By OLA MODUPE , Ibadan – Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced one Olayiwola Oguntade to prison for fraud. Oguntade, a former staff member of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of...
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Industrial action that may cripple academic activities in the nation’s public universities is imminent following a plot allegedly hatched by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) in cahoots with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to frustrate the release of about N300 billion University...
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the...
The Senate has expressed concern over consistent failure of some critical revenue generating agencies to respond to expenditure queries raised by Office of Auditor-General for the Federation, (OAGF). It also vowed to report and recommend sack of the chief executives of such agencies to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for...
Anambra State Police Command has detained one Obinna Anene, the alleged principal suspect in the reported killing of a 74-year-old woman in Abagana Community in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made...
The death toll from the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23 as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to extend their electoral monitoring efforts to party primaries, particularly focusing on the growing issue of political aspirants buying delegates. The appeal was made by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Uwokwu Movement for Abba Moro (UMA) has congratulated the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Abba Moro on signing into law on Tuesday by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and Federal College...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for peace and patience among residents of Rimin Zakara town, following the recent unrest over a land dispute between the community and Bayero University Kano (BUK). Sanusi made the call on Tuesday during a symphathy visit to the community upon...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu led administration are working and have started bearing fruits. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Tuesday. “The government of...
The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa in the 2023 election, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, on Tuesday in Yenagoa formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eradiri said President Bola Tinubu is behind all the projects in his Agudama/Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the 2025 budget will be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent as soon as it is passed into law. Akpabio, who gave the assurance at plenary on Tuesday, emphasised the senate’s commitment to ensuring a seamless budgetary process. He commended...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has appointed Assistant Comptroller of Immigration (ACI) Akinsola Akinlabi as the new Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO). This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Principal Staff Officer to the NIS CG, Mr Adedotun Aridegbe, on Tuesday...
President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion for the reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam in Borno. The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, confirmed this during a briefing with State House correspondents following the second FEC meeting of the year on Tuesday. Utsev, also the chairman...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adavi Local Government Area has restated its unwavering support for the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and the party’s leadership in Kogi State. This assurance was given by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Honourable...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum CBT Centre 2 in Yobe State and the CBT Centre, Otukpo, Benue State, for a period of 14 days, effective Tuesday, February 4. The Board said the suspension...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State First Lady, Dr. Falmata Zulum, on behalf of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially launched the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme, tagged: “Recapitalization Grants”, for 5,000 women petty traders affected by flood disaster in Maiduguri city. The event was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The leader of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), Professor Diana Metlen, highlighted the organization’s achievements in Maiduguri during a press briefing at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center. Metlen emphasized ACRC’s commitment to improving urban living conditions through systematic land management...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Mohammed Abdu Kyari as Commissioner at the Borno State Local Government Service Commission. In an executive communication to the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, Governor Zulum...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has sworn in five newly appointed commissioners and inaugurated the Governing Councils of key tertiary institutions in Plateau State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to effective governance, accountability, and development. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Victoria Gowon Hall,...