Dr. Salisu Umar, the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo on Wednesday said the institution was indebted to the tune of over N1.3 billion when he took over. Umar disclosed this while addressing newsmen during his one year stewardship as the rector of the polytechnic. He said N24 million...
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Adidas has withdrawn its request to the U.S. trademark office opposing Black Lives Matter’s Foundation application, to trademark its well-known three-stype logo. The company spokeswoman said in Herzogenaurach, southern Germany, on Wednesday that “we are already in the process of withdrawing the opposition to the trademark application filed by...
The Zimbabwean government has approved a 24-million U.S. dollar budget to fight cholera, as 13 countries in Africa grapple with the epidemic that has killed hundreds of people since the beginning of 2023. Many Zimbabweans still remember the cholera outbreak which hit the country between 2008 and 2009, and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi State, says it will issue Certificates of Return to Gov. Bala Mohammed and the deputy governor-elect, Auwal Jatau on Friday. The Commission would also present certificates of return to the 31 elected members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly. INEC...
The Police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 27-year old man of Railway Ijora Badia, for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that the case...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won majority seats of 22 out of the 31 Bauchi State House of Assembly seats in the March 18 Governorship and State Assembly elections. This is contained in the list issued by Mr Aliyu Shaba, the Deputy Director Voter Education, of the Independent...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would issue Certificates of Return to the 26 elected members of the Osun State House of Assembly on Thursday. The Osun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mutiu Agboke, said in a statement on Wednesday, that the...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised UN support to Africa countries in his fight to end the scourge of terrorism, noting that the situation in the region is worrisome. Guterres said this at a debate on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York, organised by the Security Council,...
The Ekiti Government has threatened to sanction filling stations that reject Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions owing to the current cash scarcity in the country. The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Omotayo Adeola, gave the warning at a meeting with the State Petroleum Task...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to celebrated writer, producer and director, Olorogun Peter Igho, on his 75th birthday, joining the entertainment industry to rejoice with the multiple award-winning and highly talented broadcaster, whose impact remains legendary. The president’s congratulatory message is contained...
EDUCATION AND ASUU STRIKE Schooling in Nigeria could be very frustrating with the incessant strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which kept students at home, with many spending extra years to complete their academic programmes. According to a report that documented the issue, since Nigeria’s return...
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 151 stranded Nigerians from Benghazi, Libya as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation in Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affiares en titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, made this known in a statement...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Kalu revealed that he officially informed the president of his intention to run for the position of...
Labour Party on Tuesday reduced its nomination fees for the off-circle governorship elections in Bayelsa ,Kogi and Imo states from N25million to N15million . Mr Julius Abure, National Chairman of LP, made this known while addressing newsmen after a meeting with its elected Senators and House of Representatives members...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Worried by the overturn of moral and values in the society, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has engaged stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja in a bid to finding solution to the numerous vices. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, while...
Repentant Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday in Maiduguri dismissed Reuters news agency’s reports of rights abuses by the military in the northeast. Reuters had reported in a three-part series that troops of “Operation Hadin Kai’’ in the northeast conducted illegal abortions on 10,000 women and massacred children of insurgents....
Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, have rescued an abducted 10-year-old at Enugu-Ezike community on Monday. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated in Enugu on Tuesday that the minor was rescued at about 11 p.m. He explained that the abductors abandoned their victim in the community as...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has paraded two sisters and the spouse of one of them before newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday for being in possession of six kilograms of Indian hemp. The narcotics agency’s commander in Katsina State, Mr Mohammed Bashir, told newsmen that one of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one day capacity building workshop on how to enhance civil-police relations, operational standards as well as code of conduct and laws for officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, Borno State Command. Speaking at...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday extended the ultimatum issued to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make naira available in commercial banks by two weeks. The two organisations had earlier threatened in a one-week ultimatum to picket all branches of the...