Category: News
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Contractor Gets Marching Order on Kwara Varsity’s Satellite Campuses
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The contractor handling the Osi and Ilesha-Baruba Satellite Campuses of the Kwara State University (KWASU), has been given a marching order to ensure that both campuses become effectively operational by the next academic session. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Arinde handed down the order at Ilesha-Baruba, during an assessment…
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Imo Police Arrest Inspector and Officers from NDLEA, NSCDC for Extortion with POS Machines
The Imo State Police Command has taken into custody an Inspector of Police, three officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and two officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). They stand accused of harassing and extorting civilians within the state, employing Point of Sale (POS) machines for their illicit…
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Federal Court Orders Security for Kogi ADC Gubernatorial Candidate, Leke Abejide
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a court order directing the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to provide maximum protection for Hon. Leke Abejide, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This directive is aimed…
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Imo PDP Disputes Tribunal’s Decision, Vows to Reclaim Ugochinyere and Okeke’s Seats
The Imo State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vehemently opposed the recent nullification of the elections of Barr. Ikenga Ugochinyere and Hon. Jonas Okeke, who represented Ideato North/South and Okigwe South federal constituencies in the House of Representatives. This decision was handed down by the Imo State National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal…
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Zulum in Oxford, addresses Int’l retreat on Borno’s peace-building
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, is currently in Oxford, United Kingdom, where he addressed a group of participants at a four-day working retreat that aims to strengthen Borno’s peace-building efforts through attracting more support from the international community. The retreat, which focuses on support for victims of Boko Haram attacks and managing repentant…
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Adelabu,TCN Confirm Power Grid Collapse, Reveal Cause
From Lateef Taiwo The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, on Thursday took to his X handle to confirm the total collapse of the national power grid which plunged the entire country into darkness beginning from the wee hours of the day. This is coming days after the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, celebrated 400 days…
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“Agabi Calls for Tribunal’s Focus on Verified Documents Revealing Discrepancies in EC8A and EC8B Forms”
The petitioner, represented by Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi (SAN), presented their case on September 8, 2023, and filed it on September 9, 2023 has urged the court to focus on the certified documents before it showing descripancies between form EC8A and form EC8B. Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi on Thursday during the adoption of final adresses…
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Rivers polytechnic lecturer expresses distress over 20 months of unpaid salaries.
Solomon Tamunotonye, a lecturer at Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic in Port Harcourt, has voiced concern over the withholding of his salaries for 20 months by the institution’s administration. The Polytechnic’s Registrar, Chris Woke, announced a three-month suspension for Tamunotonye due to alleged “harassment and exploitation” of a second-year student named Blessing Audu. However, Tamunotonye expressed…
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FG forecasts intense rain and flooding in 48 towns.
The Federal Government has warned that from September 13 to September 17, 2023, heavy rainfall, which could result in flooding, is expected in 48 towns across 13 states. This is due to the anticipated rise in water levels of River Benue and River Niger, potentially impacting communities along these rivers, extending to Bayelsa State. Residents…
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Flooding in Libya claims 6,000 lives; mass graves used for burials.
Storm Daniel, an unprecedented weather event, has resulted in catastrophic flooding in Libya, with the death toll reaching 6,000, as reported by CNN. Saadeddin Wakil, the undersecretary of the Unity Government’s health ministry in Tripoli – one of the competing governments in Libya – confirmed the death count. Hospitals, overwhelmed and partially non-functional, are unable…