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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the student loans set up by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government as a plot to enrich the few private university owners in the country. The National President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, said this on Saturday while speaking to journalists in Bauchi State on the sidelinesContinueContinue reading “Tinubu’s Government Loan For Nigerian Students Will Only Enrich Private Universities – Academic Union, ASUU”

The Transparency International in Nigeria together with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has said that Nigeria’s electoral integrity has continued to be compromised and destroyed by judgments being delivered on electoral litigations by Nigerian courts and tribunal which are short of professionalism. The civic organisations said this as part of their observations madeContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Judges On Election Cases Are Now Judicial Coup Plotters – Transparency International, CISLAC Call For Reforms”

The Senate on Friday urged the federal government to withhold the statutory allocation to local government councils without democratically elected chairmen. This followed a motion by Senator Abba Moro (Benue South) titled “Urgent Need to halt the erosion of democracy: the dissolution of elected councils in Benue State” during plenary. The Benue State Governor, HyacinthContinueContinue reading “SENATE TO FG: WITHHOLD ALLOCATION TO LGS WITHOUT ELECTED CHAIRMEN”

The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of over 50 bandits terrorising communities across the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State in what is a breakthrough in the fight against banditry. This was revealed by the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman, on Channels TV on Thursday, adding that the terrorists were killed in collaborationContinueContinue reading “Over 50 Terrorists Killed During Gun Battle With Police Operatives In Taraba State”

There is palpable tension as hundreds of youths and other residents of Kano State stormed the streets of Kurna quarters along Katsina Road to protest the killing of a teenager by a trigger-happy police inspector. It was gathered that trouble started in the early hours of Tuesday when some gangs of political thugs clashed, disruptingContinueContinue reading “Protests As Nigerian Police Arrest Trigger-Happy Inspector Who Shot At Kano Youths, Killed One”

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has described the military invasion of the Adamawa State Police Command headquarters as a “Boko Haram terror attack.” Egbetokun, who visited the command on his first official visit on Monday, condoled with personnel over the unfortunate invasion of the command on November 21, 2023. The police boss said theContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Army Acted Like Boko Haram Terrorists By Attacking Adamawa Police Headquarters – Inspector-General, Egbetokun”

A women group stormed the streets of Kano State on Sunday to protest against the Court Of Appeal judgement which sacked the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The protesters expressed their disappointment over the court rulings on election matters nationwide, particularly in Kano, which had generated a lot of controversies. The group alleged thatContinueContinue reading “Despite Police Ban, Women Group Protests In Kano Over Court Of Appeal Ruling On Governor Abba Yusuf’s Petition”

The North East Governors Forum rose from it’s one day conference with a resolution to tackle the crippling security challenges, economic stagnation and infrastructural decay in the region through well articulated regional cooperation to place the region on the petals of economic prosperity and national growth.The forum also observed that apart from the overwhelming securityContinueContinue reading “North East Govs Blame Insecurity On Regional Neglect. Mijah Stanley”

Both commercial and farming activities have been brought to a standstill in Ussa and Takum local governments of Taraba State following the killings and invasion of the region by suspected Boko Haram Islamists.The inhabitants of the region particularly yangtu and Ussa are now living in perpetual fear of possible attack by the strange trigger- happyContinueContinue reading “Taraba Under Siege:Suspected Terrorists On The Loose. Stanley Mijah Jalingo”

The Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday in one of its election petitions ruling urged the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) to stop “dancing naked in the market, pretending that no one is seeing its nakedness and its dancing steps.” The Court which descended heavily on INEC accused it ofContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Electoral Body, INEC Should Stop Dancing Naked In Market Because People Can See Its Nakedness – Court Of Appeal”