The Federal government on Monday urged the National Industrial Court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike. Joined as a claimant in the matter is the Minster of Education, with the President of ASUU as sole defendant. The matter which...
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The Kogi Government has conducted a mass burial for 130 unclaimed corpses deposited at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) mortuary, Lokoja. Mrs Elizabeth Arokoyo, the General Manager, Kogi Sanitation and Waste Management Board made this known while fielding questions from newsmen on Sunday. Arokoyo, represented by the Acting Secretary...
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo said any time the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria met, the nation waited in fidgeted breaths “because their resolutions were widely circulated, very logical, rational and audacious.” Sen Uzodinma said this at the official opening ceremony of the second 2022 plenary of Catholic Bishops Conference...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun Area Command, has warned youths to stay clear of illegal activities, to avoid the wrath of the law. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Hameed Oloyode, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Idiroko, Ogun, on Monday....
By Lekan Agboola, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has pledged that his in-coming administration will be fair to all Unilorites in its dealings and be just in all circumstances. A press statement released at the weekend by the University’s Director of...
The Al-Qaeda terrorist network on Sunday released a book written by a senior member including a detailed timeline leading up to the attacks on several U.S. airliners on Sept. 11, 2001 which left nearly 3,000 people dead in three locations. Marking the 21st anniversary of the attacks, the book...
Scottish mourners paid tribute to Britain’s queen Elizabeth II by lining the route of her coffin procession in their thousands as she left Balmoral for the last time. Silent, sombre, and respectful, well-wishers gathered beside country roads, bridges and in village and city centres to say goodbye to the...
Flooding caused by the collapse of a mine dam wall in South Africa’s Free State province swept away houses and cars on Sunday, the provincial government said. The flooding killed one person and injured 40 others who have been taken to hospital for treatment. The provincial government said emergency...
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s position in the preservation of cultural ethos and traditional institution in Nigeria. Oba Ewuare made the commendation during a private meeting with the Ooni of Ife, His imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ọjájá...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday cautioned against unguarded utterances about the arrest and investigation of the Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu. DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, stated in Abuja that the warning became necessary following overzealous comments by some sections of the public on issues...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Nigeria Police attached to the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (I-G-STFPIB) have raided illegal petroleum refining site in Edo. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Sunday in...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted morning thunderstorms over the northern parts, especially over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Taraba, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Adamawa states. According to...
Dangote Group on Sunday said the company’s drivers’ patrol team has made several arrests of its errant drivers that engaged in illegal activities and handed them over to relevant authorities for prosecution. The company made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer,...
The Presidential candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Adewole Adebayo, says funding of tertiary education in Nigeria should be put under the Tertiary Education Fund (Tetfund) and not government. Adebayo made the assertions on Sunday shortly after the inauguration of the party’s South-West Zonal Office in Ibadan. The...
The Federal Government says it will meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication on Monday over prolong strike. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said this on Sunday in Abuja in a letter addressed...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste – The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons in a canoe mishap that occurred in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, said the canoe, conveying...
Police in Anambra have confirmed Sunday night’s attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South Senatorial District by unidentified gunmen. The incident which took place in Enugwu Ukwu community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, claimed the lives of some persons in the convoy, while Ubah narrowly escaped...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle some of the criminal activities bedeviling the telecom industry, such as telecom equipment vandalism and fraudulent registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards among others. Executive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – About 98 abducted Chibok schoolgirls out of the 276 schoolgirls that were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014 are said to be still in captivity of Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest. Head of Military Intelligence Unit Joint Task Force (JTF)...