Akwa Ibom governor-elect Umo Eno is facing a fresh battle of alleged expulsion from the University of Uyo in 2005 over certificate forgery. Governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Albert Bassey, claimed in a petition filed at the election tribunal in Uyo that Eno was one of the students expelled from the university […]
The Legislative Council of Abeokuta North Local Government at her plenary sitting held at the Legislative chambers today, ( Wednesday)10th of May 2023, suspended the executive Chairman, Prince Abdulsalam Adebayo Ayorinde over allegations of gross misconduct. In a “NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT” duly signed by 10 Councillors from the 4 communities in the local […]
Former Minister of Interior and a foremost maritime operator, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, has said that his company will always cherish the “Most Diversified Maritime Award” given to it by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN). Ihenacho made this known when the President of MARAN, Godfrey Bivbere, and Secretary General of MARAN, Babajide Okeowo, paid […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria. Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 2023 election, said this in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, said on Tuesday the nomination of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godwill Akpabio, and Abbas Tajudeen for the National Assembly’s top positions was not “cast in stone.” Morka, who spoke on a Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, said the selection of […]
In preparation for the inauguration of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu come May 29, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has ordered all airlines operating at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja to temporarily relocate their aircraft to alternate airports. A memo sent to all […]
The Onne Area 11 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has commissioned its new conference hall and training center. Speaking at the occasion, the Area Controller, Compt. Baba Imam stated that thetwo projects were initiated by the command and supported by compliant and tractable stakeholders within the command. He lauded the stakeholders for welcoming the […]
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, has called for collaboration between the tourism and maritime sectors in Nigeria, stating that with the enormous resources inherent in the maritime sector, the tourism industry will be an easy and low hanging fruit for Nigeria’s economic development agenda. Jamoh […]
A total of 1,441 passengers lost their lives in road accidents in Nigeria between January and March, 2023. Dauda Biu, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said this in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the victims were killed in 2,733 crashes in which 8,339 other persons were injured. “The most worrisome part […]
The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed the State College of Health Technology Law, 2006 to law, with a view to upgrading the institution to a full-fledged polytechnic of health and Allied Sciences. The bill titled: ““H.B No 089/OG/2023-Re-passage of the Ogun State College of Health Technology (Amendment) Law, 2006” was passed at the […]
