Author: Rashaad Harris

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education institutions (NASU) have suspended their strike. This was after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Saturday, August 20th. The suspension of the strike will take effect from Wednesday. Speaking, the education minister, Adamu Adamu said the federal government is making a commitment of N50 billion, which will be paid earned allowances for members of SSANU, NASU and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU is however, still on strike, which means that activities in public universities will…

A video has shown former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that he the father of “frustrated Nigerian youths.” Obasanjo stated this on Friday when he recieved music veteran and activist, Charly Boy in his house. In the video, Charly Boy, had during the meeting, described himself as the “president of frustrated youths of the country.” He said in pidgin, “If as the president of frustrated youths of this country, na me be their president, okay?. Me myself I dey frustrated.” But while he was about to continue speaking, Obasanjo briefly interrupted him. “(You said) you’re president of frustrated Nigerian youths?”…

According to Tukur Mamu, the chief negotiator between Nigerian government and the terrorists/bandits, who attacked the ill-fated Abuja bound train on the 28th of May, 2022 a top commander of the terrorists is threatening to forcibly marry to himself 21 year old Christian victim of the attack Miss Azurfa Lois John. Left: Miss Lois John. Right: Tukur Mamu The chief negotiator likened the fate that awaits her to that of Leah Sharibu, another Christian girl who was abducted by Islamists with her Muslim school mates but has been kept in captivity and married off to her abductor despite the release…

By Deve Fassam Is it always immoral to lie? Many people today would say yes. But those in the ancient world have said no. For example, if you were living in Nazi Germany and hiding Jews in your bedroom, then the SS came and knocked on your door and asked if you were hiding Jews, would you lie? Let’s leave World War 2 and make it more personal. If hitmen were sent to kill your dad and he hid in a place you are in the know of, would you divulge his hideout to the hitmen because you don’t want…

The supporters of Labour Party’s standard bearer, Peter Obi have again held a rally in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Vehicular movement is said to have been restricted as a result.Some road users have had to abandon their cars and join the rally holding today, August 20.The rally which is tagged #1millionMarch4Obi is a state-by-state unofficial campaign rally supporters are holding across the country.The last one was held on August 6 in Nasarawa state capital, while last weekend his supporters in Calabar, the capital of Cross River held a fitness march for the same purpose.The two main opposition parties, APC…

A pastor in Kansas City, Missouri rained down a fiery sermon earlier this month scolding the laity for failing to follow God. The reverend Carlton Funderburke had said in a sermon he preached on August 7 that his congregation is poor and broke because they have failed to buy him a luxury watch. According to him, he had asked for the said watch since last year, but instead the members don’t consider him worthy of their Macdonald money. “This is how I know you’re still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honoring me. I’m not worth…

Interesting animals are found all over the globe, with Switch Nigeria recently bringing you exclusive info on the wildlife of Madagascar. One of such interesting animals are the tree-climbing goats of Morocco. Only in Morocco will you find goats perched atop Argania or argan trees snacking on its pulpy fruit. The tree is prickly and thorny, so a lot of animals wouldn’t ever risk climbing it, but these goats do it for the tasty fruit. For the chance to have a taste of its sweetness, they often risk it all to ascend the heights. And they have the hooves to…

Nigerian music producer, now turned singer, Philip Kayode, popularly known as Pheelz has dropped a new song, “Electricity.” Pheelz announced the release of the song on Friday. He featured music star, Davido on the track. “Electricity,” saw the two singer displaying their vocal prowess, perfectly blending with the fast-paced beat. “Electricity/ Vibes on a frequency/ Till infinity/ Steady on a different P/ Life is not that deep/ It’s all about the energy/ Na mentality/ Na him make a man worthy/ Nobody can co-sign/ You know everything I do is nobody concern,” the lyrics read. The music video — produced by…

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has disclosed that she won’t continue acting. The controversial actress who is the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State, said she has lost interest in acting. She went on to say that it is true she started with Nollywood but doesn’t believe her future lies there anymore. “I’ve acted in about two films in 10 years, I appreciate that my path started from Nollywood, it is something that I respect, but it’s not something that has been in my life.” “Tonto said, so even after the election, it’s not something…

Governor Samuel Ortom has banned all mining activities Benue for the time being. The ban is coming after officials from Kwande local government paid a visit to the governor in Makurdi. The Benue State leader said some activities of the miners are harmful to the environment. He warned that the full force of the law will be unleashed on offenders. He added that due process must be followed in carrying out mining activities. He went on to say that all lands used for mining must be allocated by the state.