Lassa fever: FUNAAB undergrad, 18 others under watch in Ogun
THE Ogun State Government, yesterday, said it has placed a-24-year-old female undergraduate of Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, Abeokuta (name withheld) and 18 others under contact watch of Lassa fever in Ogun state.
Kogi: What next after inauguration?
It is no more news that the unusual occurrence of losing a candidate before the end of the polls has no doubt thrown up an unusual legal challenge.
Could a James Faleke, who never participated in the primaries of the party have replaced his late boss in the supplementary poll? Can a living inherit the votes of the dead? Do the votes of the dead die with him? These and more are some of the questions to be answered by the tribunal.
The next nine months will no doubt test the efficiency of the judiciary as the Kogi scenario is the first of its kind.
Buhari installs Alake of Egbaland as FUNAI first Chancellor
The Alake of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Michael Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo was yesterday installed as the first Chancellor of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, FUNAI.
Abia Court Verdict: PDP gov aspirant files notice of appeal
An aspirant in the December 8, 2014, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Abia State, Chief Friday Nwosu, has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, which sacked Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu from office and declared Dr. Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, as the governor-elect.
Produce anti-govt lecturer, Kaduna CP tells KASU VC
The Kaduna State Kaduna Police Commissioner, CP, Umar Kofar-Naisa, has ordered, the Vice Chancellor, VC, Kaduna State University, KASU, Professor Willaims Quirix, to produce perceived anti-government lecturer, Dr. John Danfulani, over comments he claimed could cause violence.
Rep decries killing of Nigerians in S-Africa
The Chairman House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Hon Rita Orji, representing, Ajeromi/Ifelodun federal constituency has decried the recent killing of Nigerians in South Africa, describing it as an epidemic that is getting worse by the day.
Edo 2016: Mayaki accuses PDP of plots to blackmail Oshiomhole
A Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs to Edo State Governor, Mr. John Mayaki, has accused the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of plots to blackmail Governor Adams Oshiomhole in the build-up to the 2016 governorship election.
Group urges ESUT mgt to reduce tuition fee
A group,Youth Concerns Realization Initiative,YCRI, has threatened to drag the management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology,ESUT,to court over alleged N10,000 increment on tuition fees paid by students of the university.
Harvest of deaths in Rivers communities as suspected cultists kill 20
All is not well in the garden city of Port Harcourt as persons suspected to be cultists last week,(Wednesday) at Ula-Upata in the Ahoada East Local Government Area murdered about ten persons in cold blood.
CHAN: How Eagles crashed out
Nigeria crashed out of this year’s CHAN in Rwanda after they lost 1-0 to Guinea in a final Group C match in Rubavu yesterday.
Tunisia thrashed Niger 5-0 to win Group C on five points, while Guinea, also on five points, finished as runners-up. Nigeria were third on four points and Niger finished last in the group with a point.
Abia A-Court judgment, affront to Ngwa people —PDP chieftain
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former special assistant to Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Mr. Ben Onyechere has described the judgment by the Appeal Court on Abia governorship election as a close reminder of what transpired during the reign of Justice Salami in which states were freely awarded to a party of his choice without recourse to judicial decorum.
APC raises committee to replace Faleke as Bello’s Deputy
AHEAD of today’s inauguration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State, All Progressive Congress, APC, has raised a committee to find replacement for the unwilling deputy- governor elect , Mr. James Abiodun Faleke.
ERC faults UNIABUJA, Nasarawa varsities on students’ unions
The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, Abuja chapter, has condemned the continued suspension of students’ union activities at the University of Abuja and Nasarawa State University, Keffi, by the institutions’ managements.
Electricity bills: Go after defaulting govt agencies, Reps tell Discos
THE House of Representative has tasked Electricity Distribution Companies, Discos, to intensify efforts to collect debts owed by government agencies and parastatals and stop complaining about their inability to do so.
Reps query Communications Minister over suspension of NITDA boss
THE Joint Committees of Information Technology Communication, ICT and Telecommunications in the House of Representatives, yesterday, queried the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, for the comment he made on the suspension of the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Peter Jack, over an alleged misconduct.
Pipeline bombings: Okowa faulted over failure to join Defence Minister’s inspection team
A prominent Ijaw leader in Gbaramatu and Ogulagha Kingdoms of Delta State, Chief Beck Hitler, has expressed displeasure over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s failure to join the entourage of Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Monsur Dan-Ali (retd), on Tuesday last week, to the pipelines explosion scene in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.
