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Abia Govt To Invite Qualified Teachers For Oral Interview Next Week
The Abia State Government (ABSG) on Tuesday announced that candidates who scored 45% and above in the recently conducted teachers’ recruitment computer-based test (CBT) will be invited for an oral interview next week. According to the government, shortlisted candidates will receive their invitations via SMS. This initiative aligns with Governor Alex Otti’s commitment to strengthening the education sector. In a move...
Kogi Jailbreak: NCoS CG Orders Probe, Re-arrest Of Nine Escapees
On Monday, Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche, the Acting Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), issued an order for the immediate re-arrest of the remaining inmates who had escaped from Konton Karfe prison in Kogi. Nwakuche gave the order during an assessment visit to the correctional center. He also ordered a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding their escape. It would be recalled...
Judge Withdraws From Natasha’s Case Over Akpabio’s Petition
On Tuesday, the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, filed a lawsuit, but Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was tasked to hear the case, recused himself. The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity in the matter. Though the suit was originally fixed...
Nwifuru’s Ex-Security Adviser Suspended By Ebonyi Varsity Over Cult Allegation
Felix Okemini, a former special assistant on security to Governor Francis Nwifuru, has been suspended by authorities at Alex Ekwueme University in Ebonyi State over alleged cult-related activities during his matriculation. Okemini, fired recently by the governor for gross misconduct, was suspended indefinitely by the university barely six days after matriculating as a political science student. His suspension letter, dated March...
Rivers Head Of Service Steps Down As Sole Administrator Names New SSG
Dr. George Nwaeke, the head of the Rivers State Civil Service, has handed down his position. The resignation of the HoS, who served under the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was contained in a statement issued by the Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator and obtained by newsmen on Tuesday morning. The Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), thanked Nwaeke...
25-Year-Old Stabbed To Death By Mentally Unstable Man In Niger
A suspected mentally unstable man named Mubarak has been taken into custody by the Niger State Police Command for fatally stabbing Shamseen Danshehu, a 25-year-old woman. The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kwangila area of Minna, the state capital, when Mubarak was said to have engaged Danshehu in a fisticuffs during which he allegedly stabbed him in...
Power Generators Fear Collapse Over N4.7tn Debt
The Federal Government said it is taking necessary steps to offset the N4.7tn debt owed to power generation companies to avert a possible nationwide blackout. This came as stakeholders expressed fears that some power generation companies might be forced to shut down due to a lack of liquidity in the sector unless there is an urgent intervention by the Federal...
Overstaying Visas Attracts Permanent Ban, US Warns Nigerians
The United States government has issued a stern warning to Nigerian travellers about the severe consequences of overstaying their visa, emphasising that violators could face permanent bans from re-entering the country. The US Mission in Nigeria posted the warning via its X on Monday. The immigration authorities clarified that consular officers can access an individual’s full immigration history, making it nearly...
Samsung Co-CEO Han Jong-Hee Dies At 63
A representative for Samsung Electronics, a South Korean tech giant, said that Han Jong-Hee, co-CEO, passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest. Born in 1962, Han had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022, according to the company. He was named Samsung Electronics vice chairman and co-CEO in 2022. Han’s co-CEO, Jun Young-Hyun, heads its semiconductor...
Asari Dokubo Appointed Leader Of Muslims In South East, South South (Photos)
The Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri (Elem Kalabari) in Rivers State, Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, Dabaye Amakiri I, has been appointed as the President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (Ameer Muminin) for the South East and South South regions of Nigeria. ABN TV report that the appointment was formally announced during a courtesy visit by the...
