December 8, 2024
Suspended Cross River magistrates begin indefinite strike
Magistrates in Cross River will on Monday commence an indefinite strike on Monday over the alleged failure of the state government to accede to their demands. They are accusing the Governor Bassey Otu led administration of neglecting their welfare. A directive by the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) signed by the state’s chairman of MAN, […]
Fleeing Assad, Family Arrive Russia, Get Asylum
Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow, Russian state media agencies reported, citing sources within the Kremlin. Reports also said that Assad and his family have been granted asylum by Russia. However, the report has not been independently verified. LEADERSHIP reports that Assad was toppled earlier on Sunday following the […]
Governor Adeleke Paid Back 42% of Osun Local Debt, 15% of External Debt in 2 years – Spokesperson
The Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has said that data released by Debt Management Office has vindicated the Adeleke led administration on the debt profile of the state. He added that as against the falsehood published by certain online news platforms and amplified by the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Ekiti pays N146m compensation for acquired farmland
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has presented cheques totalling N146m as compensation to 46 indigenes of Oke Ako Ekiti whose land was acquired for commercial agriculture. Speaking at the cheque presentation event in Oke Ako, Ikole Local Government Area, on Saturday, Oyebanji expressed satisfaction with the commencement of the agribusiness project, despite initial delays […]
KWASUTH Mulls Mass Burial Of Unclaimed Bodies Over Filled Morgue
The management of the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), Ilorin is considering mass burial of unclaimed bodies over its filled morgue. Head of the Corporate Affairs Unit of KWASUTH, Kamaldeen Aliagan, confirmed that the hospital’s morgue is filled up. He added that the hospital’s management has sent out messages inviting people to come and […]
Mahama wins as Bawumia concedes in Ghana’s 2024 Election
Presidential election has concluded with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, conceding defeat to opposition leader and former President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress, NDC. The announcement was made in a heartfelt speech by Bawumia on Sunday, following internal party assessments indicating an NDC victory. Despite the Electoral […]
Appeal court declares NUC’s closure of private varsity unlawful
The Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Universities Commission and its former Executive Secretary, Peter Okebukola, challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court Enugu Division, which annulled the closure of a private university, Richmond Open University, Arochukwu, Abia State, by the commission in 2006. The three-man panel […]
Stop using saccharin, bromate in bread, NAFDAC warns bakeries
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued a stern warning to bakeries nationwide against the use of saccharin and bromate in bread production. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, delivered the warning during a News Agency of Nigeria Forum, as reported on Sunday. She stressed that bakeries found guilty of […]
Oyo Bye-Election: Stakeholders Seek Tinubu’s Intervention
Ahead of the Ibadan North federal constituency by-election, a political group in the Oyo All Progressives Congress (APC), Concerned Oyo APC Stakeholders, has called on President Bola Tinubu to use his position to intervene in the process of selecting the party candidate. The group made the call in an open letter signed by its coordinator, […]
Tinubu struggling with courage in hope to revamp economy – Sani, ex-ACF scribe
Former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr Anthony Sani, has thrown more lights on the feeling that the North is now angry with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Recently, a newly founded League of Northern Democrats led by the former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, was said […]