Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections has called the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike "unconscionable, alarming, and unacceptable." He said that the strike has lasted for an excessive amount of time and demanded that the Nigerian government quickly begin "collaborative ...

A meeting involving The All Progressives Congress's former aspirants that was billed to hold on Wednesday in Abuja failed as the aspirants shunned the meeting. We gathered that a few hours before the meeting was scheduled to start, it was announced that it would be postponed. We also learned that ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday called on Nigerians to protect the country’s democracy from derailment into some form of fascism. BASIC FACTS President Jonathan on Wednesday called on Nigerians to protect the country`s fledgling democracy. President Jonathan noted that democracy is still the best form of government. He spoke ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a re-run chairmanship election in six wards of Kuje Area Council. BASIC FACTS The FCT election tribunal on Wednesday, nullified the election of Kuje area council won by the PDP ...

Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, Lagos State. Clariform gathered that the speaker was arrested by the anti-graft agency over allegations bordering on forgery and financial crimes. According to a staff ...

Debt-ridden Zambia has gotten a $1.3 billion loan bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to help restore fiscal stability. The IMF however urged the country' government officials to fight corruption to the barest minimum. Clariform reports that In 2020, Zambia became the first country in Africa ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has chided the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stay true to the promise by President Buhari to conduct a free, fair and credible election in 2023. Governor Wike also mocked the All Progressive Congress (APC) noting that if President Buhari does keep to his ...

In a suspected energy chokehold policy adopted by Putin against Europe, the Russian energy giant, Gazprom on Wednesday cut natural gas supply to the region. According to a statement from the company, the only gas compressor unit that is currently being used has been shut down for a three-day servicing ...

Segun Oni, the Social Democratic Party's candidate for governor in the June 18 Ekiti State election has filed a contempt lawsuit against Adeniran Tela, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state for allegedly disregarding an order of the governorship election tribunal. According to Mr. Oni, Mr. Tela was the target ...

In an effort to end the Academic Staff Union of Universities' ongoing strike, the Federal Government has called pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors, and Chairmen of governing councils of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6. Clariform has learn that the National Universities Commission called the meeting, during which attendees ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, departed Nigeria for the United States of America (USA), to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan. BASIC FACTS Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, on Wednesday left for the USA. Osibanjo's journey to the USA is to seek global partnership ...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has pressed the Federal Government to publicly identify oil thieves and financiers of terrorism across the nation. He said that it was crucial to make sure there were no "holy cows" in the war on terrorism, corruption, and economic sabotage nationwide. ...

Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has stated he will not step down from his position since he sees no justification for doing so. Mr. Ayu made this known in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday. The PDP Chairman has come under ...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has criticised the Federal Government for permitting “non-state actors to bear heavy assault weapons while denying the same privilege to the states and federating units” with joint security outfits like the Amotekun Corps. BASIC FACTS Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Wednesday while refering ...

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate of the All on Tuesday visited former President Goodluck Jonathan. Clariform gathered that he held a closed-door meeting with Jonathan where they spoke on issues about the forthcoming presidential election. According to the presidential aspirant, his visit to Jonathan was for ...

The death of ex-soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev triggered an outpouring of tributes and emotions from world leaders on Wednesday. However, reverse was the case in Russia as many blamed him for the loss of the country's global superpower status. Gorbachev, who was responsible for the dissolution of the Soviet Union ...

The collapse of an uncompleted building along Beirut Road in Kano was reported on Tuesday, and there were fears that some people were trapped beneath the unfinished building's debris. Clariform correspondent observed rescue efforts and the presence of many people at the scene trying to help rescue those still trapped ...

Prof. Yemi Oke, a law professor has asked the Abuja High Court de-register the Peoples Democratic Party ()PDP over its alleged inability to pay professional legal fees of N260m. The Independent National Electoral Commission is also joined in the suit seeking for the deregistration of the biggest opposition party in ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) claims the federal government should have used the recovered $23 million Abacha money to meet its demands. Emmanuel Osodeke, president of ASUU, said this on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television. Clariform recalls that since February 2022, ASUU has been on strike ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday handed a N1 million fine on the EFCC over unlawful invasion of an Abuja-based company. We gathered that the company, Fezel Nigeria Limited, located at Plot 792, Cadastral Zone Industrial Estate, Idu-Abuja was unlawfully invaded by officials of the anti-graft agency early ...

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David Ukpo, the victim of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice's alleged organ harvesting requested on Tuesday that the Federal High Court in Abuja reverse its July 1 decision to reveal his biodata for use in a London court during Ekweremadu's trial. While criticizing the court's procedures that resulted ...

According to Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria no longer has the moral right to combat the Boko-Haram ideology because of President Muhammadu Buhari's leadership style. This was said by Mr. Kukah on Monday evening in Abuja during the discussion of his new book, "Broken Truth." The ...

Nigerians in the United States will play host to Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party flag-bearer for the 2023 Nigeria presidential election, Clariform has learnt. BASIC FACTS Nigerians in the USA will later this week play host to Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi. Peter Obi is a top contender ...

The Appeal court on Tuesday, set aside a N20 billion damages awarded to Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho for the invasion of his house, in Oyo state. BASIC FACTS The Court of Appeal this Tuesday, set aside N20 billion damages awarded to Sunday Igboho. An Oyo state High court had ...

The death toll from the floods in Jigawa has risen to 51 as residents continue to recover from the havoc wreaked by the flood. BASIC FACTS 51 persons have died from the flood in Jigawa State. 2,051 persons have been displaced by the flood. The number of victims is still ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 19, 20 and 21st as the trial dates for the embattled and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and four others. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the trial dates in his ruling on Tuesday in the Abuja, even as he denied ...

Millions of people in Pakistan are in need of aid as flood ravages the country, leaving a 3rd of the Asia country flooded. Pakistan has been hit by monsoon rains that begin in June, thereby leaving majority of her largely poor population in need of aid. BASIC FACTS Pakistan is ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the latest figures of disappeared persons across Africa is 64,000 cases, with Nigeria recording over 25,000 missing persons. This was made known on Tuesday, by Mr Yann Bonzon, Head of Delegation for Society in Nigeria, in a statement to journalists to ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has refuted media reports (Clariform not included) that it will boycott talks with the federal government about the ongoing strike action in the country. This was made known when Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, the chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology Minna ...