2023 Gubernatorial/HoA Elections : Police ban use of pets, dogs, others at polling units

Ahead of the Saturday’s gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections across the country, the Nigeria Police has banned the use of dogs and other pets at polling units. According to report from police source, the law enforcement agency described the act as criminal and condemnable, stressing that  it  deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs...

Edo: ASUU debunks rumour about resolving salary crisis at Ambrose Alli Universit

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), chapter of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, has debunked rumour that the salary crisis in the Edo State-owned University has been resolved. Dr. Cyril Onogbosele and Dr. William Odion, chairman and acting secretary, respectively of the University’s chapter of ASUU in a statement they jointly signed on Tuesday stated that the claim was contrary to the wide-spread speculation in the social media, which indicated that the Edo State Government...

JAMB trains 2,000 proctors, reviews guidelines for examination officials in 2023 UTME

In line with its effort to improve examination  standards, and as part of measures towards ensuring a seamless 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has trained over 2,000 proctors nationwide. The Board also used the opportunity of the training to review the guidelines for its proctors and other examination officials. JAMB in its weekly bulletin explained that the training, held virtually on Saturday, 4th March, 2023, was done...

Delta Govt. approves new retirement age for teachers

The Delta Government has announced an  approval of  a new retirement age for teachers in the public service across the state. Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Commissioner for Information stated this after an Executive Council  (exco) meeting presided by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa,  stressing that the executive council gave the approval to enable the teachers and the tertiary institutions workers contribute more to nation-building. He noted that teachers in public schools would now retire at the attainment...

APC/PCC asks Atiku, to stick to his decision to seek redress in court

Following protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has asked the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar to stick to his decision to seek redress in court and avoid constituting obstacle to road users in the guise of pursuing a stolen mandate. It would be recalled that leaders of the PDP had on Monday marched...

IGP discloses arrests of 203 electoral offenders, linked to  presidential, NASS elections

Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)  has reported that about 203 offenders linked to various electoral offences and sundry crimes have been arrested during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. He made this known when he met with Strategic Police Managers comprising of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police and members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police, and heads of tactical investigative and operational units of the Force at...

Edo: 500 indigent persons to benefit from NAS free medical care

Indigent persons numbering 500, are to benefit from its free health care services in Edo State, courtesy of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), popularly called Pyrates Confraternity, with over 250 beneficiaries in the first phase. Mr Dirisu Odion, the Edo North branch Capoon Hybrid Deck, who disclosed this on Monday during the flag-off of the association’s medical mission in Ososo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo state  said, the programme, tagged “NAS Medical...

Address challenges of March 11 election ahead of exercise, U.S. ambassador tells INEC

Mary Beth Leonard, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address challenges that can be resolved of the March 11 gubernatorial election and House of assembly elections before the exercise. She urged the electoral umpire to also undertake a broader review of the problems that transpired during the last presidential and National Assembly elections and find ways to fix them. The remarks came through a statement, titled:...

Nigeria tasks  UN, IMF, world bank on reforms to achieve sustainable development goals

Nigeria has tasked the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on reforms to achieve sustainable development goals Geoffrey Onyeama , the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the remark while speaking at the 1st Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, underscored the need to reform the UN along the line of its three pillars – Peace and Security, Development and Human Rights. Onyeama said that...

House of Assembly Election: Soludo canvasses for votes for APGA candidates

Prof. Charles Soludo, Anambra State governor has called on Anambra people  to vote for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidates in the Saturday, March 11, 2023 State Assembly poll. Governor Soludo who is also the National Leader of APGA said that voting APGA candidates in the election would make for a peaceful State Assembly that would work in harmony with him to develop the state. Speaking  through  his Press  Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo said,...

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