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FCT Minister Forfeits Salary To Secure Release Of 5 Inmates
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has forfeited her May salary to secure the immediate release of five inmates unable to pay for their fines at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The minister, who made the donation while felicitating with the inmates as part of activities to celebrate this year’s Sallah, said the donation would...
SSANU Demands Immediate Salary Payment, Threatens Fresh Strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to pay the outstanding two months of withheld salaries owed to its members who participated in the 2022 strike action. The union also criticized the recurring delays in the payment of salaries to staff in federal universities, noting that salaries are often disbursed weeks after other federal...
Edo: Shaibu warns Perm Secs, Heads of MDAs Against Looting Govt Properties
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has warned Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to protect government properties from looting by outgoing political appointees. Shaibu gave the warning in a statement he personally signed, titled: 'Warning to Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies', issued on Friday and made available to...
Ondo Guber Election: “There Will Be High Voter Turnout – INEC Chairman Yakubu
Ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State on November 16, 2024, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed optimism that there will be a high voter turnout at the polls. The INEC chairman, who stated this on Sunday in Akure, Ondo State capital, described the state’s ongoing continuous voter registration, CVR,...
Ohafia Community Praises Sen. Kalu For Being First To Give Them Roads, Power Supply
The people of Abia Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State have commended the former governor of the state and senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for being the first politician to construct a road project in their community. They also gave him credit for the power supply in their community. قواعد لعبة بلاك جاك The...
Sen. Kalu Hails Bishop Onuoha On Election As Christian Council Of Nigeria President
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Diocese, the Most Rev. David Onuoha on his election as the National President of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), describing it as a welcome development. Acknowledging the contributions of Onuoha to the spread of Christianity across the...
Abia Airport Project Hits Roadblock As Nsulu Landowners Reject Govt’s Land Takeover
Landowners in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, where the proposed Abia Airport is located, have opposed the purchase of 1,025 hectares of land for the airport project, claiming it would have disastrous effects on their communities because there would be insufficient land for housing, farming, and other necessities, which would ultimately lead to starvation,...
Tinubu Announces Appointment Of Olumode As New Fire Service Controller-General
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Deputy Controller-General Olumode Samuel Adeyemi as the next Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, effective August 14, 2025. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) in a statement signed by its Secretary, Major General A.M. Jibril (retd.), on behalf of the President. “This...
Bobrisky In Trouble As Falana, Falz Give 12-hour Ultimatum To Apologise, Retract Defamatory Statements
Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have demanded a public apology and retraction of defamatory statements made by the popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, in audio recordings circulating online. In one of the audios shared by controversial media critic Martin Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky claimed that...
Lagos Govt Gives 4-Day Ultimatum To Occupants Living Under Bridges
The Lagos State Government has given a four-day ultimatum to illegal occupants to vacate Obalende Bridge, Apongbon Bridge, Ijora Bridge, National Stadium and illegal motor parks. In a joint statement issued by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Seun Osiyemi; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi, it...
