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May

2024

We’ll Deliver 12.5km Trans-Kalabari Road – Gov Fubara

WE'LL DELIVER 12.5KM TRANS-KALABARI ROAD - GOV FUBARA Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, has assured that his administration is determined to deliver the Trans-Kalabari Road project to stimulate socio-economic activities in benefiting rural communities for overall development of the State. The Governor, therefore, advised the people to buy-in into the project and ensure that they ward-off any form of sabotage that may delay or frustrate timely completion of the project. Governor Fubara spoke at the flag-off of the construction of the multi-billion naira Trans-Kalabari Road project, which was performed by Nigeria's former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan at Nkpor-Aker…

May

2024

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Kano Assembly Moves To Amend Emirs Law Amid Calls For Return Of Sanusi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, House Of Assembly, News Flash

Kano Assembly Moves to Amend Emirs Law Amid Calls For Sanusi’s Return The Kano State House of Assembly has taken steps to amend the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law which was previously employed by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje to dethrone the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The decision was made during a plenary session on Tuesday following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Hussien Dala, who represents the Dala constituency. Monday’s proposed amendments come amidst growing calls for the reinstatement of the deposed Emir Sanusi who was removed from his position in a controversial move…

May

2024

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Nationwide Strike Coming – ASUU

Labour, News Flash, Politics

Nationwide Strike Imminent – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it would declare a nationwide strike anytime soon following the federal government’s refusal to meet its demands despite consistent appeals. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, May 21, during a news conference at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the coordinator of the Lagos zone of the union, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, said the union was fast losing patience over the government’s ‘insensitivity’ to the plight of its members and that of the public universities. The conference was held at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, with all the union…

May

2024

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Kenneth Okonkwo Dumps Abure-Led Labour Party

News Flash, Politics

Kenneth Okonkwo Dumps Abure-led Labour Party Nollywood actor turned politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has made the decision to suspend his affiliation with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP). Okonkwo cited his commitment to a new Nigeria as his primary concern, expressing a preference to stand by principles rather than compromise integrity for victory. Okonkwo, who previously served as the spokesperson for the Labour Party Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 election, took to his X account on Tuesday to voice his stance. He criticised the current leadership under Julius Abure, likening it to the incompetence…

May

2024

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Generator Fumes Kill 7 Inside Studio In Bayelsa

Mishap, News Flash, Obituary, South South

Generator Fumes Kill 7 Inside Studio In Bayelsa About seven persons have reportedly lost their lives after inhaling fumes from a generating set inside a music studio along Transformer road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The deceased persons were said to be working in the studio, owned by one of them identified as Akpos Barakubo, when the incident happened on Monday night. According to the residents of the area, the crew members in the studio had worked into the midnight, putting on the generating set due to poor power supply, and slept off in the process. Daily Trust gathered that six…

May

2024

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Iranians Pay Last Respects To President Raisi Killed In Helicopter Crash

Foreign Affairs, International, News Flash, World News

Iranians Pay Last Respects To President Raisi Killed In Helicopter Crash Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in the northwest. Waving Iranian flags and portraits of the late president, mourners set off from a central square in the northwestern city of Tabriz, where Raisi was headed when his helicopter crashed on Sunday. They walked behind a lorry carrying the coffins of Raisi and his seven aides. Their helicopter lost communications while it was on its way back…

May

2024

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Only Applicants From Federal Institutions Can Access Students Loans – FG

CBN/Commercial Banking, Education, FGN, News Flash

Only Applicants From Federal Institutions Can Access Student Loans – FG Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that a maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the students’ loans in its opening phase. Speaking ahead of the portal’s formal launch for applications on Friday, he stated that students enrolled in federal tertiary institutions whose institutions have finished uploading their data would be able to apply in the first phase. Sawyerr stated that potential candidates can start the application process as early as May 24, but stressed that the loan application…

May

2024

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Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s House Arrest, Fresh Bail Request

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s House Arrest, Fresh Bail Request The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the request of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for bail or to be moved from the Department of State Security Service custody to a prison or house arrest. The trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, said the same request had been brought before her by the defendant and it was dismissed for lack of merit. While delivering her ruling, Justice Nyako, held that she found as a fact that Kanu jumped the bail when he was earlier granted.…

May

2024

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Govt Shutdown School As Teacher Beat 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Mishap, News Flash

Govt Shutdown School As Teacher Beat 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma A 30-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly beating an 8-year-old pupil into a coma in Anambra state. The Anambra state government has permanently shut down Landmark School Mgbakwu in the Awka North Local Government Area. The commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this to reporters in her office on Monday. She had summoned the school’s proprietor and the teacher involved, Faith Nwonye, to explain the incident that led to the brutalization of the primary two pupils. Speaking shortly after the meeting, Chuma-Udeh explained that the school’s closure was…

May

2024

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Gov Otti At Cambridge University Conference Says Africa Has Not Done Enough For Youth Participation In Politics

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

GOV OTTI AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE SAYS AFRICA HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says African leaders have not done enough to give the youths the voice they need to play significant roles in continental politics, despite making up about 75% of continent’s population. Governor Otti stated this at the weekend in the United Kingdom, at the Cambridge Africa Business Conference, hosted by the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, where he featured on the fireside chat which focused on the topic, 'Africa Together - Public/Private Partnerships'. Responding to a…