The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree chapter has suspended academic activities indefinitely over the suspension of the Institution Rector, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo. The union described the suspension as an aberration against the constitution of the institution. The Chairman of the union, Dr. Fatai Afolabi declared the suspension of the academic activities indefinitely on Tuesday. It will be recalled that Governor Adeleke, in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Education, had suspended the Rector of the institution, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo on grounds of corruption and gross abuse of office. Podium reporters gathered…
Author: Wale Adedayo
As the final judgement of the Presidential election petition tribunal gets closer, fresh plots by certain individuals to take advantage of the moment to cause mayhem in a repeat of the 2020 ENDSARS arson, has been uncovered. According to our source, prominent characters who featured in the October 2020 EndSars protests that saw to a situation of near anarchy and despair, evident in the destruction of lives and properties as well loss of lives of security agents and also the burning of police formations across the country are currently uniting and planning on staging protests with intents of completing their…
By Michael Chibuzo Following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Day 1 of his presidency, the pump price of PMS was adjusted to reflect market realities. This naturally brought about increase in cost of transportation and commodities such as food and household items. With no commensurate increase in their incomes, the worst hit by this increase in cost of living are the very low income earners who are already below the poverty line. It was therefore necessary to roll out palliative measures to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the most vulnerable…
By Michael Chibuzo Biafra. A name that evokes diverse feelings among the people occupying the geographical location known as Nigeria; some being the feelings of resentment, despair, tribal supremacy and victimhood. Before I delve deeper, let me point out that the word Biafra was never indigenous to any tribe in the present day Nigeria. Contrary to claims that it is an Ijaw word, Biafra actually had its earlier known usage in the present day Cameroon. Portuguese explorers as far back as the 15th Century named the bay area extending from the Bonny River through Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon as…
President Bola Tinubu has now been one month in office, and we must lay his governance on the examination table, dissecting every step he has taken and every breath he has breathed. Before he was duly elected and legally sworn in, he promised to hit the ground running and so if he has not started running and picked up the pace, then he needs to be prodded. In a word, even the very ground must testify that he has hit it running. Of the four major contenders to be President, Tinubu was the most slandered and the unaware was made…
By Michael Chibuzo Less than 3 months ago, I authored a four-part series where I dissected the petition filed by the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the last general elections, Mr. Peter Obi challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February 25th Presidential Election. In that series, I opined that Obi’s petition is the most watery Presidential Election Petition ever in our democratic history and went on to dissect the entire petition to prove it. From the ongoing proceedings at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), it is glaring that my submissions are proving to be correct. Mr.…
Continuous payment of subsidy on fuel consumption by the government of Nigeria has been likened to economic banditry that works against the interest of Nigerians except few rich ones who can cope without the subsidy. This is contained in a series of social media posts released by a former aide to the Speaker of Osun State, Rt Hon Najeem Salaam, Akinyemi Oluwaseye via his Twitter account @cyberseye05. The post reads: “In Nigeria, subsidy payments manifest in huge revenue drain as well as in massive economic banditry. The skewed pricing mechanism encouraged by way of smuggling across the borders, made it…
By Michael Chibuzo It is barely 20 days into the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and it feels like we are already past his first 100 days in office. That’s how eventful President Tinubu’s early days has been to the point that the landmark removal of fuel subsidy now seems like an event that happened a lifetime ago. The mere fact that a very delicate act as subsidy removal with all the potential political flares that comes with it seems a distant memory less than 20 days later tells you a story of President Tinubu’s dizzying pace of governance…
● Groups kick against planned strike ● Southwest/Northern NLC refuses to join ● Opposition rallies round the President. It is not the first time that a sitting president will attempt to bring an end to the economy-wrecking fuel subsidy in Nigeria but none has gotten the backing witnessed by the newly sworn-in president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, since he announced during his acceptance speech that, surely, the end has come for this burden to be exterminated. As usual, many trade unions including the TUC and NLC had threatened to either go on strike or lead protests that will force the…
EXCLUSIVE: CABAL OF MARKETERS IN LAST MINUTE MOVE TO BRIBE UNIONS WITH BILLIONS TO SCUTTLE SUBSIDY REMOVAL.