Author: Vreporters
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An Incursion into Raping By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho
By: Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho In Nigeria of today, raping has become the main menace in our country. About two days ago , I read one of my brother’s pieces, Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Oniyere, an advocate of Peace and ambassador of Islamic Studies. When I got deep in thought in his piece, I became well inspired to…
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How Efforts To ‘Sheild’ Kyari By Top Officers Failed, Report
Daily Trust The declaration of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari wanted by the National Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and his subsequent arrest on Monday followed failed attempts by police top brass to shield him from the latest and previous probes, Daily Trust can report. Kyari, who is the Commander of Intelligence…
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Pantami’s Professorship: Why I Will Continue Calling FUTO, Fraudsters’ University Of Technology, Kperogi
A professor of Journalism in the United States and foremost columnist, Farooq Kperogi, has given details why he will continue to call the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) Fraudsters’ University of Technology over the professorship given to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. Pantami was in September last year appointed the professorship…
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Admission: ASUU Accuses JAMB Of Taking Its Responsibilities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, of taking up its responsibility to decide the legibility of admission seeking candidates to any of the nation’s tertiary institutions. ASUU expressed its displeasure over the development in a statement issued and signed by its national president, Prof. Emmanuel…
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Igboho Drags Benin Republic To ECOWAS Court, Files $1 Million Suit Over Unlawful Detention, Others
Embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as ‘Sunday Igboho’ , has filed a $1 million suit against Republic of Benin before the Community Court of Justice, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as cost of general damages for each day he has spent in incarceration in the country. Igboho, through…
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How Massive Vote Buying Mars FCT Election, CDD
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) says Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area councils’ poll witnessed massive vote-buying by politicians. Austin Aigbe, senior programme officer, CDD, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Mr Aigbe said observations indicated cases of vote-buying in Gwagwalada where votes were bought with money. ”Another case…
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NIN: Service Fully Restored On Our Platform, GBB
Galaxy Backbone, GBB, has announced full restoration of services on its platform after days of network glitches experienced by its teeming customers. The government-owned company said this in a press statement on Friday, which was titled ‘Service outage at customer environments completely resolved’ and signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Chidi Okpala. The statement…
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Strike: We Will Look Into ASUU’s Threat, FG Assures Nigerian Varsity Students
by Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Chidiebube Okeoma, Sunday Nwakanma, Patrick Odey, Justin Tyopuusu, Tunde Oyekola and Chima Azubuike Punch Newspaper The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, assured Nigerian Students in various government-owned universities that the Federal Government would look into the threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The minister also said…
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Oyo Govt Backs Up Action Against IBEDC, Gives Breakdown of N400 Million Debt
The Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue has backed up its action against Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), adding that the latter offices in the states were shut over a tax default in excess of N400 million. The Board made the revelation in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr. Femi Awakan, who affirmed that…
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NIMC Server Outage: GBB Assures Nigerians of Swift Restoration of Services
Hosting Service Platform of Galaxy Backbone Limited, GBB, a Federal Government agency that provides Information and Communications Technology services has assured Nigerians that services will be fully restored on its platform soon . Recall that, thousands of telecom subscribers nationwide seeking to retrieve their lost SIM cards or acquire new lines could not do so…