Popular Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that the Igbo spirit will be against former President Goodluck Jonathan if he fails to support the realisation of a president of Igbo extraction in 2023. Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Enugu, said that the […]
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Nasir El-Rufai Governor of Kaduna State has stated that security operatives should “carpet bomb the forests” to wipe out bandits.The governor spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Monday. El-Rufai ascribed the prolonged inability of security operatives to curb banditry in the northwest region to a “lack of enough boots on the ground”. He […]
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The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has requested that admission seekers into the institution to upload their Ordinary Level (O level) results at any accredited centre of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to guarantee their consideration. The institution in a statement issued on Monday by its Spokesperson, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, said only candidates who […]
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disclosed its action plan for the year 2022. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, put an end to the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools across the Southeast. He also announced the ban on Fulani cows during festive seasons in the Southeast. The DOS said […]
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In spite of the ongoing debate among Nigeria intelligentsia and pro-democracy activists for its passage and assent in the Electoral Amendment Bill, the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, a pressure group of the 18 registered political parties on Monday advised otherwise. IPAC while warning that Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for its take […]
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A 29-year-old man identified as Adeniyi Samuel has recounted to police how one Wasiu Eluyera offered him N10,000 to kill his pregnant wife. The 35-year-old was allegedly trying to eliminate of the woman in order to keep the pregnancy from his new wife. Police said the duo were arrested following a distress call received by […]
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A former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, is dead. Tofa, according to family sources, died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in the early hours of Monday after a brief illness. Born on June 20, 1947, Tofa died 29 years after contesting and losing the June […]
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Office of Auditor General of the Federation, has recommended the prosecution of some police operatives by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over conversion of arms and ammunition for illegal use. The recommendation was contained in the audit queries with Ref. No: AuGF/AR.2019/02, dated September 15, 2021 and signed by the Auditor General of […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has debunked alleged reports of an ongoing rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly (NASS) over the 2022 budget. President Buhari had signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion into law on Friday, 31st December, 2021, kokomansion reports. At the signing ceremony, the President expressed reservations over some changes effected […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universitie, ASUU has said the N30bn Revitalisation Fund and N22.5bn Earned Academic Allowance summing up as N52.5bn released by the Federal Government is not enough to deal with the challenges facing the university system. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, The ASUU President, noted in an interview with Sunday PUNCH that there was a possibility […]
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