Delta poly students protest driving ban on campus
Students of the Izoro Polytechnic in the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State have protested the management’s ban on driving on the campus. The students blocked the main entrance gate to the institution and the busy Ughelli/Asaba Expressway over the introduction of some new policies. The commuters plying the route were stranded for over four hours as the protest...
UNICAL suspends 3 students over possession of hard drugs, threat to lecturer
The University of Calabar has suspended three undergraduates for sending threat messages to one of their lecturers and for the alleged possession hard drugs suspected to be Indian hemp. While Uzoagba Chinaemerem Goodluck, a 200-level of the Department of Physics, was suspended for allegedly being caught smoking weed suspected to be Indian hemp, Messers Onyi Echu Owor and Agwu Ekeh,...
Amotekun to complement Police, not to replace it – Gov Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has cleared the air on the role meant to be played by the security outfit being put in place by governors of the South-West geopolitical zone, codenamed Operation AMOTEKUN, saying it was not to replace the functions of the Nigeria Police Force or the community policing in the country but to complement them. Governor...
Delta poly students protest driving ban on campus
Students of the Izoro Polytechnic in the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State have protested the management’s ban on driving on the campus. The students blocked the main entrance gate to the institution and the busy Ughelli/Asaba Expressway over the introduction of some new policies. The commuters plying the route were stranded for over four hours as the protest...
Plateau govt to immortalise UNIMAID student brutally murdered by Boko Haram
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has promised to immortalise the Plateau student, Mr Ropvil Dalyep, who was recently killed by Boko Haram terrorists while on his how way to resume school in Maiduguri. Lalong made the promise on Thursday during his condolence visit to the family of the deceased in Jing community in Lankan District of Pankshin Local Government...
JUST IN: Senate confirms Kingsley Obiora as CBN deputy gov
The Senate on Thursday, January 30, 2020, confirmed the appointment of Dr Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Obiora as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter addressed to...
Police nab dismissed cop, six others for extorting motorists
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a dismissed spy policeman, Taiwo Falodun, and six others for allegedly extorting motorists on the LASU-Igando Expressway. It was gathered that Falodun and the other suspects, Mukaila Atanda, Adedire Olaniyi, Chibuzor Eze, Akinseye Alex, Rasak Eko and Aro Dotun, acted as local government traffic officers to extort motorists, who had to part with...
Ikpeazu blames businessmen for poor state of Eziukwu-Cemetery Road, vows to take drastic action
The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has attributed the slow pace of Eziukwu - Cemetery Road construction Project to the activities of traders who deal on sand and gravel, including block moulders along Eziukwu Road, Aba. Describing it as act of sabotage, the governor accused the businessmen of deliberately blocking the new drainage lines with heaps of sand and...
Insecurity: Senators Ask Buhari To Fire Service Chiefs, Demand IGP’s Resignation
Some senators have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the nation’s Service Chiefs. They also called for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. The lawmakers made the demands in their respective contributions to the discussion on the security situation in the country during plenary on Wednesday. They are Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, as well as...
Insecurity: Senators Ask Buhari To Fire Service Chiefs, Demand IGP’s Resignation
Some senators have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the nation’s Service Chiefs. They also called for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. The lawmakers made the demands in their respective contributions to the discussion on the security situation in the country during plenary on Wednesday. They are Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, as well as...
