NBA to probe sexual assault allegation against suspended UNICAL dean, Ndifon

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaNBA to probe sexual assault allegation against suspended UNICAL dean, Ndifon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 20, 2023

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, says it will investigate the allegations of sexual assault against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar, UNICAL. The resolution of the NBA was disclosed in a statement by the association’s national publicity secretary, Akorede Lawal on Saturday. Lawal said the decision to investigate the professional misconduct was reached at the recent monthly meeting of the NBA’s national executive committee. The...

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Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inaugurated In UNN

EducationNewsNigeriaSolar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inaugurated In UNN

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 20, 2023

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in an effort to reduce the use of fossil fuel vehicles that pollute the environment and contribute to global warming on Friday inaugurated a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN). Speaking at the event, yesterday, the Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, said many countries are now moving away from fossil fuel vehicles to...

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Fidelity Bank launches first-of-its-kind International Trade and Creative Fair in Houston

BusinessNewsNigeriaFidelity Bank launches first-of-its-kind International Trade and Creative Fair in Houston

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2023

The world is coming to Houston, and it’s not for the Offshore Technology Conference! Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner (left), MD and CEO of the Fidelity Bank, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe.  Photo by Texas International Guardian The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is usually one of the major conferences that shake up the city with a convention of international business gurus. The OTC comprises a series of conferences and exhibitions hyping technologies relevant to developing offshore energy resources,...

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University Professor Suspended Over Harassment Of Female Students

EducationNewsNigeriaUniversity Professor Suspended Over Harassment Of Female Students

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 19, 2023

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the Dean of the Faculty of Law University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been suspended following allegations of violating the institution’s established laws and policies. In a letter, signed by the University Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, the suspension takes effect from Friday August 17, 2023. The suspension of Prof. Cyril Ndifon was as a result of the Vice Chancellor’s dissatisfaction response to a query issued to Prof. Ndifon by the University Management. The...

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Terrorists Kidnap 1,680 School Children In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorists Kidnap 1,680 School Children In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 19, 2023

The Save the Children has said no fewer than 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2014 when 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State were abducted by the terrorists. A new data analysis by the organization on Thursday said the attacks on schools have been reoccurring. Beside the abductions, the organization said between April 2014 and December 2022 there were 70 attacks on schools and over 180 school children were killed and nearly...

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Over 700 Retirees In Jigawa State Receive Terminal Entitlements

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOver 700 Retirees In Jigawa State Receive Terminal Entitlements

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 19, 2023

Over 746 retirees in Jigawa state are receiving their terminal benefits worth over two point twenty-four billion Naira. Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital. He lauded the beneficiaries for the maturity shown during the payment exercise, explained that over N1.7billion was paid as gratuity to six hundred and thirty eight state, local and local education authority...

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IOM Launches Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconciliation

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaIOM Launches Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconciliation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 19, 2023

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launch 18 month project on Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconciliation, in Katsina State that would be unfolded across the pilot Local Government Areas of Jibia, Batsari, Danmusa, and Kankara. At the launch in Katsina, Laurent De Boeck, IOM Chief of Mission in Nigeria appealed to communities in the conflict zones in North-west to prioritise dialogue as a means to achieve sustainable peace. “With the aim to mend longstanding divisions,...

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Anambra Govt Seals  Orphanage Home For Human Trafficking

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Govt Seals  Orphanage Home For Human Trafficking

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2023

The Anambra State Government has sealed Arrow Of God Community Children’s Home located at Nkwelle Ezunaka area of Oyi Local Government over sale of babies, illegal adoptions and human trafficking. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, Hon. Ifeyinwa Obinabo, who disclosed this at a crucial meeting with operators of orphanages in the state, said it was man’s inhumanity to man for a big home like the Arrow Of God Community Children’s Home...

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Speaker Enugu State House Of Assembly Sets Up 22 Standing Committees

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSpeaker Enugu State House Of Assembly Sets Up 22 Standing Committees

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 17, 2023

Accepting the report from the Ad hoc Committee set up to select members of the standing committees, the Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Ugwu on Thursday constituted 22 standing committees. In his speech after announcing the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of each of the standing committees, the Speaker said, “I wish to let you know that there are other members of the different committees; at least each member of this hallowed...

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Ministerial Nominees: Tinubu repeated what Buhari did – Mahdi Shehu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinisterial Nominees: Tinubu repeated what Buhari did – Mahdi Shehu

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 17, 2023

Mahdi Shehu, a political analyst has said that the ministerial nominees and portfolios of President Bola Tinubu is a repeat of what former President Muhammadu Buhari did, stressing that the insensitivity displayed by Buhari is repeated by Tinubu. In an interview on Wednesday, he said, “At Tinubu’s coming there were serious objections, serious exasperations. 14 million people said they didn’t like him.  There were so many questions surrounding him, around his education, his personality, etcetera....

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