All Progressives Congress (APC) Youths Stakeholders Forum (YSF) have protested to the party’s secretariat in Abuja seeking the removal of its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The protesters who wielded several placards blamed Oshiomhole for losing Bayelsa State to the ...
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ASUU canvasses review of existing laws on sexual harassment, not new ones
National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has canvassed a review of existing laws on sexual harassment, saying such laws should recognise universities autonomy. Raising concern on the confusion between sexual harassment and sexual ...
Read More »Drug insecurity looms in Nigeria over outbreak of Coronavirus, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted that Nigeria may experience drug insecurity due the outbreak of Coronavirus in China, saying the situation portends danger for the country. Briefing the media yesterday in Abuja on ...
Read More »Embrace peace or leave Urhoboland, UPU spokesman tells herdsmen
The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) has asked all Fulani herdsmen in any part of Urhobo land to embrace peace or leave the area. Insisting that the people would not cede any part of their land to strangers, the group said ...
Read More »Police ban planned protests, rallies in Imo over Supreme Court’s judgement
World Igbo Congress supports review of ruling The Imo State Police Command yesterday banned all protests and rallies relating to Supreme Court’s verdict on the Imo State gubernatorial election in which it removed Emeka Ihedioha as governor. This followed increasing ...
Read More »Buhari’s aide seeks expansion of Calabar-Odukpani-Itu highway with N50.2 billion contract
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, has canvassed immediate expansion of the remaining portion of the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu federal highway project, which contract has been awarded for N50.2b. In a correspondent to the President ...
Read More »Acknowledge sabotage in terrorism fight, Falana tells Buhari
Monopoly democracy killing Nigeria, say Ezekwesili, Utomi Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be prevailed upon to acknowledge internal sabotage within the military in the war against terrorism in the country. Falana also insisted that the ...
Read More »NSA’s revelation validates agitations for President’s resignation, PDP declares
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno’s revelation that strange persons, including Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Abba Kyari, have hijacked powers, has validated agitations for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. “Following ...
Read More »Why we support private varsities in Rivers, by Governor Nyesom Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has reiterated that Rivers State government would continue to support private initiatives to create access to university education in the state. He stated this during the inaugural Founder’s Day of Pamo University of Medical Sciences at Elelenwo, ...
Read More »Ojougboh cautions against speculations on NDDC’s interim management
Executive Director, Projects (EDP) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has cautioned rumour mongers against attempts to destabilise the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the commission. Insisting that the IMC was working as a team with ...
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