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ASUU strike: Lecturers speak on being used by political party to frustrate Buhari govt
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has reacted to claims that it was being used by opposition political parties to frustrate the...
Detention video shows another purported ISIS fighter saying he’s from Canada
A recently released video featuring an English-speaking man who says he travelled from Canada to fight with ISIS in Syria has prompted one expert...
Popular Bauchi Emir loses son
The traditional ruler of Ningi Emirate in Bauchi State, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya has lost his second son, Muhammad Yunusa The deceased, who...
Canadians held in China face up to 4 hours a day of interrogation, ambassador says
Two Canadian men detained in China face up to four hours of questioning each day and have no access to a lawyer, according to...
Talkative homebuyers beware, the seller might be listening
Homebuyers should watch what they say during home viewings, according to an Ontario real estate agent who says two of her clients recently...
JOHESU announces date for nationwide strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended on 30th May 2018. The body said this...
2019 presidency: Shehu Sani reacts to ‘Buhari stumbling’ during APC rally in Lokoja
The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central district at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the report that President Muhammadu Buhari stumbled...
Ontario reviewing regional governments, raising prospect of future amalgamations
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have announced a plan Tuesday to comprehensively review the province’s regional governments. The review includes all eight regional municipalities — Halton, York,...
Onnoghen: Another militant group threatens to attack oil facilities
Another militant group in the Niger-Delta region, known as the 21st Century Youths for Restructuring, has threatened to attack oil facilities in the...
Government announces new tax rules for Phoenix overpayments
The country’s biggest civil-service union declared a victory for its members Tuesday as the Trudeau government moved to change a tax rule that...
‘I didn’t know what would happen to me’: Students describe carbon monoxide poisoning incident at LaSalle school
About 50 students and staff at École des Découvreurs in LaSalle were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Monday, after the toxic gas leaked from...
Onnoghen: Islamic group blows hot, highlights why CJN must vacate office
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has highlighted the dangers in allowing the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, to remain in such...
Cache of ammunition, 9/11-conspiracy films seized from Danforth shooter’s home, documents reveal
Nearly six months after Toronto’s deadly Danforth Avenue shooting rampage, newly released details from court documents reveal a startling amount of ammunition was found in...
NDP puts off winter caucus meeting to focus on Singh’s byelection campaign
The NDP has postponed its winter caucus meeting to free up MPs to help leader Jagmeet SIngh campaign in the Burnaby South byelection,...
IGP: Buhari ‘worshipping goddess’ – HURIWA reacts as Buhari names Adamu new Police boss
A prominent non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reacted to the appointment of Mohammed Adamu as the new Acting...
2019 election: Ajimobi warns NURTW, RTEAN members against being used to cause mayhem
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Tuesday handed down a strong warning to leaders of the drivers’ unions not to allow their...
