The Director General of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Global Campaign Council, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, has dismissed claims that the National Working Committee of the party has been dissolved as desperate lies by frustrated expelled who lack respect for constitutionalism. Reacting to pieces of flyers circulated on the social media purported to suggest that factions exist in the party Suleiman said, the ADC is intact under its legitimate national chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu. “The ADC national Secretariat is quite aware of the desperate propaganda being churned out from hotel bars by a renegade group sponsored the party’s expelled presidential candidate, Dumebi…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the order of the National Industrial Court (NIC) for the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike, describing it as “black market judgement”. Justice Polycarp Hamman on Wednesday, had ordered ASUU to suspend the ongoing industrial action, holding that the strike was a breach of the Section 18(1)(2) of the Trade Disputes Act, which prohibits their action. However, reacting to the judgement, the National Public Relations Officer of NANS, Giwa Yisa Temitope, described the ruling as a “black market judgment.” According to him, the ruling betrayed equity…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is set to appeal the order by the National Industrial Court (NIC) directing the suspension of its seven months old strike. In a terse statement signed by the Chairman of Lagos Zone of the union, Adelaja Odukoya on Wednesday, the union urged its members to “remain calm.” The union said its lawyer is already filing an appeal. “NIC Back to Work Order on ASUU: Be Calm.” It urged members and Nigerians to remain united, even as it suggested that the order would be vacated. “Our Comrade President, Comrade Victor Osodeke,…
1. The order granted against ASUU is interlocutory order that I’ll only last within the pendency of the main case between the parties involved; 2. The order granted against ASUU must be obeyed, even if such an order is perverse, until the order is set aside by a competent court, i.e Court of Appeal; 3. If ASUU chooses to disobey the said order, the effect is that ASUU cannot be heard in the substantive case while still in disobedience. On this, see case of Barrister Orker Jev V. Sekav D. Iyortyom (2014) LPELR- 23000 (SC). 4. However, ASUU has inherent…
Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has declared that Tinubu-Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is antithetical to Nigeria’s quest for nation building. The lawmaker who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a submit tagged ‘Meet the Church’ organized by the Nigerian National Christians Coalition (NNCC) with the theme; ‘The role of the Church in Nation Building’, was commenting on the controversy that has trailed the same faith ticket, Dogara also said that no people divided among themselves have ever built civilization. According to him, nation building is such a complex and complicated subject so…
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday for the last time as Nigeria’s leader. In his farewell speech, he told the global body that his administration was determined to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians would elect their leaders. “As president, I have set the goal that one of the enduring legacies I would leave is to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections. “It is through that mechanism that Nigerians will elect leaders of their choice,” he said. He told the 77th UN General Assembly that in…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday ordered the continuation of the the trial of the media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with alleged six billion Naira laundering, in absence. Justice Mojisola Dada adjourned until November 16 “Make sure you bring your witnesses on that date,” Dada said. She further ruled that his trial was to continue in absentia following futile effort by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest him after jumping bail. The EFCC counsel, Mr Abbas Mohammed, said that the commission had made frantic effort to arrest the defendant but to no avail. “We also wrote letters to our…
Team captain Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Hungary and England. The German Football Federation (DFB) tweeted on Wednesday that the two Bayern Munich players “have been isolated from the team and will depart the hotel. “Due a to a positive coronavirus test within one of the players’ private circles, the medical team conducted a rapid antigen test on the whole national team. “All members of the coaching staff and the team are required to test negative before travelling. Confirmed contacts of both players…
The House of Representatives says it is investigating the structure and accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) business and production sharing contracts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. Rep Hassan Fulata, the Chairman of the ad hoc committee, on Wednesday said his committee was investigating the Joint Venture Business and Production Contract of the NNPC from 1990 till date. Fulata said the probe became imperative as some NNPC accounts did not follow due process. He said his committee had discovered a secret account owned by the NNPC Ltd., alleging that the Federal Government did not follow due process in opening…
Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu), has faulted his inclusion on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list for 2023 poll, as the candidate of Labour Party’s (LP) for Aninri/Awgu/Oji River. Okechukwu, also the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “My attention has been drawn to the list of candidates for the 2023 general election released by INEC wherein my name was published as the Labour Party Candidate for Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, Enugu state. “I wish to state that I will not be contesting as the candidate of the Labour…