The Usmanu Danfidiyo University Sokoto chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Chris Ngige, of failing to inform Nigerians about the state of ASUU and the Federal Government crisis. In a press conference held today Sunday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists secretariat Zuru road Sokoto, the Union described …
In the Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu State’s Mgbuji Eha-Amufu Community, gunmen posing as herdsmen are thought to be Islamic terrorists who have abducted over 15 locals. On Monday morning, the neighbourhood was invaded, and locals were kidnapped. In Mgbuji town, it was reported that the kidnapping happened around 7 am along Mgbuji-Agu Road close to the railroad crossing. …
The African Youth Assembly has condemned the assassination of 23 Africans near the Moroccan-Spanish border. It issued the condemnation in Jos, the Plateau State capital, through the Speaker of the Assembly in the West African Region, Comrade Matthew Naankin. The people were killed on June 24th while attempting to cross the Melilla chain link fence, according to reports. He condemned …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership has yet to congratulate Osun governor-elect Ademola Oyetola. In a closely fought battle, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer defeated Governor Gboyega Oyetola. In the poll of 3,763 units, the former Senator won 17 of the 30 local government areas. Adeleke received 403,371 votes, while Oyetola received 375,027 votes. The ruling APC has …
Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan, Oyo State’s Deputy Governor, has been impeached. On Monday, the state House of Assembly impeached Olaniyan. Legislators impeached the deputy governor around 11:30 a.m. The Peoples Democratic Party controls the House of Assembly (PDP). During the plenary on Monday, lawmakers announced that they had impeached the deputy governor based on the recommendation of the investigation panel. …
At least three people were killed and two others were injured in an Indiana mall in the United States of America on Sunday evening after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and was shot and killed by an armed civilian. According to the Associated Press, Greenwood Park Mall Chief Jim Ison stated that the man …
A police officer and three others were confirmed dead in a flood that injured several people and washed away at least 12 communities in Yobe State’s Gulani Local Government Area. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred within 24 hours of a heavy downpour. “With shock, the Yobe State …
The Zamfara State government, led by Governor Bello Matawalle, has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa, for bestowing a chieftaincy title on a popular notorious bandit leader, Ada Aleru. According to reports, the emirate decided to give Aleru a traditional title in order to achieve long-term peace in the crisis-torn Tsafe and Yandoton Daji emirates, as well …
Dr. Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue State, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, governor-elect of Osun State, on his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. He congratulated Senator Adeleke on his victory, saying “the people have spoken.” In a message of congratulations to Adeleke, Governor Ortom also praised the people of Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the media, civil …
Engr Kingsley Okorafor, a senior official with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been kidnapped near his home in Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in Imo State. According to reports, the dare-devil armed men kidnapped him in the early hours of Saturday morning, about three kilometres away from a military checkpoint in the area. The latest development has already been …
Kano State police have intercepted 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected of being Indian hemp. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesman, confirmed this in a press statement. He stated that the arrest was made in response to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police, ordering a heightened patrol to combat crime in the state. Kiyawa explained that while on …
Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, has named the presidential candidate he will support in 2023. Kanu-Uche has stated that he will only back a presidential candidate who does not engage in vote-buying. The Prelate made the announcement on Friday at the graduation ceremony of 160 church members from the Enugu diocese who were trained in various …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the All Progressives Congress (APCdecision )’s to run a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket will destabilise Nigeria. According to reports, the warning was contained in a classified report recently sent to President Buhari by the agency. “To put it simply, we believe the alliance will destabilise Nigeria and embolden …
Following the attack on its staff in the area, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Enugu State’s Igboeze North Local Government Area. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, stated this in a statement made in Abuja on Thursday. The Community Primary …
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, urged Osun voters on Thursday to be on the lookout for vote fraud by the APC, the state’s current government, during the state’s governorship election on Saturday. In Osun, Mr. Abubakar, the PDP’s governorship candidate for the July 16 election, was canvassing votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke, the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 …
Michake Ogbar was found guilty of defiling and raping his three daughters, who were then aged 10, 20, and 24, by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Court on Thursday. He was given a life sentence. According to Justice Abiola Soladoye, Mr. Ogbar’s charges of defilement and rape were proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the prosecution. The prosecution …
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has characterised the race for governor of Kaduna state in the 2023 election as a do-or-die contest. Alhaji Ibrahim Wosono, the state secretary, made this statement to Coalition of Southern Kaduna Young Persons participants who were honouring Isa Ashiru, the party’s flagbearer for the governorship, during Sallah. “We are prepared and determined to defend our …
During a kidnapping operation at Boto, a village in the Tafawa Balewa LGA of the State, the Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Mua’zu Danladi, a 25-year-old man. According to reports, the village is where Ahmed Adamu Muazu, a former state governor, is from. The Command has also confirmed that three people were taken during the …
On Thursday, three men were each given a 10-month prison term for marijuana possession by a Dei-dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja. All three of the convicted inmates—Mallanta Lawal, Lawal Mohammed, and Sani Lawali—have no fixed addresses and all three entered guilty pleas while pleading with the judge to be forgiving. Lawal, Mohammed, and Lawali were sentenced based on …
Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, a troubled Nollywood actor, was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor by an Ikeja Special Offenses Court. Since Baba Ijesha’s arrest and arraignment in June 2021, the rape trial has lasted more than a year. Baba Ijesha has been embroiled in a messy rape trial since April 22, 2022 for allegedly …
