The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) has expressed concerns over delay in the payment of salaries of its members since the migration to the Government Integrated Financial and Management Information System(GIFMIS), platform. This is contained in a letter by Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President, SSANU, and addressed to...
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Nigeria booked their place in the quarter-finals of the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Kenya at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Wednesday. The result, coupled with Morocco’s 3-1 win over Tunisia in the simultaneous Group B fixture, means Nigeria...
A group of students under the auspices of Concerned Kaduna State Students, says the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU), is unnecessary. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna by the group’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Yunus Haruna, the students...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has officially unveiled the signage for the Benue State Sports Marketing and Lottery Board (BSMLB) as part of its deliberate measures to generate resources. Performing the ceremony the Benue State Commissioner of Sports, Youths Development and Creativity Terkimbi Ikyange, who...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the recent attacks and killings in some communities in Benue State, the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Arch. Bishop Daniel Okoh has donated relief materials for the victims of the attacks in the state to cushion the effect of...
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, has said that the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji has been on the run as a result of sustained offensives by the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in recent time. Badaru stated this during a Ministerial Briefing on the activities of...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Kallamu, a bandit leader, and an accomplice of the notorious Bello Turji, alongside his members have sacked no fewer than over 20 villages in Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas of Sokoto East Senatorial district, eyewitness confirmed. The incident which happened within the...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, played some of the Biafra Radio broadcast and videos made by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in open court to establish the allegation of terrorism preferred against him. The broadcast and video documents, which were marked as exhibits,...
Star-studded intriguing Nollyood film “My Mother is a Witch”, is set for premiere in cinemas on May 23, its producers have said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Anthill Studios, co-producer of the film, has released the trailer of the blockbuster on its Instagram page. The highly...
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday granted an order stopping the conduct of the Local Government and State Congresses of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Justice E.B. Omotoso gave the order while ruling on a motion on...
The Police Command in Edo has rescued 37 kidnapped victims, including the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Esan West Local Government Area, in series of daring operations across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, disclosed this in Benin on Wednesday during a press...
Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, has said the Nigerian troops have eliminated a total of 13,541 terrorists and apprehend 17,469 criminals across the country between May 2023 and February 2025. Badaru disclosed this during a ministerial briefing on the activities of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says more troops and military hardware are being deployed to Yobe to tackle the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency. Oluyede stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov Mai Mala Buni in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said the...
General Overseer (GO) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A. Adeboye, has assured Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau of the Church’s support. Adeboye gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led the leadership of RCCG and top Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) members on a...
Some APC chairmanship aspirants in the upcoming Lagos State local government election have backed the use of consensus in selecting the party’s candidates. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party has fixed its chairmanship primary election for Saturday at the Lagos APC Secretariat. Party leaders on...
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has dismissed insinuations that terrorist groups wield superior fire power over the country’s armed forces. Badaru during a ministerial briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the Nigerian military possessed far superior weapons and technology than any terrorist group. He also refuted remarks...
A former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to tender all the statements he made in their office. Idris in his evidence in the trial-within-trial ordered by the court following the objection...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has inaugurated a 26-man committee to reduce prostitution, political thuggery, illegal structure used for sale of alcohol, jungles and other places of criminal activities in the state. While inaugurating the committee members at the Government House Council Chamber Maiduguri,...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has vowed to deal with institutions that go contrary to the terms and conditions surrounding the student loan funds paid to it. The Managing Director, NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer, said this in Abuja on Wednesday, at the day-three stakeholders meeting and engagement with Heads...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday adjourned the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Ali Bello and co-defendant, Dauda Sulaiman, until May 23. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after taking the testimonies of two prosecution witnesses, identified as bank...