Nigerian universities head towards an indefinite strike after government fail to meet demands

As Friday (today) entered the third day of the five-day warning strike by non-academic staff at Nigerian universities, the unions threatened an indefinite strike and requested that the federal government release N30bn for payment of their earned allowances. In a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff … Read more

Police demobilized 10 unexploded civil war ordnances

More Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) planted during the Nigerian Civil War were located and recovered successfully from Anambra, Imo, and Delta States, police said on Thursday. The recoveries, which were carried out by police command of the Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD), were mostly found by builders as they digged foundations for their properties, Maikudi Shehu informed … Read more

Highlights of what Obaseki told corps members at the Batch ‘ B ‘ Stream II orientation

Yesterday, Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, charged members of the corps to have faith in the country and complimented the efforts of the federal government to move the nation forward. During the 2019 Batch ‘ B ‘ Stream II orientation course swearing-in ceremony in Okada, the state’s Ovia North East Local Government Area, he made the … Read more

Gunmen killed five persons including a retired police officer in Imo

On Thursday, Gunmen allegedly murdered five people in the Ilile community in Imo State’s Ohaji / Egbema Local Government Area. The incident, which took place around 3 am, led the agrarian community into a pandemonium. A resident speaking in anonymity , informed journalists that the victims included a retired police officer who was simply recognized … Read more

Stop being a nuisance Imo PDP elders warn Okorocha

Yesterday, in Imo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Council of Elders advised ex-governor Rochas Okorocha not to become a nuisance in the state. Reacting apparently to what they described as his unjustified assault on Governor Emeka Ihedioha, the council threatened to make the state politically uncomfortable for him if he continued to disturb the … Read more

Anxiety as 67 years old women was raped and killed by herdsmen

The government of Enugu State condemned the alleged murder of a woman in a farmland in the community of Nchatancha in Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area. In a statement by the State Government Secretary, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, the government condoled with the deceased’s family and charged the security agencies to launch a full-scale investigation … Read more

Akintoye becomes Yoruba’s new leader

Prof. Banji Akintoye, an 84-year-old renowned academic, historian and author, has emerged as the fourth Yoruba race leader. The three individuals before him were Nigeria’s former Premier of the former Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo ; former Ondo State Governor Pa Adekunle Ajasin ; and former Socio-Cultural and Political Organization leader Pa Abraham Adesanya. Akintoye, … Read more