4 Dead, Others Injured As Anti-tout Operative Vehicle Rams Into Tipper In Anambra

About four operatives attached to the Anambra State Special Anti-Tout Squad have been feared dead and others injured after their vehicle rammed into a tipper fully loaded with sand. The accident, involved three vehicles, including a private Toyota Hummer bus with registration number UWN763XA, a government-owned Toyota Hummer bus without a registration number, and a Mercedes Benz tipper. It occured along the Onitsha-Owerri Road axis of Oba, near New Road Junction in Idemili South Local...

United Kingdom Appoints Trade Envoy To Nigeria

A British-Nigerian politician, Florence Eshalomi has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy to Nigeria. The appointment makes Eshalomi the second Nigerian to hold the position. The 44-year-old Eshalomi, an MP representing the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green constituency, holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political and International Studies, with Law from Middlesex University. UK’s Business and Trade Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, who announced the appointment in a statement, said the decision was aimed at...

Kaduna Closes United Nigerian Textiles Ltd Over N1.2bn Unpaid Revenue

The United Nigerian Textiles Limited, UNTL has owed Kaduna State Government substantial revenue totaling N1.2 billion. Following the failure of the company to offset the liabilities, the Kaduna State government has sealed the company. Aisha Ahmed, the Executive Board Secretary of Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS stated this in Kaduna during an enforcement operation, said intelligence information revealed that the company planned to relocate from Kaduna, adding that the company must pay what it...

Clinical Staff To Cripple Services At OAUTHC Over Unpaid Salaries

Clinical staff at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTHC, in Ile-Ife, Osun State has threatened to commence industrial action on February 3, 2025 over unpaid salaries. The strike is expected to impact medical services at OAUTHC, potentially disrupting healthcare delivery in the region. In a statement jointly signed by its chairman, Dr Olufemi Ogundipe, and the general secretary, Dr Tajudin Adetunji, MDCAN, said the decision follows a directive from the southwest zone of...

Hunter in Adamawa Exhumes Grave, Removes Head of His Stepfather for Ritual

A shocking incident occurred in Tappare Kona Uku of Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State when a 55-year-old hunter, Yusuf Garba, popularly known as Gana, was arrested for allegedly exhuming the corpse of his stepfather and severing his head for ritual purposes. The accused revealed that the son of the deceased pressured him into carrying out the gruesome act, demanding his father’s head for traditional rites a year after his burial. Garba admitted to...

Speaker Of House Of Reps Decries Commercialisation Of Education

…Seeks Equal Recognition of Polytechnic, University Degrees Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has condemned the growing commercialisation of education in Nigeria’s higher institutions. He warned that the practice has fueled unethical behaviors such as monetary and sexual exploitation in exchange for grades. The Speaker also criticised the prevailing notion that university degrees are superior to polytechnic diplomas, stressing that no nation can achieve technological advancement without prioritising technical and vocational education....

PDP Governors Set To Resolve Party’s Crisis – NEC to Meet March 18

In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), State Governors elected on the ticket of the party have waded into the issue with a call on the National Working Committee (NWC) to convoke a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to be held on March 18, 2025. The Forum rising from a meeting held at the Government House, Asaba, the Chairman and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, said,...

Ondo Gubernatorial Tribunal Begins Hearing on Election Petitions

…Parties will Present 149 Witnesses The governorship election petitions tribunal for Ondo State November 16, 2024 gubernatorial election on Friday began sitting in Akure, the state capital. Hon Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate through his attorney, Ishaka Dikko, filed petition against the declaration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election. Also Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) filed...

FG Lauds US Emergency Waiver for HIV Treatment in Nigeria

The Federal Government has commended the United States for approving an emergency humanitarian waiver that ensures people living with HIV in Nigeria and 54 other countries continue receiving treatment funded by the US government. The US State Department recently announced a 90-day pause on foreign assistance, including funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programmes, as part of an assessment of US foreign policy priorities. However, the waiver allows essential humanitarian aid,...

Ododo Hails Tinubu Over Visionary Leadership, Dedication To Human Development 

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi has hailed President Bola Tinubu over Visionary Leadership and dedication to human development. The Governor stated this during the groundbreaking ceremony of Prime LNG Plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, yesterday. . He said, “Allow me to first extend my heartfelt gratitude to our fathers, the leaders of our nation, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to human development have made this project a...

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