Month: July 2022

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has cleared the air on purpoted fixing of examination on Sallah day, which is 9th of July, 2022. The examination council stated this in a press statement issued and made available to the newsmen on Monday by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the Organization, Malam Azeez Sani…

The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government has replaced Mr. Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), it was learnt at the weekend. He was replaced two weeks ago with AGF Mr. Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director. The Nation learnt that Anamekwe’s replacement followed allegations that he…

The Sarkin Fulani in Ekiti the state who doubles as chieftain of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Abashe Adamu and a former councillor in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ibrahim Mumini have been arrested by men of Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly masterminding a series of kidnappings in the state. Mumini is a…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Youth leader, Dayo Israel during the weekend made strategic move to wade into the impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government over the ongoing strike. Isreal, was seen in a short video making enquiries from the Minster of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige…

Foremost traditional monarch, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has been accused by four of his ex-security guards over claims of non-payment of their 29 months’ salaries backlog since 2017. This was disclosed in an open letter to the Ooni via their solicitor Human Rights Lawyer, Mr Femi Aborisade. The ex-security guards who were identified…

The National Youths Service Corps, NYSC has described as unfortunate the reported arrest of a corps member, Orji Nkenna, by the Osun State Police Command. He was said to have been arrested alongside a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission over alleged electoral misconduct. According to the police, Orji, a corps member attached to…

PR Nigeria On Friday, reports emerged that the first translation of the Qur’an into the Igbo language has been published in Nigeria. The translated Qur’an titled “Nso Koran” was launched at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Mosque, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, where Muhammad Murtala Chukwuemeka told the BBC it took him five years to translate the sacred…