Month: August 2017

  • KWSIEC Set To Conduct Council Poll

    KWSIEC Set To Conduct Council Poll

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), has announced the time-table for the conduct of local government election in the 16 local government areas of the state. Addressing journalists on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital, KWSIEC Chairman, Dr. Usman Ajidagb, said the election would hold within the next 90 days,…

  • Dogara Seeks Overhaul of Current Architecture of Policing in Nigeria

    Dogara Seeks Overhaul of Current Architecture of Policing in Nigeria

    By Aaron Ossai  Worried about the spate of insecurity; rampant kidnappings, terrorism, civil strife and threats to Nigeria’s corporate existence, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has called for proper equipping, staffing and training of men of the Nigeria Police. Speaking while opening a public hearing organised by the House Committee on…

  • Edo University Iyamho Debunks Media Report

    Edo University Iyamho Debunks Media Report

    By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The authority of Edo University Iyamho has condemned the purported report accredited to the Vice Chancellor of the university saying that the school is not meant for poor Nigerians. Some on line and national newspapers have carried a report credited to the VC, saying that, “Edo University, Iyamho is…

  • UBTH CMD: Doctors Back Edo North Candidate

    UBTH CMD: Doctors Back Edo North Candidate

    By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Medical professionals under the aegis of friends for Edo North Professors have continued to show solidarity in support of a Chief Medical Director from Edo North Senatorial District to head the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). They also called on the federal government to ensure fairness and promote…

  • Rising Cases Of Homosexuals in Niger Worries NSCDC

    Rising Cases Of Homosexuals in Niger Worries NSCDC

    BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has raised the alarm over rising cases of homosexuality in parts of Niger state saying the situation is becoming so embarrassing with increased number of under aged boys as ‘targets’. Suspected homosexuals using unsuspecting teenage boys for his ‘wicked act’ was recently arrested…