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By Peter Omopo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri Zone, has threatened to resume its suspended strike on November 21, 2025, accusing the Federal Government of failing to address key issues affecting public universities. The warning was issued on Thursday by the Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Dennis Aribodor, during a press briefing at the ASUU Secretariat, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Owerri Zone comprises academic staff from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Imo State University (IMSU), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Prof. Aribodor, speaking alongside other union leaders,…

By Peter Omopo The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has condoled with the family of Alhaji Umar S/Fada Moriki, a prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain who was killed by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Friday while travelling to Kaduna. Matawalle was among the earliest sympathisers to attend the funeral prayer held at the Federal Low-Cost Tudun Wada Juma’at Mosque in Gusau. The prayer was led by Imam Alkali Abdullahi Yakubu and attended by top APC officials, community leaders, clerics, and sympathisers from across the state. Speaking during a condolence visit to the family home,…

By Peter Omopo The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N50bn lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), accusing the body of submitting a “false and fabricated” medical report that declared him fit to stand trial. The suit, lodged at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, challenges the outcome of a medical assessment ordered by the Federal High Court on September 26, 2025. Background to the Dispute Justice James Omotosho had directed the NMA president to assemble a panel of medical experts to evaluate Kanu’s health after the IPOB leader applied to be…

By Peter Omopo A fatal accident in the Majidun area of Ikorodu Road, Lagos, has claimed the life of one passenger and left six others critically injured. The crash occurred in the early hours of [insert date] near the MRS Filling Station, inward Ogolonto, involving a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number EPE 494 XM and a stationary tipper truck. According to preliminary findings, the commercial bus—reportedly conveying passengers to an event in Ogijo—suffered a brake failure while travelling at high speed. The driver lost control, ramming into the parked tipper truck with heavy impact. Emergency responders confirmed that an…

By Peter Omopo  The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will formally receive Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, into the ruling party on Wednesday, ending months of speculation about his planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The development was confirmed on Saturday by the APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, who said all arrangements had been finalized to welcome the governor. “The entire National Working Committee members of the APC will receive Governor Kefas on November 19. We are prepared for the event,” Basiru said. Kefas, one of the remaining PDP governors, has been widely rumored…

By Peter Omopo Former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has been elected the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following a keenly watched national convention held on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The announcement was made by Senator Ben Obi, a former lawmaker representing Anambra Central, who declared Turaki winner after he secured 1,516 votes from accredited delegates. Turaki ran unopposed after the PDP’s 2023 governorship candidate in Katsina State, Lado Danmarke, withdrew from the race. Despite his withdrawal, Danmarke still polled 275 delegate votes, according to results released by the electoral…

By Peter Omopo The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, to publicly account for what it describes as “missing or diverted N3 trillion of public funds” flagged in the 2022 annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The organisation, in a letter dated November 15 and signed by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said the allegations—made public on September 9, 2025—indicate serious violations of financial regulations and constitutional provisions by the apex bank. SERAP urged Cardoso to identify and release for prosecution…

Sometimes, a man or woman falls not because they are weak, but because life has seasons that break us before they build us. Friendships crack, relationships strain, and marriages face storms that feel too heavy to carry. But remember this: a downfall is not a dead end. It’s a doorway to becoming stronger, wiser, and more grounded in God. In moments when people you trusted disappoint you, God reminds you that your true foundation is not in humans but in Him. Friendships may shift, relationships may fail, and marriages may be tested, but your identity is not defined by who…

In an age where one heated comment can travel faster than an apology, managing your emotions, anger, and ego isn’t just wise it’s essential. Before reacting, pause. Before posting, pray. Anger may feel like power in the moment, but it often leaves us powerless in the aftermath. Ego whispers, “Defend yourself at all costs,” but humility reminds us, “Not every battle is yours to fight.” Wisdom requires stillness. Even the Bible says: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (James 1:19–20). Next…

By Peter Omopo ABUJA — The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have announced an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning midnight November 14, over what they described as the federal government’s “long delay, inaction and outright disregard” for the long-standing demand to adjust the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The decision was announced on Friday at the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) National Secretariat in Abuja after an expanded National Executive Council meeting. The unions said the resolution to withdraw services was unanimous. With the declaration, all JOHESU affiliate unions—including MHWUN,…