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Activist, students arrested for protesting tuition fee hike in UI
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Activist, students arrested for protesting tuition fee hike in UI
Security personnel at the University of Ibadan apprehended three individuals, including an activist, during a protest against the rise in school fees.
The detained students are Aduwo Ayodele and Nice Linus, alongside activist Femi Adeyeye. Their arrest on Monday morning stemmed from objections to the recent tuition fee increase.
According to Sahara Reporters, they were being held at the university’s security post.
Attempts to contact the school administration for comments were unsuccessful.
In April, the UI Students’ Union Executive Council, led by Samuel Samson Tobiloba, criticized the 750% tuition hike for new students.
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The council urged an immediate reversal of the increment and sought a meeting with the university management to address the issue. The student union’s stance was prompted by the updated fees displayed on the students’ portal, ranging from N133,500 to N372,500 depending on the courses.
“We note with concern that this increment represents about 450% to 750% of the previous bundle fee which ranged from about N20,000 to N30,000,” the students’ body said, noting that it was not in support of the increment.
It, however, advised fresh students to exercise patience and not rush to pay the new fee.
It condemned the “increment in strong terms, and requested that this proposed increment be reverted to the status quo”.
“We are also requesting for a meeting with the University Management towards resolving this issue,” it said.
Activist, students arrested for protesting tuition fee hike in UI
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Omokri vows to end Peter Obi’s political career
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Omokri vows to end Peter Obi’s political career
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has sworn to end the political career of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
Omokri, a staunch critic of Obi, is known for criticising the former governor of Anambra State during and after the 2023 presidential election.
Before the election, Omokri, in several statements on X, eulogised Obi, describing him as one of the best leaders Nigeria has ever had.
However, the self-acclaimed ‘table shaker’ has also described Obi, among other things, as a leader who prioritises the building of breweries over the building of schools.
Chronicle NG reports that Omokri slammed Obi for building a $50 million brewery while failing to build a single school during his tenure as governor of Anambra State. An allegation Obi confirmed to be right.
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The social media influencer has been at loggerheads with Obidients (a term for Obi supporters) over his incessant banter against the Labour Party chieftain.
In a statement on his verified X page on Tuesday, Omokri threatened to destroy Obi politically.
Omokri, who vowed he was ready to die to achieve his aim, mentioned that his position was in defence of his children.
“By the time I am finished with this man, he will struggle to win even in his zone. Both he and his followers will ever regret threatening my child,” he said.
“What they did to me can never be forgiven. I am prepared to die in defence of my children.
“It is either I destroy him politically forever or he destroys me. There is no forgiveness,” he added.
Omokri vows to end Peter Obi’s political career
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FCT is not Rivers State where you write election results – Deji Adeyanju tells Wike
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FCT is not Rivers State where you write election results – Deji Adeyanju tells Wike
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Tuesday, said that the choice of who becomes senator in 2027 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should be determined solely by residents of the FCT, and not by the Minister, Nyesom Wike.
The former governor of Rivers State had dared Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the FCT, stating that he would ensure she did not return to the Senate in 2027.
Meanwhile, Kingibe had earlier criticised Wike’s performance, adding that FCT residents were unimpressed as the FCT lacked essential amenities such as schools, hospitals, and potable water.
Meanwhile, Kingibe had earlier criticised Wike’s performance, adding that FCT residents were unimpressed as the FCT lacked essential amenities such as schools, hospitals, and potable water.
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Adeyanju, responding to Wike on X, said that the Minister could not decide for the people because the FCT was not Rivers State, where election results were written with guns.
The human rights lawyer said, “FCT is not Rivers, where people write results and shoot guns. Even incumbent presidents get defeated in the FCT.
“I know these folks have 100% control of INEC and other rigging mechanisms, but the arrogance is truly uncalled for.
“Nigerian politicians are like power-drunk Nigerian celebrities and pastors who can boast openly about getting the police to lock you up, and they will eventually do it,” he said.
FCT is not Rivers State where you write election results – Deji Adeyanju tells Wike
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I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South-East govs – Obasanjo
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I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South-East govs – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says his talks with the south-east governors excluded the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
On Tuesday, governors under the umbrella of the south-east governors’ forum resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to seek the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo and chairman of the forum, announced this the resolution at the end of a meeting of the governors held in Enugu, Obasanjo also paid a solidarity visit to the southeast governors forum in the state.
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In a statement on Wednesday, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo special assistant on media affairs, said the ex-presidentand Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth secretary-general, met with south-east governors to discuss regional development.
The statement said that the meeting did not include discussions about the potential release of Nnamdi Kanu by the federal government.
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence,” the statement said.
“The regional development issues include that of security and infrastructure, economic and cooperative collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South-East govs – Obasanjo
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