Tension in Delta Varsity over withdrawal of accreditation
APPREHENSION has gripped students of Delta State University, Oleh campus, following the withdrawal of the accreditation of the institution’s Faculty of Law by the Nigeria University Commission, NUC.
Police arrest man, 22, over alleged rape of toddler
LAGOS—Policemen attached to the Alakuko Divisional Police station have arrested a 22- year-old Ganiu Amusa, for allegedly raping a five-year-old boy, (name withheld) in Lagos State.
Fire destroys timber market in Benin
BENIN—An early morning fire outbreak at the ‘Pipeline Timber Market’ in Benin yesterday destroyed timber and machines worth millions of naira.
BOKO HARAM: Why we must support the military — Nwankpa
Mr. Emeka Nwankpa, a former journalist and development activist is the Chief Media Strategist of the Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC), an advocacy team with an inclination to Nigeria’s total development.
Bayelsa supplementary poll: Ex-militant leaders shun police invitation
MOST ex-militant leaders in Bayelsa State, yesterday, failed to honour the invitation by the state command of the Nigeria Police to attend a meeting over the intelligence report on security threat against the conduct of the re-run election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and 101 units across six councils in the state.
Anambra Central: PDP to give Ekwunife, others equal opportunity in primary
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said, yesterday in Awka, Anambra State that the party would give equal opportunity to all the aspirants for the senatorial seat of Anambra Central during its scheduled primaries to select the party’s candidate for the rerun election.
Insolvency: NNPC owes IOCs $2.84bn in 11 months
ABUJA — The insolvency of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has been brought to the fore, with its inability to fund its obligation to International Oil Companies (IOCs), as it owes its Joint Venture (JV) partners $2.839 billion, about N567.76 billion, between January and November 2015.
Daisy Okocha emerges first female Chief Judge in Rivers
Justice Daisy Okocha has finally been sworn in as substantive Chief Judge of Rivers State after serving in acting capacity twice in this administration.
UNEP Report: MOSOP gives FG 30 days ultimatum
Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of the United Nations Environmental Assessment Report on Ogoni, Rivers State.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo president bemoans killing of Igbo in hundreds
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed serious concern at the way hundreds of Igbo are systematically eliminated in Nigeria, including the current violent campaigns by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamist fundamentalists.
Facility manager vows to resist thuggery in 1004 estate
AGAINST the backdrop of theface-off between the management and residents of 1004 Estate in Victoria Island, Lagos, the estate’s facility manager, Messrs 1004 Estate Limited has vowed not tolerate any semblance of hostility or thuggery in the highbrow residential estate.
