Author: Oluwaseyi Amosun
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered about 3,000 voters living with disabilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the upcoming Area Council elections. The information was shared by the Head of INEC’s ICT Department in the FCT, Mr. Festus Aisien, during a visit by the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) […]
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the wife of Ubani Okuo, Chairman of the Youth Group of Igarra community, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Nkereuwem Ikoedem, stated that the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has directed Divisional Police Officers in the […]
A Rivers State political stakeholder, Annkio Briggs, has said that the state can effectively exist without the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Briggs made this statement on Thursday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. She was speaking on the political tension in the state […]
The Presidency has withdrawn the posting of former Kebbi State Governor, Usman Dakingari, as ambassador-designate to Turkey. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Friday. The statement said that no ambassador has been appointed to Turkey. This development came a few hours […]
The Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, has disclosed that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has fully paid the school fees of more than 5,600 students of the institution, significantly easing the financial burden on students and their families. The Vice-Chancellor made this known during a press briefing to herald the university’s 35th convocation […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of the former Chief Security Officer, to ex-Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), in the murder of Kudirat Abiola. During proceeding, Lagos State was slated to re-open the trial, but no legal representation was made, while no process was filed since 2014 when […]
The legal battle over the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has escalated as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has again approached the Supreme Court. Court documents sighted on Thursday showed that Akpabio filed an application before the apex court to regularise and sustain his appeal challenging decisions of the lower […]
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara, citing a court order. The Rivers State House of Assembly had requested that Amadi set up a seven-member panel to probe Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct. However, in […]
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Ogun State has lamented what it described as the state government’s undue interference in the running of local government administration. The union stated that it regrets that despite the Supreme Court judgment, the pronouncement by the National Assembly and the clear directive of President Bola Tinubu, […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has launched a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Teaching and Learning Platform, known as the Ogun Learning Enhancement and Academic Resource Network (OgunLearn), aimed at repositioning the state’s education sector for 21st-century learning. The platform was officially unveiled at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta. Speaking at the launch, Governor […]
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