THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will activate the procedure of embarking on strike. The …
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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Sunday, commiserated with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state over the loss of its officials in different circumstances. Recall that the party recently lost Dr. Michael Adegbola Dominic, its chairman. PDP also lost its secretary in Lagos, Prince Muiz Shodipe Dosunmu. Other …
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A narco trafficker, Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine. This is contained in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to NAOSRE. According to the statement, the 41-year-old suspect who imports …
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The Presidency on Saturday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not accept any invitation to be the negotiator of terrorist group Boko Haram in 2012. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known in an interview with BBC News Pidgin on Saturday monitored by The PUNCH. He was reacting to …
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Bauchi State Commsiioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi has rendered account of his stewardship in the past few months. The account, officially made available to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE by the Command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, is reproduced below. Bauchi State is one of the North Eastern States in the country which is confronted with numerous …
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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is hail and hearty, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have said. Led by their Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmakers said they had lengthy discussions with their host. Photographs taken during the visit showed Tinubu all smiles and excited. Among the members who …
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The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, has recommended Chidinma Ojukwu and four others for trial over the murder of the Chief Executive of Super Television, Michael Ataga. In the legal advice issued on 20 August 2021, the DPP cleared 11 other suspects and asked that they should be released. Apart from Chidinma Ojukwu, others recommended for …
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Personnel monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) were reportedly asleep when bandits attacked the premises on Tuesday, killing two officers. The gunmen invaded the Afaka barracks of the academy around 1am, killing two soldiers identified as Lieutenant Commodore Wulah and Flight Lieutenant Okoronwo, and abducting Major Stephen Dantong. A source later told SaharaReporters that the kidnappers …
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Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna was on Tuesday attacked by bandits who killed two officers and abducted one other. The bandits invaded the permanent site of the institution located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1.00am. A source told our correspondent that the hoodlums, who were dressed in military …
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has opined that former Lagos State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lacks the character to become Nigeria’s next president. In an interview, when asked about Tinubu’s perceived presidential ambition, Bode George said “Well, it is his personal decision. For me, I …
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