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Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
25 mins ago
The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024.
26 mins ago
Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has criticised and condemned, in strong terms, the killing of soldiers on a peace mission to Okuoma, an Urhobo community in Ughelli South Council of Delta State.
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Students of University of Calabar (UNICAL), yesterday, resisted an attempt by striking Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to stop examinations from taking place.
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Ondo South Youths Forum (OSYF) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to shelve his ambition to contest for the governorship seat in the interest of the Southern Senatorial District .
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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has adjourned a suit filed by civil society organisations in the state against the embattled 25 members of the state House of Assembly to April 26 for hearing.
28 mins ago
Former Governor of Rivers State and Pro-Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Peter Odili, has said the institution is determined to produce professionals in healthcare.
40 mins ago
Justice Sika Aprioku of Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday, convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging or injecting them with lethal substances until they are confirmed dead for murder and kidnapping.
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Members of #Prayer & Support 4 the Nigerian Armed Forces & other security agencies, yesterday, condemned the gruesome killing and mutilation of the bodies of some officers and men of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission at Okuama community in Bomadi Local Council of Delta State.
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Commercial tricycles and Okada riders under the aegis of Arewa union in Asaba, Delta State, yesterday, protested against the alleged killing of two Okada riders on Sunday.
41 mins ago
The Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) yesterday, said contrary to recent negative media reports regarding the company and some members of its staff relating to ‘ghost workers’, it has been vindicated by investigation.
41 mins ago
A former administrative officer of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Akpa Emeka is in need of N30 million to undergo a kidney transplant to save his life.
42 mins ago
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, yesterday convicted and sentenced a man, Adamu Francis to 35 years imprisonment for armed robbery. The judge convicted Francis after he was found guilty on a three-count charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The state had arraigned him on charges bordering on armed…
42 mins ago
Anambra chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, gave a 72-hour ultimatum for the immediate arrest, investigation and prosecution of Cpl. Ifeanyi Okona and his collaborators, allegedly assaulted their colleague, Dr Ofodile Ekweogwu.
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Hundreds of residents whose property falls within 500 metre-radius of the Ibadan Circular Road (ICR) and marked for demolition, have staged a peaceful protest to call the attention of Governor Seyi Makinde, and by extension, that of President Bola Tinubu, to their plight, following the commencement of demolition in the area.
2 hours ago
The Nigeria Police high command has dimissed allegations of nepotism and ethnic sentiments by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
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Director General, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has condemned recent killing of 16 army personnel including a commanding officer and two majors, describing the act as one perpetuating violence instead of peace.
1 day ago
I am not too sure politicians would want to line up to the courts in 2027, particularly when you already feel cheated by the kind of judgments we were getting. If you cannot beat them, you must join them.
1 day ago
President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State. The President spoke while presenting the party's flag to the state gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa at the Presidential Villa,…