Abia State Governor Dr Alex Otti has said that his administration is poised to provide the needed conducive atmosphere for NYSC corps members to serve, in addition to rewarding all outstanding members of the corps.. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 Corps Members held at the NYSC Permanent…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in…
Leveraging on the commendations from a cross section of the people of Imo State, including those in the Executive Arm of Government, on the quality of Bills and Motions passed by the 10th Imo State House of Assembly during the recently celebrated one year anniversary of the said 10th House, a vote of implicit confidence…
Every observant fellow would notice that, in recent months, the political landscape of Anambra State has been embroiled in controversy and broken promises, painting a picture of political fraud. Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s actions have sparked widespread discontent, particularly among those who believed in his pledge to uphold democratic principles through the conduct of local government…
Vehicular movement was hampered and commuters stranded on Wednesday as students of the University of Benin blocked the Benin/Ore Highway in protest over a power outage in the institution’s campuses in Ugbowo and Ekhewan. The university was thrown into darkness following its inability to reach an agreement with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company over perceived…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered that an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mrs Tosin Olagunju, be remanded in Suleja prison, Niger State, for obtaining N12.4m from job seekers under false pretence, with the promise that she could secure them employment. Mrs Olagunju, who was arraigned on…
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, who stole his employer’s vehicle on the same day he was hired as a driver. Daniel confessed to having taken the car to his church to give testimony of God’s miraculous provision. Briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday, the…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, says that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on their own invitation to discuss regional development issues. According to a statement on Wednesday by Special Assistant…
Nigeria’s upper legislative branch the Senate, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the influx of substandard Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel into the Nigerian market. In a matter of urgent national importance, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong observed that on June 16, 2024, a report revealed that…
Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum has picked captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Osinachi Ohale, forward Asisat Oshoala and 14 other players for this year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France. Also among players on the list are defenders Oluwatosin Demehin and Michelle Alozie, midfielders Deborah Abiodun, Halimatu Ayinde, Christy Ucheibe and Toni…
