Author: Tosin Ajayi

Boris Johnson officially ends his three-year tenure on Tuesday by tendering his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland, closing out one of the most tumultuous periods in office for a U.K. prime minister in recent history. The voluble British leader will be replaced by the current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who won a two-month battle to replace Mr. Johnson after he resigned following a party revolt in early July. “Like Cincinnatus I am returning to my plow,” said Mr. Johnson outside of Downing Street on Tuesday morning, referring to a Roman leader famed for coming to power to save his…

Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised unswerving support for his successor Liz Truss, as he left Downing Street for the final time as British prime minister to tender his resignation. Johnson, whose tenure was dominated by Brexit and Covid and cut short by a scandal, bid farewell to cheers and applause from supporters before heading for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. In a typical rhetorical flourish, he likened himself to “one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function” and would splash down “in a remote and obscure corner of the Pacific”. But he promised: “I will be supporting…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the ongoing strike by its members is in the interest of ensuring the Federal government does its part to improve the tertiary education sector, saying If ASUU does not go on this struggle, there will be no university for new people to attend Ayo Akinwole, Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter, said this on Monday at a media briefing in Ibadan, the Oyo capital. ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022, over improved funding for universities, review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Akinwole…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has exonerated itself in the alleged corruption cases involving termites eating vouchers of expenditures made by the Fund between 2012 and 2015. According to a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja by the agency, the current management of NSITF provided all the necessary assistance to the Senate Committee to ensure the smooth conduct of their oversight investigation. The statement, titled, ‘Termites at NSITF: The Fact and Our Position,’ read, “It has become overly important for the management to state the facts as well as its position…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC of being responsible for the crisis in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Melaye stated this on Monday while fielding questions during a podcast on PDP Crisis organized by the Leadership newspaper. Recall that PDP had been enmeshed in crisis following the fallout of its presidential primary in June. But Melaye claims those rooting for Ayu’s removal as the PDP national chairman want to create a constitutional crisis in the opposition party. “Those trying to create a constitutional crisis…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has claimed that former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is a serial hustler who craves constant attention A statement by Melaye alleged that Fani-Kayode approached a PDP chieftain, Timi Frank, to help him facilitate his recruitment into Atiku’s campaign team. The spokesman of the Atiku campaign team described the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain as a serial hustler. Melaye insisted that Fani-Kayode was seeking attention by delving into the PDP crisis. He described the former Minister’s time with PDP as a misadventure. The statement reads partly: “The roller-coaster FFK…

Priti Patel has announced she is stepping down as Home Secretary. The MP, who has been Home Secretary since July 2019, has written to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing that she will step down tomorrow. In a letter to Boris Johnson confirming that she will stand down she said it was “vital” Liz Truss back “all aspects” of the government’s illegal immigration strategy, including the controversial Rwanda policy. She said, “It has been the honour of my life to serve as Home Secretary for the last three years. I am proud of our work to back the police, reform…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed that the terrorists who attacked the Kuje Correctional facility disarmed over 65 fully armed security operatives protecting the prison. Mr Aregbesola claimed that the personnel, which comprised the Army, Air Force, NSCDC and others were heavily armed but still failed to defend the facility. The minister appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Monday. Mr Aregbesola said he would have disclosed the type of weapons at the disposal of the men, however, he would not be doing that in the presence…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar has reportedly rejected a proposed invite by President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Nigeria, which was slated for 11 September and 12 The Nigerian government had proposed September 11 and 12, 2022 for Buhari to visit the country but the Emir in a note exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters said the dates are not suitable for him and asked for other dates in 2023. “The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…

OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, have cut their supplies to the global economy by 100,000 barrels per day, underlining their unhappiness with crude prices that have sagged because of recession fears. The decision Monday by energy ministers means the cut for October rolls back the mostly symbolic increase of the same amount in September. The move follows a statement last month from Saudi Arabia’s energy minister that the group could reduce output at any time. Oil producers such as Saudi Arabia have resisted calls from U.S. President Joe Biden to pump more oil to lower gasoline prices and…