Author: Tosin Ajayi

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, while slamming the Academic Staff Union University, (ASUU) over the prolonged strike, has said the no work no pay policy stands Opiah who spoke when he visited the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Friday said the federal government cannot pay lecturers for what they did not work for, adding that, the strike has continued to portray a bad image for the country and has succeeded in causing pain for parents and students. He added that the prolonged stay at home has done more harm than good…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Global Terrorism Research/Analysis group which speciallizes in collating data on terrorist’s activities, Jihad Analytics, has ranked Nigeria as the second most attacked and terrorized country in the world. The disclosure which was made in its report spanning January to June 2022, stated that while Iraq recorded 337 terrorists attacks, Nigeria recorded 305 attacks with Syria coming third with 142 terrorists attacks. The disclosure by Jihad Analytics which employs global and cyber open-source intelligence and data, noted that the Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorist group was mostly responsible for the attacks. The report is coming against the backdrop…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Former Kwara Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has described the allegation that his administration stole N11.9 billion as preposterous, naive unspecific and generally unfounded. Voiceofnaija.ng had reported that an audit report set up by Governor AbdulRaman Abdulrazaq alleged about N11.9 billion of public funds were carted away from the treasury of the state between 2011 and 2019 without any lawful tie to any project or programme. The report also opened up several other mind-boggling revelations of alleged malfeasance within the period. The audit alleged that N2 billion cash withdrawals not tied to any project or official expenditure were…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The World Bank Group (WBG) has expressed its readiness to help in increasing assistance to Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable. Osinbajo is in Washington to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently inaugurated Energy Transition Plan(ETP). Vice President Osinbajo, in a tweet on Friday, said he met with WBG President, David Malpass, and discussed a wide range of issues including climate, energy, investment, exchange rate, and poverty reduction. “It was a pleasure to meet with President @DavidMalpassWBG of the WBG. “We discussed Nigeria’s ETP, our commitment to carbon neutrality, Nigeria’s development alongside our climate ambition,…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun State chapter has suspended a governorship candidate of the party, Dotun Babayemi in his ward, Otun Balogun ward 2, Ayedaade Local Government, Gbongan. Babayemi is currently seeking justice as regards the controversy surrounding who the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party is in the state. He emerged as the candidate for a parallel governorship primary of PDP, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) identified Senator Ademola Adeleke, who emerged as governor-elect, as a candidate of the party. Babayemi was, however, expelled from the PDP over alleged anti-party activities.…

IBADAN? Nigeria(VOICE of NAIJA)- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said it deducted N448.78 billion in July to cater for subsidy payments, failing to make remittances into the Federation account owing to huge subsidy payments. The company said in its monthly presentation to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting on August 24th, 2022. The figures showed that the country has paid N2.04 trillion to offset subsidy payments in the 7-month period — while the payment of N1.04 trillion has been carried forward. It, however, raked in N400.47 billion as gross domestic crude oil and gas revenue —…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, of allegedly “sabotaging and frustrating Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in its effort to curb insecurity in Borno State”. Recall Shettima was Governor of Borno from May 2011 to May 2019 whilst Jonathan was Nigeria’s President between 2010 and 2015. Shettima and APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, had during the 70th birthday event of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, posing in a photograph with Goodluck Jonathan The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on…

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, a sentence that adds to the 17 years in prison that she was already handed for other offences. The Nobel laureate and figurehead for Myanmar’s opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year. She denies all the allegations against her. On Friday, news agencies cited sources as reporting that Aung San Suu Kyi was judged to have committed fraud in a November 2020 general election that her National League for Democracy…

Jadon Sancho fired Manchester United to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Thursday as the England forward showed he still has a role to play despite the big-money signing of Brazil winger Antony. Sancho netted with a clinical finish in the first half to seal United’s third successive Premier League victory. It was a well-timed contribution from Sancho, coming just hours after United officially confirmed their £82 million ($94 million) swoop for Ajax’s Antony. United manager Erik ten Hag worked with Antony in Amsterdam and the 22-year-old looks likely to be a regular in the right wing role currently occupied…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- At least N11.9bn of public funds were carted away from the treasury of Kwara State between 2011 and 2019, when former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed was in power, a forensic audit report has revealed Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed was in power between 2011 and 2019 in Kwara State. This is contained in a press release issued on Thursday by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kwara State. The audit also showed that N2bn cash withdrawals not tied to any project or official expenditure were made within eight days in February 2019, barely one…