Final-Year Students Of Rivers State University Protest Against “No Fees, No Exams” Policy
On Tuesday, hundreds of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, students protested the purported school administration’s no fees, no exam policy by taking to the streets. They were singing and demanding that the university reverse its decision, and the students marched out of the Mile 3 neighborhood campus. As the majority of those impacted expressed grief over the outcome, it was learned that...
Cook Regains Freedom After Three Years In Remand
A cook, Godspower Mathew, has breathed fresh air after Chief Magistrate B.O. Osunsanmi of the Samuel Ilori Court, Ogbà Lagos, ordered his release after three years in remand. Mathew and three others were arraigned in 2019 on counts of conspiracy and theft. While the other defendants enjoyed bail, Mathew could not perfect his bail conditions and was remanded in the Kirikiri...
Buhari Appoints Retired Perm Sec, Engr. Musa As Special Assistant On Environment And Climate Change
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a senior special assistant on environment and climate change. Engineer Hassan Musa recently retired from the Federal Civil Service as the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment. The approval of his appointment was contained in a letter dated October 20, 2022 and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari.
Police Arrest Woman Who Inflicted Harms On House Help For Allegedly Licking Baby’s Milk In Imo (Photos, Video)
Police in Imo State have arrested a housewife identified as Mrs. Nneoma Nneoha for allegedly maltreating and inflicting bodily harm on her domestic help, 12-year-old Miss. Ugonma Uche. Miss Ugonma, who hails from Egbu in Owerri North local government area of Imo State was said to have incurred the wrath of her madam when she allegedly licked the baby's milk. Video...
Fuel Scarcity: IPMAN Blames Private Depots Over Hike In Fuel Price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, has attributed the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to the hike in private depot prices. Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, Chairman, IPMAN Western Wone, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Tajudeen, while condemning the increase, said that there had...
Photos: Buhari meets former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon In South Korea
President Muhammadu Buhari met with for Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon who is also the Chairman of Ban Ki-Moon Foundation for Better Future in Seoul, South Korea on 25th Oct 2022
Regulatory Authority Urges Nigerians To Avoid Panic-Buying PMS
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has appealed to Nigerians not to engage in panic-buying of premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol, saying it has enough in stock. The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday. Ahmed said he had checked with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria...
Wike Dedicate Buhari’s Award To God And His Team
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will use the award bestowed on him by President Buhari, to campaign in the 2023 elections. Wike said this during a dinner/reception in his honour to celebrate the ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ held in Port Harcourt on Monday night. While dedicating the award to God, he said the successes his administration recorded...
Gov. Wike Submits 18 Commissioner Nominees To Assembly
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has submitted 18 commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. A statement signed by the Clerk, Stanford Oba, invited the beneficiaries to appear before the house on October 25 (today) for screening. Those named in the list are Prof. Princewill Chike, Jacobson Nbina, Mr. Ndubuisi Okere, Mrs. Inime Aguma, Charles Amadi, Mrs. Tonye Oniyinde...
Gov. Soludo Cancels Teachers’ Recruitment Over Irregularities
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has canceled the recruitment of teachers for the second time, over alleged irregularities. It was gathered yesterday that the directive for the cancellation was with immediate effect. The development has made applicants panic, as they do not know their fate. About 40,000 applicants applied for the online job for the first time, while 31,800 were shortlisted for...
