Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential nominee, has expressed horror over the alleged assassination of Victoria Chintex, the party’s female leader, in Kaura, Kaduna State. Remember how we reported that Chintex was shot dead on November 28, 2022, by gunmen who purportedly entered her home and killed her while wounding her husband in the leg? … Read more
Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, the University of Ilorin’s designate vice chancellor, has referred to the passing of Malam Abidu Rafindadi Yazid, the institution’s pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council, as confiding, perplexing, and unbelievable. “The news was bewildering, confusing, and absolutely incredible,” he said, expressing shock over the unexpected death of the university’s … Read more
On Wednesday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities announced that it would maintain its participation in industrial activities until the government satisfies the union’s requests. As a consequence of this, the union is opposed to any plans that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund may have to include private universities in the country as beneficiary institutions … Read more
Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State, dissociated himself from people President Muhammadu Buhari accused of stealing money from local governments on Friday. The President had asserted on Thursday that State governors were meddling with the monthly allocation to the local councils in Nigeria, and blamed them for the underdevelopment of communities in the council … Read more
Reports of a Protest on the Third Mainland Bridge are Refuted by NANS Reports that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) intended to close the ThirdMainland Bridge on Wednesday have been refuted. Babatunde Afis, the vice president for external affairs, informed Nigeria Info that no demonstrations were scheduled for the day. In an effort … Read more
A review of pertinent civil service laws has been requested by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB. Oloyede asserted that revising the civil service laws would fill the gap regarding benefits for employees who pass away just before retirement age. At the retirement celebration for 24 board … Read more
Nnanyereugo Best, a businessman who was wanted by @BenHundeyin for the murder of his girlfriend Augusta Osedion, a student at Lead City University, has been detained in Sierra Leone. Best was wanted for killing Osedion, who was also a student at Lead City University. After completing the crime, he bought a passport for Sierra Leone … Read more
The Iwot brothers, Saviour and Solomon, succeeded their 82-year-old father, James, as the heads of the family rubber plantation. Just like their father before them, these two brothers—one in his 50s and the other in his 40s—are deeply involved in the rubber business. However, they have diversified into other minor businesses because rubber does not … Read more
The police have confirmed that some unidentified gunmen abducted Chief Ekpe Ogbu, the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development. According to reports, the Commissioner and three other people were kidnapped on Sunday night around 9 p.m. at the infamous Adankari junction on the Ado-Otukpo road. Other victims included the Commissioner’s driver, whose identity … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) seven-month strike, according to renowned attorney Chief Thompson Joseph Okpoko, SAN, is a step too far. He advised ASUU to approach them with the green leaves and engage in talks with the Federal Government. The claim was made by Chief Okpoko in a conversation with a Daily Post … Read more