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Oyo State Governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde has threatened to resign as the number one citizen of the state, if the allegation levelled against his government of inflating the N998million notebook contract for secondary schools students found out to be true. Makinde, who said the allegation was the handiwork of spin doctors who were hell-bent on…

The chief Imam of Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been suspended by the mosque’s steering committee for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over Kaduna train bombing. The Imam, in his Friday sermon, had criticized the president for failure to visit Kaduna over the daring terrorist attack, saying condemnation wasn’t enough. He argued…

A 27-year-man, Sikiru Ibrahim, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly hacking his father to death for waking him up from his sleep. According to report, the deceased, Mumuni Ibrahim, a guard, returned from his work on Wednesday morning and met his son sleeping. The late Ibrahim was said to…

The Russian-Ukraine war has lasted for over five weeks, with both warring sides resolute in their nationalist quests for territorial integrity. Here are some latest developments to update you on the war in Ukraine. – Ukraine claims entire control of Kyiv region – Ukraine has regained control of “the whole Kyiv region” after invading Russian…

The Imo State Police Command on Saturday said they have revealed the identities of those who carried out attack at Mbieri Police station in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, said this to newsmen in Owerri, regarding last Friday’s attack in Mbeiri. The police…

No fewer than seven Abia State University, ABSU, students have been abducted by suspected armed abductors on Thursday night. Sources, as corroborated by the university Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Onyemachi Ogbulu, and the Abia Police Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the incident happened between 7.30 pm and 8 pm at the Abia end of Okigwe –…

Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has abrogated its sit-at-home directive in southeast Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Saturday from Awka that IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra Government and Traditional rulers to pave the way for…

Punch Newspaper Playwright and Emeritus Professor of Drama, Femi Osofisan, has called on the Governing Council and Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to urgently initiate a process where aggrieved candidates for the position of the vice chancellor can express their grievances in an atmosphere of fairness and equity. Professor Osofisan, who spoke with…

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, has given the Federal Government a further one-month ultimatum to address outstanding issues of Nigeria polytechnics or to review suspended industrial action The National President of the union, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, issued the ultimatum at a news conference at the end of its 102 Executive Council meeting in…