Month: July 2022
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President Buhari Appoints New FRSC Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dauda Biu, as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, following the retirement of Boboye Oyeyemi. Mr Oyeyemi said this when he handed it over to Biu at the FRSC headquarters on Monday in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the…
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What President Buhari Should Do To #EndASUUStrike – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi who also doubles as the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sit and dialogue with the striking lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to end the over 5-month-old strike. Obi said if the President could…
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7 Celebrities To Watch Out For in 2023 General Election
Cable News The drive for increased youth participation in governance ahead of the 2023 election is catalysing change in Nigeria’s political culture and the convictions of the populace about their civic duties. In the past, politics was largely dominated by full-time politicians, businessmen, or ex-military generals. Today, quite a number of Nigerian celebrities are getting…
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Just In: Parents, Guardians Besiege Abuja College Following Bandits Attack in Neighboring Community
Parents and guardians of students of Federal Government College (FCG) Kwali, Abuja, evacuated their wards from the school hostels following an attack by some suspected bandits at a neighbouring community. The school premises was besieged on Monday morning by the parent to evacuate their children from the unity college located at Sheda village, on the…
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Sarkin Fulani Considers Dragging Sunday Igboho To Court
Daily Trust The Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, who was evicted from his base in Igangan, Ibarapa North in January 2021, said he is considering legal redress over the invasion of his settlement by the Yoruba secessionist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho. Igboho had in January 2021 invaded the settlement with his supporters…
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Unknown Gunmen Attack Ondo Police Station, Kill Police Inspector
Some heavily armed gunmen, in the early hours of Monday attacked a police station in Akure, the Ondo state capital, killing a police inspector, Temenu Boluwaji. Several other police men on duty reportedly sustained injuries during the heavy shoot out between the policemen and the gunmen Vanguard gathered that the Okuta Ekerinla police station situated…
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Strike: ASUU Adamant on Renegotiated Agreement
The Nation Newspaper Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on the signing of the draft agreement reached with the Federal Government for university teachers. Its president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union was yet to receive official communication from the government regarding a new proposal on salary review. Labour said it would go…
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President Buhari Restates Commitment To #EndASUUStrike
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, reiterated the determination of the Federal Government towards bringing to an end strikes embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in nation’s tertiary institutions. The President’s position was made known in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media…
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Presidency Reacts To Terrorist Threat To Wreak Havoc on Nigeria
The Presidency on Sunday, reacted to the threat issued by the terrorists in a viral video to wreak havoc on the country adding that the country’s security and defense forces are battle ready to deal decisively with the terrorists anywhere they are. The Presidency also explained that the dilemma the security forces are having in…
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Strike: SSANU, NASU Send Message To FG on UTAS, U3PS, IPPIS
The teaching staff in the universities have urged the the Federal Government to make public the results of the integrity tests carried out on the three payment platforms, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, the University Peculiar Personnel and Payroll System, U3PS and the the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System IPPIS. This is…