UNIBEN Students Protest As ASUU Strike Enters Day 80
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which entered its 80th day. The Nation learned students of the institution blocked the ever-busy ...
Yobe Govt Approves N619.5m For Payment Of Pension, Gratuities
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N619.5 million for local government pensions and gratuities. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu, said the payment was for batc...
After serious crisis, Okon Aku Devt Union finally settles for interim leadership
A foremost town union in Ohafia local government area of Abia state, Okon Aku Development Union (ODU) has finally opted to set up and interim leadership headed by Mr. Nmecha Ume to manage the affairs of the union till December, 2020. This is after failing to conduct election for a new EXCO of the union in December, 2019 as a...
Man Burnt To Death After Prayer Perfume Caught Up With Candle Light In Lagos
Popular Lagos socialite Kayode Badru on Wednesday, May 5 2021 lost his life after being involved in a fire accident at a Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos. The deceased was said to have flown into the country from Dubai for the graduation of the 40 people he sponsored to Academy For Innovative Art And Technology (ACIATECH). Kayode Badru breathed his...
Tears As 24-Year-Old Ada Jesus Set For Final Burial In Imo [SEE POSTER]
All is now set for the final burial of late comedienne Mrs Mmesoma Mercy Nnadi, popularly known as Ada Jesus who died on April 21, 2021 at the age of 24 after a brief illness, ABN TV reports. According to a burial arrangement released by the family, there will be a Christian wake keep/comedy nite on Thursday, May 27, 2021...
COVID-19: Kaduna State Govt Approves Resumption Date For Tertiary Schools
Kaduna State government has approved Monday January 25, 2021 as resumption date for all tertiary institutions in the State. It also said assessment on COVID-19 for all secondary and primary schools are ongoing while resumption will be announced once the excercise is approved. A statement on Sunday evening by the Ministry of Education, said the approval came after an assessment team had gone...
4625 Graduates Apply For Amotekun Job In Osun State Alone
About 4,625 university and polytechnic graduates representing 35 per cent have applied for recruitment into Amotekun Corps in Osun, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Twenty per cent of the applicants are university graduates from various disciplines, while 15 per cent have a Higher National Diploma. Application for job in Amotekun Corps in the state ended on Tuesday, June 27 with about 13,000...
Journalist Allegedly Detained For Criticising Lai Mohammed
Rotimi Jolayemi, a freelance broadcaster, has been detained for 12 days now allegedly on the order of Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, The Cable reports. Jolayemi, known as Oba Akewi, is the vice-chairman Freelance and Independent Radio Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN), Osun state chapter. Olu Olugbade, the FIBAN chairman who confirmed the development, said Jolayemi had recorded eight-minute...
Lockdown: Ikpeazu Releases 400 Cartons Of Spaghetti, 150 Cartons Of Tin Tomatoes, Others To Abians
As the distribution of palliatives in Abia State, part of measures to cushion the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the people continues, the state government has approved the release of another food items across the 17 local government areas of the state. The food items released to each local government area include 400 cartons of Spaghetti, 150 cartons of Tin...
Executive Order 10 Illegal, You Overstepped Your Bounds – Supreme Court Tells President Buhari
The Supreme Court, in a split decision of six Justices to one, on Friday in Abuja nullified the Executive Order 10 initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari to grant financial autonomy to the State Judi...
