Month: September 2022
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Professor Accused of Assaulting Police Woman in Abuja Speaks
Human rights activist, Professor Zainab Duke Abiola, has debunked assaulting her female police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. The professor, who is also a lawyer was arrested alongside her housemaid, Rebecca Enechido, on Thursday, reportedly assaulted the orderly for refusing to do some domestic chores she assigned to her. In a video clip that went viral…
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BREAKING: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Aliyu, Others Rebuffed Jonathan’s Pleas in 2014 – Wike
The Nation Newspaper Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has recalled how the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and a former Senate President, Saraki rebuffed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s pleas to rescind their decision of leaving the party in 2014. Wike said the Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tanbuwal was among those, who humiliated…
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Audit: FG Takes Step To Deregister ASUU
The Nation Newspaper A threat by the Federal Government to withdraw the Certificate of Registration (CoR) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) introduced a new twist to the rift between the two bodies yesterday. The new twist came barely a day after the government said the National Industrial Court (NIC) injunction ordering varsity…
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ASUU Strike: Reps Summon Ngige, DG Budget Office, AGF, SGF, Others
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has invited the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige and several others to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday next week. Gbajabiamila, who said this on Thursday at the resumed fact-finding meeting on the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Universities (ASUU), also invited…
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ASUU strike: Final Year Law Student Prays Court To Suspend RMAFC, FAAC’s Operations
A university student, Soohemba Aker, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja for an order of interlocutory injunction suspending the activities of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Aker, a final year Law student of Benue State University, Markudi, also sought same order suspending the operation of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), including payment…
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Why ASUU Should Call Off 7-month-Old Strike – DSS
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike. The Director of the Service in charge of Yobe, Mr Yunusa Abdulkadir made the plea in Damaturu at the Third Quarterly Conference of the State Directors of Security in the North-East Zone.…
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Don’t Publish My Degree Certificate – Peter Obi Tells Aides
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has disagreed with his aides on the need to publish his university degree certificate for public attention. The former Anambra governor turned down the request by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, to publish his Bachelor of Arts degree certificate in Philosophy (Second Class Division)…
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UNILORIN Loses Pro-chancellor, Abidu Yazid
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Ilorin, Mallam Abidu Yazid, is dead. Yazid’s death is was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Dr Fola Olowoleni, on Thursday, it was stated that the governing council chairman died in the early hours of today, Thursday in…
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Abuja Professor Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Police Woman in Abuja (Video)
Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, has ordered thorough investigation and prosecution of Professor Zainab Duke and her accomplices for assaulting her police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. Force Spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, following public outcry as images of the policewoman’s battery went viral online. Mr Adejobi said contrary…
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How Fraudsters Hack Nigerian Bank, Transfer Over N523 Million From 18 Accounts To 223 Accounts
Punch Newspaper Suspected fraudsters, during a three-day cyber-attack, have hacked a customer’s account domiciled in an old generation bank and fraudulently transferred N523,337,100 from the account to 18 different accounts in the same bank. The spokesperson for the Police Special Fraud Unit in Ikoyi, Lagos State, SP Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement on Wednesday, said…