Taraba varsity lecturers lament poor condition of service, threaten strike if government fails to act

Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter, has called on the state government to address the challenges facing its members to avert possible industrial disharmony. The chapter Chairman of the Union Dr. Garba Joshua made the call at a Press conference held in Jalingo on Thursday, following the…

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Useni, ex- FCT minister dies at 82

A former  minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd) is dead. Useni died on  Thursday at the age of 82 following a protracted illness. His death was confirmed in a statement in Jos,  by Gyang Bere, spokesperson to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state. Governor Mutfwang described  Useni’s death as…

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A dictator’s diagnosis

Paranoia makes governance costly under dictators. This personality disorder trait, which makes a dictator delusional, compels him to chase shadows where there is no light, enemies where there is none, to the extent that his self-repressed personality becomes the mirror that expresses his fears and anxieties. A paranoid dictator always stands in front of the…

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FG: ISWAP behind Ondo church attack

The federal government disclosed that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) was responsible for the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the national security council meeting presided over…

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