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Fuel Hike: COEASU Directs Members To Work Two Days In A Week
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, the umbrella body of lecturers in the nation’s Colleges of Education, has directed its members nationwide to go to work two days weekly until the Federal Government yields to its demand of a 200 per cent increase in salary. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the union’s National President,...
Nurses Refuse FG Talks, Initiate 7-Day Warning Strike Today
Nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives–Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI), have insisted that their planned seven-day warning strike will begin on Wednesday. The members vowed to complete the strike even if the government called for negotiations. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, the National Chairman of NANNM-FHI, Morakinyo Rilwan, said the...
Oil Theft Will Stop Under My Leadership, COAS Lagbaja Assures
The Nigerian Army will put an end to pipeline damage and oil theft in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, according to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Wednesday in Ibadan was Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) day, and Lagbaja spoke at an interactive session with media executives. He added that he would continue to pay attention to...
Babcock University Expels Student Over Alleged Fetish Practices, Drug Peddling
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, over what it described as “gross violation of university rules,” including involvement in fetish practices, drug peddling, impersonation, and dishonesty. Siwajuola’s disappearance became a trending topic in early May 2025, after his mother took to social media alleging that the university failed in its duty of care. In an official...
Rise Up For Change, Peter Obi Urges Nigerians
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday, urged Nigerians to rise up for “effective change” in the country. While lamenting the country’s epileptic power supply, the presidential candidate said it was time for Nigerians t...
Police Apprehend 3 For Vandalising Transformer Cables In Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in the Girei LGA. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yola, the state capital. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of three suspects for...
FG, Govs Decide On State Police Next Week
The Federal Government and the state governors will next week take decisions on the creation of state police. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday after the National Economic Council. Diri revealed that the NEC gave Adamawa, Kebbi, and Kwara states and the FCT one week (November 28) to submit their...
Electoral Act: Don’t Fall Under Pressure From Politicians, Jega Advises INEC
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega has urged the electoral umpire to resist pressure by politicians who oppose to the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) for the 2023 elections. Jega, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, said the desperation of politicians grows as the country gets closer to...
Army Storms Takum Forest, Destroys Major Bandits’ Hideout
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, have destroyed a major bandits’ camp located at TY Farm along the Takum–Wukari road in Taraba State. The operation also led to the recovery of a dane gun. According to a statement by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, the troops acted on...
Abia Airport Project: KPMG Report Not Forensic Investigation, But Process Review — Udensi (Video)
A renowned forensic investigator and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has faulted the report released by Abia State government, which it says is the publication of KPMG on the award of contracts and other financial dealings in the state by the immediate past Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. Featuring on current affairs radio programme, "Open Parliament" monitored by ABN TV,...
