Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again spoken up about the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a statement on Thursday, he ramped up his push for the Federal Government to take action to meet the demands of the striking lecturers and end...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed allegations that the party is ‘northernsed’ for zoning party and Board of Trustees chairmen to the same region. The PDP chairman, Iyorcha Ayu, hails from Benue State, while the BoT chairman, Walid Jibril, is from Nasarawa State. But...
The Governor of Osun State, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured the people of the State that they should not entertain any fear about tomorrow's election. According to him, adequate security is guaranteed for all law- abiding citizens as all security agencies have their operatives on ground to ensure there's no...
Says Gov Akeredolu Has Demonstrated Excellence In Public Administration The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday unveiled and commissioned a Building named after the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, and the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Folake Solanke. Chief Solanke SAN, is the Professional Mother of Governor...
Nigeria has improved on its global ranking in cyber security, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Mr Pantami made this known on the sideline of the Stakeholder’s Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies organised by Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, and Federal Ministry of Communications and...
IGP calls Governor’s support enormous Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday in Maiduguri, announced government’s allocation of 259 houses and the release of N110m to the Nigerian Police Force in the state. Zulum made the announcement during the commissioning of Borno’s branch of the Nigerian Police Force Microfinance...
The Super Falcons on Thursday night defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 1-0 to qualify for the Semi-finals of the ongoing Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The victory also qualifies the team for the ninth consecutive World Cup appearance. Rasheedat Ajibade scored the only goal in the 57th minute to give the...
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the African Ant-Corruption Champion, on Thursday called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to try offenders, while urging African leaders to intensify the fight against corruption, and create more disincentives for pilfering of public funds. In his recorded remark to celebrate the African...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) has stated that lack of integrity by professional bodies was responsible for the spate of corruption in Nigeria. Professor Owasanoye, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the 11th Summit of Professionals...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, distanced himself from a memo said to have been written from his office and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking permission to resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The memo dated June 24, 2022, with reference number SH/VP/605/2./0 listed among others, family...