Author: Abdulazeez

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has vowed to continue its indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets its demands. The ASUP National President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made the union’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal polytechnic, Auchi in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that […]

Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Unilorin, says the institution has adopted proactive measures to prevent untoward security breaches. To this end, he disclosed that the university had mounted Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, also known as video surveillance, across campus for safety of students and members of staff. Mr Abdulkareem revealed this in Ilorin […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is to convert 1,109 voting points to polling units in Yobe. Ahmed Makama, the state’s Resident Commissioner disclosed this on Friday while addressing newsmen during a stakeholders’ meeting on ‘Expansion of Voter Access to Polling Units’ in Damaturu. “In Yobe, the delineation details comprises of 17 Local Government areas, […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has rescued seven women in Jigawa, suspected to have been trafficked from different states of the country. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Isma’il Baba, told newsmen in Dutse on Friday that the victims were rescued at Gurai village in Babura Local Government Area of the state. Baba said the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, to allow for investigation into allegations against her, an official has said. This was disclosed Thursday night by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Ms Bala-Usman, an ally of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was first appointed as the NPA […]

There are heavy gunshots going on in Ogba area of Lagos which started since the morning hours of today, Friday, May 7, 2021. Unconfirmed sources allege that already two commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders have allegedly been killed by policemen from the Ogba Area Command of Lagos State, leaving residents in panic. According to the sources, […]

ration with the Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, MMAWT, Legacy initiative has distributed food items to various households across Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna States and the FCT. The MMAWT management disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, 4,000 bags of rice, 500 cartons of Noodles, 300 bags of sugar and other essential […]

The Niger State Government has banned the traditional horse riding during festivals and ceremonies. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, disclosed that the decision to ban the traditional horse riding followed several complaints on some unscrupulous elements hiding under these celebrations to wreak havoc and carry out nefarious activities on law-abiding […]