The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to postpone examinations on May 30, a day regarded as ‘Biafra Day’ in the Southeast. IPOB also urged the Nnamdi Azikiwe University to postpone its convocation scheduled for the same date. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB explained that there would…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to beef up security in the Yagba axis of Kogi State following the activities bandits and kidnapers in the area. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) on the floor of the House on Tuesday, NAN reports….
Akwa Ibom State Government has issued a warning to Sterling Global Petrochemical Company, a foreign oil prospecting firm operating in Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obollo local government areas of the state, over reported cases of maltreatment of indigenous workers in the company. It mandated the company to present the status of all the…
Indigenes of Kogi State and some Nigerians under the aegis of the “Alliance For Emancipation and True Change” on Monday staged a peaceful protest in the United Kingdom about corruption allegations hanged on the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. They urged President Bola Tinubu to wade in and ensure the Economic and Financial…
The Naira has appreciated in the parallel market to ₦1,475 per dollar from ₦1,480 per dollar last weekend. The naira also appreciated to ₦1,468.99 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to ₦1,468.99 per dollar from ₦1,497.33 per dollar last…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Yola Zone, has condemned the federal government’s authoritarian approach to Nigerian universities, cautioning of significant consequences should the current situation persist. Furthermore, the union condemned the government’s ongoing refusal to honour past agreements, contending that it is detrimental to the nation’s university system. At a press conference in Yola yesterday, Zonal Coordinator of ASUU…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has lost his father. Pa Suleimon Atanda Obasa, a businessman, passed on at the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 83. Baba Obasa, a loving family man and community leader in his lifetime, was a successful businessman in the oil…
Federal and state Auditors-General have been urged to help in building more accountable and transparent administrations for the benefit of Nigerians. The call was made by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke in Ede, on Monday, at the opening session of the 53rd biannual conference organised by the Office of the Auditor-General, Osun State, in collaboration…
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, Karim Khan, has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant. Khan also sought the arrest and prosecution of Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, the group’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and the Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif….
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has presented a list of commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly. The nominees are expected to go through screening and get approval of the lawmakers. They are scheduled to undergo screening today, Tuesday, by the Assembly members loyal to the governor. Recall that some of the commissioners loyal to the…
