesters not recognised by law, LASG’s counsel tells judicial panel of inquiry
Counsel to the Lagos State government, Mr Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), on Friday, told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Lekki Tollgate shootings that #EndSARS protesters were a body not recognised by law. Owonikoko made the submission after Mr Adesina Ogunlana announced his appearance to the panel as the counsel representing the EndSARS protesters. […]
Assault: Absence of defence witness stalls hearing in suit against police officer, father
The hearing in a N50 million damage suit against a Police Officer, DSP Ibrahim Kawu and his father, Audu, over assault on Elder Olusegun Otolorin, was, on Friday, stalled in an Ibadan High Court due to absence of defence witness. The Defence Counsel, Richard Ogunwole, SAN, told the court that the subpoenaed witness, Oniwinde Folorunsho, […]
Sadiq Saminu Geidam: Producing new generation of intellectuals
If we have the confidence to fulfill our dreams, they will all come true. And as we progress through life’s various spheres, our choices have a significant impact on us. Nevertheless, a man who aspires to greatness and achievement is rare, but every man is driven by the desire to make a difference in the […]
