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ASUU: Lecturers Kick As FG Pays Salary For The First Time Since February

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After receiving ludicrous pay that does not match their monthly wages, lecturers have continued to criticize the president Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, accusing it of jeopardizing efforts by stakeholders toward ending ASUU strike.

Speaking with Newsbreak Nigeria on the development, a lecturer at the University of Lagos who choose not to be named confirmed the development saying that the Federal government was only worsening the yet-to-be-resolved feud with the union.

” I cannot speak on behalf of the union because there is a structure, yes we were paid a ridiculous amount its not even up to one month from the eight months which we’re being owed. This action will only jeopardize efforts by stakeholders to bring the ASUU-FG feud to an end,” he said.

On her part, a lecturer at the Federal University Oye Ekiti, told Newsbreak Nigeria that the lecturers are hoping that it is just the process of recieving all the salaries they’re being owed.

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“I want to believe this is the starter of the payment of our salaries because i don’t think this will actually sit well with many of us that have been unpaid since Feburary,” she said.

The University of Ilorin’s (UNILORIN) ASUU chairman, Moyosore Ajao, acknowledged the development.

While detailing to reporters that he had not gotten his pay he revealed that other lecturers have been receiving

ASUU had gone on strike on February 14 to emphasize its demands, which included more financing for institutions and a review of teachers’ pay among other things.

The federal government had threatened not to pay the lecturers for the strike period during the back-and-forth over the union’s demands, but a review of the decision was reportedly being considered.

On October 14, the union called off its strike and told its members to go back to work immediately.

Days after the Abuja-based court of appeal ordered the union to halt its strike, the decision to suspend the strike was made.

Despite the strike’s postponement, union members who spoke with TheCable on Thursday claimed that they had not yet received their full salary from the government.

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Police nab fake inspector, recover stolen cars

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Rivers State Police Commissioner, Olatunji Dosu

Police nab fake inspector, recover stolen cars

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a fake Inspector who engages in armed robbery and car snatching, among other crimes. 

This was disclosed by the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Olatunji Dosu while parading the suspect among other suspected criminals on Wednesday.

According to the Dosu, Monday Igbali, the fake inspector, was a former sergeant who was dismissed after being charged in a kidnapping case in 2021.

He noted that three fancy cars were recovered from Igbali, who runs a gang of five criminals.

Dosu states, “The command commenced an investigation in response to a report filed on August 11, 2023, by one Fibika Kingsley that his Lexus EX330 had been stolen at gunpoint along Agip Road by five gunmen.’’

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“The investigations led to the arrest of one Monday Igbali, aged 43, a native of Okwuzi in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State.

“He is a former police sergeant who was dismissed after being indicted in a kidnapping case in 2021.

“Since his dismissal, he has continued to parade himself as a police officer, even claiming to be an Inspector of Police, a rank he did not attain before his dismissal.

“He works with a gang of five, with four gang members still at large.

“He has robbed a total of nine cars and sold them for between N1.3m and N2.5m each. He was arrested on March 8, 2024, at his home in Chokocho, Etche, after the police conducted due surveillance following investigations.

“We have recovered three cars from him: a Lexus 330, a Lexus IS250, and a Toyota Highlander.”

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Breaking: Military releases FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji

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Breaking: Military releases FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji

The military has finally released Segun Olatunji, editor of FirstNews, who has been in their custody since March 15.

Olatunji was released on Thursday to Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) General Secretary Iyobosa Uwugiaren and The Nation Deputy Editor Yomi Odunuga under a bridge in Asokoro, Abuja.

It was also learnt that the documents for his release were signed inside a security vehicle with heavily armed operatives.

The security agents were said to be masked and the number plates of their vehicles covered up.

The editor was abducted by armed men in his home in Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos, on March 15.

His family members were kept in the dark on his whereabouts and why he was arrested.

Several groups, including the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, almost daily mounted pressure on the government for Olatunji’s release.

On Wednesday, the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute said the journalist was in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

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BREAKING: Court orders military to release 313 suspected terrorists

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BREAKING: Court orders military to release 313 suspected terrorists

A Federal High Court in Borno State has ordered the release of at least 313 suspected terrorists detained by the military.

The court ordered their release due to a lack of evidence to charge the suspects after the investigation.

Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, the Director of Defence Media Operations, announced this during the operational briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

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He said, “The court ordered the release for want of evidence after the conclusion of investigation and other ancillary matters.

“Accordingly, they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for further action.”

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