Professor Chris Piwuna from UNIJOS becomes ASUU’s New President

Professor Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, and current Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, Plateau State, has emerged as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Professor Piwuna defeated his opponent, Professor Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, thereby succeeding Professor Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. Piwuna assumes office...

Southeast Development Commission Refutes Allegations of Borrowing N25 Billion

The Southeast Development Commission, SEDC, has refuted allegations that it borrowed twenty-five billion Naira from a commercial bank without due process and statutory approvals. The loan, which was reported to have been borrowed in secret, was said to have an outrageous interest rate.  Reacting to this report, SEDC dismissed it as false in entirety. In a statement signed by the Commission’s management, the allegations were dismissed as false and misleading. “This claim is entirely false,...

National Sports Festival: Makinde Restates Commitment To Sports, Receives Torch Of Unity

Governor Seyi Makinde has restated the commitment of his administration’s commitment to sports development at all levels through the provision of adequate infrastructure, training facilities, and a conducive environment in the state. The governor stated this on Tuesday while receiving the Torch of Unity, which signals the commencement of the Ogun 2025 National Sports Festival, tagged “Gateway 2025. Makinde, who was represented by his deputy, Barr. Bayo Lawal, received the representative of the National Sports...

Uzu Okagbue Decries Denigration of Traditional Institution by Governor Soludo

The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Uzu Okagbue, has accused the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, of attempts to denigrate the traditional and cultural relevance of the Obi of Onitsha stool. Okagbue, who observed that there has been a pattern in which an overwhelming interest of Soludo’s government in yielding to petty political demands, has taken the path of dishonor of our traditional and cultural institution, which Obi of...

12 Suspected Terrorists Arrested In Kwara

At least 12 persons have been arrested in connection with acts of terrorism in Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, made this known after a recent visit to the camps in the Kaiama and Baruten local government areas of Kwara State. The suspects, according to the Nigerian Army, are members of a breakaway group of the Boko Haram insurgents known as Mahmuda. The terrorists are said to have...

NEMA Distributes Building Materials, Funds To 280 Displaced Persons In Kebbi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed building materials and funds to no fewer than 280 persons who lost their houses in Kamfani Village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, who flagged off the disbursement of relief items and cash to affected victims, said the day marked another historic occasion. The state government and NEMA presented building materials worth millions of naira as well as cash...

Turji’s Fresh Threat Forces Residents To Flee

Residents of Bafarawa in Isa local government area of Sokoto State have deserted the area as a result of fresh threats from notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. Other villages facing an uncertain future amid escalating insecurity due the threats include Surudubu, Gebe, Tsullawa, and Garin Fadama. The bandit kingpin, according to local sources, issued an ultimatum to neighbouring communities of Kamara, Arume, and Kagara, warning them to vacate their villages by 4p.m. on Sunday or...

ASUU Gets New Voice as Piwuna Succeeds Osodeke as President

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the emergence of Comrade Professor Christopher Goson Piwuna as its new National President. The development follows the expiration of the tenure of Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, who previously held the position. Professor Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State, was declared the new president during the union’s National Delegates Conference held in the early hours of Monday. His emergence comes at...

Troops Raid Kanji Lake, Arrest 12 Over Banditry in Kwara, Niger

At least 12 suspected members of the notorious Mahmuda group, known for terrorising border communities around the Kanji Lake National Park, have been arrested by the Nigerian Army. The arrests followed a series of coordinated military raids under a counter-insurgency operation code-named “Park Strike Four,” launched to flush out criminal elements hiding in the forest reserve that spans Kwara and Niger States. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, disclosed the...

Air Peace Evacuates 78 Trafficked Nigerian Women from Côte d’Ivoire

After months of fear, isolation, and broken promises, 78 Nigerian women who were trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire finally returned to Lagos following a free rescue flight by Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace. The special flight, which landed in Lagos at 10:46 p.m. on Sunday, marked the end of a painful chapter and the beginning of a new life for the women, many of whom had been trapped in exploitative conditions. Air Peace deployed one of...

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