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1. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held an emergency meeting at the Comrade Festus lyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, Abuja, on Thursday, 13th October, 2022. The meeting reviewed developments since the Union declared an indefinite strike action on 29th August, 2022. 2. During the intervening period, the Minister of Labour and Employment, through a referral, approached the National Industrial Court (NIC) for the interpretation of "the provision of sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 18 (1) of the Trade Dispute Act, Cap T8 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, whether the on-going prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities which started since 14th February, 2022 is legal even after statutory apprehension by the Minister of Labour and Employment?" In addition, he asked for an interlocutory order against the continuation of the strike. 3. The National Industrial Court in its wisdom gave an order comp

The police in Bayelsa state have paraded John Ewa, the suspected kidnap kingpin recently arrested in the state. A video of Ewa showing off cash and after his arrest went viral over the weekend. Parading the suspect and his accomplices before newsmen today September 26, the state Commissioner of Police, said that on December 8, one Akeeb Oladele Olushola ‘m’ 48, a Manager of a new generation Bank, was kidnaped at his residence at Old Commissioners Quarters Opolo. He was released on the 12th December after paying a ransom of Eighty (N80) Million Naira. He said similarly, Danjuma Omeje, 41, a Manager of a new generation Bank in Yenagoa was kidnaped at his residence at Okaka, Yenagoa, on 30th June 2022. He was later released on 14th July 2022 after paying a ransom of 60 million naira - thirty (N30) Million Naira cash and US Dollar equivalent of thirty (N30) Million Naira. The police commissioner said following a detailed investigation, the ring leader of the kidnap syndicate, Emmanue

  Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon [b]   (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was   Queen of the United Kingdom   and the   Dominions   of the   British Commonwealth   from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of   King George VI . She was the last   Empress of India   from her husband's accession as   King-Emperor   in 1936 until the   British Raj   was dissolved in August 1947. After her husband died, she was known as   Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother , [2]   to avoid confusion with her daughter,   Queen Elizabeth II . Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Portrait by  Richard Stone , 1986 Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the  British Dominions Tenure 11 December 1936 –  6 February 1952 Coronation 12 May 1937 Empress consort of India Tenure 11 December 1936 –  15 August 1947 [a] Born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon [b] 4 August 1900 Hitchin  or London, United Kingdom Died 30 March 2002 (aged 101) Royal Lodge ,  Windsor, Berkshire , United Kingdom Burial 9 April 2002 Kin

Ebele/Bianca    The otherwise serene but joyful, smooth transition of power in Anambra State was marred by an ugly, shameful brawl between two high profile, supposedly dignified women of Igbo extraction. It turned out that were anything but dignified and noble. Highly placed persons who throw decorum to the wind in a public space simply prove that they have a poor perception of their role as models for the people that they lead. And they ought to be called out for their ‘agbaya’ behaviour and their ignominious display of juvenile rascality in their old age! The two women – one, the outgoing First Lady of the state, Mrs. Ebele Obiano (55+), reputed to be abrasive and hyperactive, once reported, while ‘half clad’, to have ‘hit people with broken bottles’, and it took combined efforts of men of the DSS and Police to stop her. The other, former beauty queen, widow of War Lord Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu himself the physically attractive Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu (54 years), the lady who decades ago de

 Lagos State Government Saturday sealed the premises of an event centre where petrol was shared as souvenirs. Officials of the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad sealed Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, for contravening public safety rules for allowing sharing of the petroleum product in jerrycans. The senior special assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, Jubril Gawat, said the Lagos State police commissioner has ordered the arrest of those involved. “There is no doubt that this action is dangerous and can lead to loss of lives and property,” Lagos State commissioner for information Gbenga Omotoso said in a statement earlier on Saturday. Omotoso said sharing petrol as a souvenir is blatantly against all safety measures in such places. “The Lagos State Government, through the Safety Commission, is investigating this matter and will ensure that all parties to this reprehensible action are made to account for it. “The safety of lives and property of Lag

 An estimated N2 billion naira has been lost to the ban on Twitter by the Nigerian government, NetBlocks, an international Internet monitor, says. NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST) is a data-driven online service that enables anyone to quickly and easily produce rough estimates of the economic cost of Internet disruptions. The digital rights advocacy platform estimates the economic impact of an internet disruption, mobile data blackout or app restriction using indicators from the World Bank, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Eurostat amongst others. According to its analysis, an estimated N2.1 billion naira is lost when Nigeria shuts down Twitter for 24 hours. NetBlock says it uses the Brookings Institution’s method which relies on development indicators and Naira/dollar exchange rate of November 2019. However, it did not specify whether this estimated loss is from advertisement revenue, Twitter marketing and sales of products, traffic generated by Twitter or a drop in

Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru , died in a military plane crash that occurred in Kaduna State, on Friday. The incident occurred on Friday at the Kaduna International Airport according to military sources. It was learnt that the ill-fated aircraft crashed at the airport’s runway about 6 pm and about eight people on board are all feared dead. The Chief of Army Staff was not alone in the plane that crash and the identity of the military officers have been revealed. See the list below LT Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Brig Gen MI Abdulkadir. Brig Gen Olayinka. Brig Gen Kuliya. Maj LA Hayat. Maj Hamza. SGT Umar. Crew FLT LT TO Asaniyi FLT LT AA Olufade. SGT Adesina. ACM Oyedepo.