The Offa Descendants’ Union (ODU) in Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday petitioned the state government to probe former Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed and other people whose names were mentioned by the convicted robbers. It would be recalled that the police investigation into the 2018 unfortunate Offa robbery, which claimed 33 lives,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said this on a live television programme in Lagos. “In the past three months, from May to August (2024), Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death….
The future of Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager will be decided at a club meeting on Tuesday, with his assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy favoured to take over as a caretaker if a change is made. The Dutch tactician has been under pressure following United’s poor performance in all competition this season United have…
A top official of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in the state and needs the support of everyone in the party to succeed. George called for reconciliation between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike for peace to return to the State. There…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he is worried that President Bola Tinubu’s mention his name in his statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Fubara said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Recall that violent clashes ensued in at least four local government areas, with parts of…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has admonished Rivers people to carry out their political business with all sense of responsibility. He has also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities built with tax payers’ money. Governor Fubara made the assertion when he…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has begun discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between both countries and initiate direct flights. This was contained in a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Tunde Moshood, and made available to journalists on Monday….
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that in his 42 years of legal practice, he has never demanded for “a kobo to write a letter of pardon for anybody.” Falana, who stated that he and his family members had received threats to life, was reacting to the controversy surrounding claims by a…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that in his 42 years of legal practice, he has never demanded for “a kobo to write a letter of pardon for anybody.” Falana, who stated that he and his family members had received threats to life, was reacting to the controversy surrounding claims by a…
In line with the Federal government’s resolve to make an appreciable percentage of the nation’s populace economically self-reliant, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has kicked off a nationwide 92,806 jobs creation initiative across different states of the federation including Imo State. According to Mrs Theresa Nwachukwu, the director of NDE, Imo state, the scheme…
