The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has insisted that the ongoing indefinite strike will continue until the Federal Government meets its demands. The union’s National President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made ASUP’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo, NAN reports. Ezeibe commended members of the […]
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The Co-Convener of the Concerned Nigerians Group, Deji Adeyanju has insinuated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is sponsoring bandits and should be held responsible for the upsurge in security issues in the country. Adeyanju, in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Friday, wondered why Sheik Gumi who is always soliciting and asking for […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed that Nigeria needs to get the ongoing linkage of SIMs to National Identification Numbers (NIN) right. Buhari expressed that getting it right would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. The President had stated this while speaking during the launch of the National Policy for the Promotion of […]
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A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has sent his condolences to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, over the death of his son, Dare. Kokomansion had reported that Pastor Dare died in his sleep on Wednesday night at his home in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. Dare was a […]
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On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Steel University, Ajaokuta, Kogi State. Also passed were the Agricultural Research Council Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and the Federal Medical Centre Mubi, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2021. The three bills were passed following consideration of three separate reports by the Committees on Tertiary […]
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The service chiefs have appeared before Nigeria’s senate over security challenges in the country. Those present at the upper legislative chamber are Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff. Other heads of the various security agencies such […]
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Pastor Dare Adeboye, a son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, is dead. According to reports the 42-year-old, who was the third surviving child of the revered cleric, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based with his family. It […]
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English football club, Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount sealed a 2-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday in their semi-final second leg. Thomas Tuchel’s hosts took the lead on aggregate after last week’s 1-1 first-leg draw in the 28th minute at […]
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Governor Godwin Obasekiof Edo state has reiterated the call for the restructuring of the Niger Delta Development Commission, stressing that such would drive the development of the South-South region. Obaseki had made the call during a meeting with the South-South Zone Working Committee of the People;s Democratic Party (PDP) at the Government House in Benin […]
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The Minority Caucus of the National Assembly on Tuesday, threatened to use its legislative powers to move against the President Muhammadu Buhari, should he continue to breach the constitution. To make good its threat, the caucus has listed the various constitutional breaches which it said it would rely upon to invoke its constitutional powers, should […]
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