Niger Delta govs working with militants - Itsekiri voice out

Buhari should lead FG’s negotiating team—S-South leaders 

WARRI—ITSEKIRI ethnic nationality in Delta State, yesterday, accused some serving and former governors in the Niger Delta, of fraternizing with militants to wreak havoc in the region, only to openly and secretly call on the Federal Government to dialogue and drop the criminal charges against them. 

Chairman of Warri Study Group, WSG, the intellectual arm of the Itsekiri nation, Mr. Edward Ekpoko, who made the allegation in a statement, urged the Federal Government not to dialogue with Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, or any other militant group.

“Politicians, including an ex-governor of Delta State and militants have continued to use this neglect to blackmail the Federal Government as a reason for the renewed crisis. But who is to be held responsible?”

Prof. Ogunyemi of OOU emerges new ASUU National President

A new National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the body of lecturers in the universities across the federation, has emerged.

He is the immediate past Vice-President of the union and lecturer at the Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi.


Ogunyemi was elected early Monday morning at the just concluded National Delegates’ Conference of the union, which held at the University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.