The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has declared indefinite strike beginning from Feb. 18, over unresolved welfare concerns. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu and Secretary, Dr Peter Waziri, and made available to the...
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The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has said the authority has begun replacing security equipment and introducing explosive detection devices. Kuku made the disclosure during a tour of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, with the Chairman of FAAN Board...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubar has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for donating six operational gunboats to the police command in the state. Fubara made the commendation while inaugurating the gunboats at the Marine Police Division, Abonnema wharf, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Represented by the Secretary to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled its governorship primary ahead of the Nov. 8 general elections in Anambra for April 5. Chairman of party in the state, Mr Chidi Chidebe, disclosed this in a timetable made available to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday. The timetable said congress to...
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the delay by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting by-elections into the vacant seats in the legislature. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jafaru Leko (APC-Bauchi)...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a 30 per cent reduction in fares for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at the inauguration of the newly constructed Abule-Egba Bus Terminal, a key infrastructure project aimed at improving public transport in the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed deep sadness over the death of a prominent Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark Clark, describing him as a bridge-builder and patriot. Jonathan stated this in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Eze Ikechukwu in Abuja on Tuesday. He also described the late...
The Nigerian Army has established a General Court Martial (GCM) for the trial of five officers and 20 soldiers within the jurisdiction of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu. The offences of the accused army personnel included murder, defilement, manslaughter, extortion and assault on civilians. Inaugurating...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pegged nomination and expression of interest forms for the Anambra governorship election at N40 million. This is contained in a letter by Mr Umar Bature, the PDP National Organising Secretary to the party’s Chairman in Anambra, Mr Chidi Chidebe. The letter was titled:...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, has directed the party’s local government chairmen and councillors to vacate their council secretariats. The directive was issued in a statement by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, on Tuesday in Osogbo. Tajudeen said...
Humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened, with reports of serious human rights violations, including summary executions of children and widespread sexual violence. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday confirmed that Rwanda-backed M23 fighters killed three children in Bukavu, South Kivu, which...
Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, said his administration inherited a 13 years backlog of unsettled insurance claims for families of deceased police officers. Egbetokun said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the Police Insurance Claims Management Portal and presentation of cheques to next-of-kin and beneficiaries...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ododo, has congratulated the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her well-deserved election to the Steering Committee of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). In...
Every year-end, The Top10 , a frontline Nigerian profiling magazine, celebrates organizations, men and women of excellence – the best of the best in their chosen endeavours. The publication did it again, for the nineth time, on Saturday, February 8, when it staged the 2024 Man of the Year...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State House of Assembly on Tuesday recommended the removal of the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, from office over alleged gross misconduct, and abuse of office. This is to pave the way for the National Judicial Commission (NJC), to...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia is committed to the security of lives and property of the Benue people and would also ensure the return of the all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes. Addressing some journalists under the auspices of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has lamented the passing of two elder statesmen and respected figures in Nigerian history, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark, describing it as huge losses to the country. A statement by the...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said about 789 ex-Boko Haram terrorist combatants, are presently undergoing De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) programme under the Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) initiative. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, AVM Sayo Olatunde, made this known...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was willing to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Russian media reported this on Tuesday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Peskov said Putin has repeatedly expressed his willingness to hold such talks but has raised doubts...