— Shops for new VC for ABSU By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured the next-of-kin of deceased pensioners that his administration will pay benefits due to their late relatives as the state begins clearing more than N60 billion in outstanding gratuity liabilities. Otti gave the assurance on Thursday […]

OSLO — Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, the Royal Palace announced on Friday. Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35am local time on August 28, according to the palace. His 53-year-old son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeds him as king. He is expected to reign as King […]

By Soni Daniel DAMATURU — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Yobe State has denied reports that some of its members and supporters have defected en masse to the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The state chairman of the ADC, Umar […]

— As state-owned varsities shut over agreement By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMEDO), has commenced a total and indefinite strike over the Ondo State Government’s alleged failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and pay arrears dating back to January 1, […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), South-West Zone, has called on the Ondo State Government and the management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), to urgently settle outstanding allowances, salaries and other entitlements owed its members. The union also demanded a comprehensive review of the university’s senior […]