The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African sub-region. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this at a One-Day Workshop on ‘Emerging Areas of Students Needs in Beneficiary Institutions’, organised...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has debunked a media report claiming that he is planning to decamp from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the intention of running for the office...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on May 23 arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Garki, on fresh eight-count charge. They were slated to be arraigned before Justice Suleman Belgore, but the...
The Speaker of Niger State House of Assembly, Mr Abdulmalik Sarkin-daji, has denied forcing 100 orphaned girls into marriage as part of his constituency project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, had petitioned the Inspector General of Police...
A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has backed calls for the creation of state police to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday, Utomi said the creation of sub-national police would improve security in the country significantly. According to...
Additional six kidnapped students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi, have been rescued unhurt. This increased to 20, the number of students of the university already rescued by a combined team of security operatives and local hunters. The state Commissioner for Information,...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested two suspects for alleged “one-chance” robbery operations in the state. “One-chance” refers to a robbery operation were armed robbers use disguised commercial vehicles to pick unsuspecting passengers and dispossess them of their valuables while in transit. The Police Public Relations...
By ABIEMWENSE MORU – News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Improper waste disposal causes many health and environmental challenges. Some of the health challenges are increased bacterial infections, throat and nose inflammation, asthma, allergies, difficulties in breathing, and a reduced immunity. Environmentally, it causes blockage of water channels and drainages,...
The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, has said the NAF will n the next two years, become the third largest air force in Africa. Gabkwet said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at a news conference to commence the NAF’s 60th Anniversary...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Organized private sector, the Africa Plus Partners in partnership with Akwa Ibom State University, are set to launch the construction of a 1,600 capacity student hostel through the support of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The launch, according to the Executive Secretary of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has urged intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to pray for peace, unity and the success of the present administration in the state and the country at large. Governor Sule, made the call on Tuesday, in his farewell message...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Chairman in Ekiti, Mr Ade Ayeni, has said the state would soon become the gateway for the party in the Southwest. Ayeni said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti. He said...
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, remanded a 58-year old man, Joseph Gamor in Awarjigoh Correctional centre for allegedly defiling his 13-year old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya refused to take his plea. Adekomaiya ordered the defendant to be remanded until July 29, pending legal...
Popular Nollywood actress, Evanny Patrick, has made the list of Africa’s 2024 under 40 award recipients. The Executive Chairman of Amity Global Network, Alex Nwankwo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the event is organised...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – There is serious controversy and tension between the people of Egba and Ologba communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State which in the recent time bothered majorly on the murder of a youth from Egba community. The two communities have...
Security operatives have arrested an unidentified man with explosives inside the premises of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) bank located in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South in Plateau State. The man was with belts packed with what appeared to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). In a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was to arraign ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, before Justice Suleman Belgore of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on fresh charge was stalled due to absence of the suspects. Sirika and two others were supposed to be arraigned...
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought for a court injunction to stop the Speaker of the Niger State Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from marrying off 100 orphaned girls. It will be recalled that the speaker recently announced his...
No fewer than 14 people died, while 75 were injured when a huge advertisement billboard fell on them in India. It fell amid a heavy storm accompanied by rains in the southwestern state of Maharashtra. The incident happened in the Ghatkopar area of the country’s financial capital of...
Award winning Journalist, David Hundeyin, sits with host of the viral show #WithChude, to discuss his style of journalism, the stories he broke, his books, his decision to step away from his brand, and why he left Nigeria. “Those who know me in person are always amused by...