Following the declaration of the seat of the Member representing Michika constituency, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas last week vacant for his defection from PDP to APC, the member has headed to court to seek justice. Hon. Kwada in a suit number HC/ADSY/73/2022, had joined the State Assembly, its Speaker, Commissioner Ministry of Finance, Accountant-General of the State, PDP, and INEC as 1,2,3,4,5 and 6th defendants....
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at the 102nd meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) has reached a decision to extend by another 30 days, the ultimatum given to the federal government to address their outstanding issues. The Chairman of the Kaduna Polytechnic chapter, Mohammed Mohammed, who revealed this at a press conference on Thursday, said failure to do this, the union might be forced to resume its suspended industrial action. Mohammed...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a socio-cultural group, “The Peoples Platform” has urged the electorate in Kwara State to be wary of deceptive politicians. Joel Afolayan, spokesman of the group, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin, the capital of the State alleged that some politicians were desperately luring voters across the State with emergency empowerment programmes and fake promises. The Group urged the electorate to change the narratives...
IBADAN — The organized students union body on Wednesday had protested at the main gate of the University of Ibadan (UI) against the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) The security operatives were strategically positioned at the main gate of the University to forestall the breakdown of law and order as protesters moved around with placards, calling for an end to the face-off between the Federal Government and...
MAIDUGURI — The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Tuesday has expressed UN commitment to continue to support measures to ameliorate the suffering victims of Boko Haram. During the visit to Maiduguri, Borno state Gutteres said the UN will continue to support the rehabilitation centre for victims of Boko Haram and an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri. The UN Secretary-General, who showed concern over the plight of the affected persons, said Boko Haram insurgents...
MINNA — Authorities in Niger State said the Joint Security team has neutralized no fewer than 10 terrorists and rescued 14 persons at Kawo, Uregi villages in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner, Ministry for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Internal Security, Emmanuel Bagna Umar in Minna confirmed this said incident occurred on Monday at about 5 pm during the Sallah festivities in the area. He explained that the terrorists and...
President of the European Commission (EU) Ursula von der Leyen says the body has proposed a ban on Russian oil, amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Recall that the war between Russia and Ukraine began in February this year, and as of today, many casualties have since been recorded as a result of the war. She disclosed this in a tweet via her Twitter handle on Thursday morning. “Finally, we now propose a...
The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Alhaji Yabagi Sani has called on stakeholders in electoral process not to heat up the polity as the country prepares for another general election next year. The Chairman in a statement also calls on political parties to put the interest of the nation above personal interest in the conduct of political activities leading to the 2023 general election. It also calls on Independent National Electoral Commission; INEC...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out a preferred candidate for the 2023 Presidential election. President Buhari who spoke while fielding questions from journalists after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Abuja said he has no favourite candidate for the 2023 Presidential election. Buhari said he has no special candidate to replace him next year, and promised to hand over power to whoever Nigerians elect as his successor in 2023. The President said the one...
The Nigeria Police has warned that anybody caught sleeping animals would be punished as enshrined in the Criminal code Act 1990 which states that it’s an offence for anyone to have carnal knowledge of an animal. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi was reacting to the alarming trend on social media of unpleasant videos of ladies having sexual intercourse with dogs for money. According to some reports, the ladies travel to Dubai, Lekki area of...
