The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday. This is to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. She notedContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Calabar: Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), has condemned an alleged assault on students of the institution by a suspected lecturer. Obi made the condemnation in a statement on Monday following a video clip that surfaced online on Sunday night,Continue Reading
By Segun Giwa The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says he has not been served any impeachment notice by the state House of Assembly. Aiyedatiwa stated this in a statement he personally signed on Monday in Akure and made available to newsmen. The Assembly had on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja: The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that parents would no longer be allowed to choose course for their children living with disabilities, seeking admissions into tertiary institutions. Oloyede was reacting to the comment by the National President, National Association of VisuallyContinue Reading
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal on Monday struck out the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, from the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Olajide Adediran, against the recent governorship election in the state. Jandor is challenging the return of Babajide Sanwo-Olu andContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, has called for the support of traditional and religious leaders to end the menace of Gender-based violence in the state. Usaini-Gumel made the call while addressing youths of the Arewa Peace Ambassadors Forum (APAF), a youth and students’Continue Reading
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN are protesting against the ban on RTEAN operations by the Lagos state government.Continue Reading
The Senate has urgently called for the rescue of the abducted female students of the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara, by yet-to-be-identified bandits. NAN reports that the police stated that on Friday, at about 02:50 hrs, suspected bandits, riding about 50 motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded threeContinue Reading
Festus Akande, the Public Relations Officer for the court, says the fire incident that occurred on Monday morning has no connection and won’t have an effect on the presidential election petition. Earlier that a wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire onContinue Reading
