The federal government says security and intelligence agencies were on the trail of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu for over two years before he was re-arrested. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja, said Kanu was living “a five-star life across several countries. “He was travelling on chartered private jets, living in luxury apartments and turning out in designing clothes and shoes. “Of course, as we all saw, he was wearing an attire made by Fendi, a luxury Italian fashion brand, when he was arrested,’’ he…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Winifred Oritogun, Minna Two final year students from the Department of Estate Management and Valuation of the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna have won the trophy for the 4th quiz competition organised by the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). The Dean, School of Environmental Technology, Prof. Remi Olagunju who presented the trophy won by the duo of Enwerem Precious and Alake Sheye, to the university management in a brief ceremony at the Senate Chambers, Main Campus, Gidan Kwano on Monday, disclosed that the students clinched the top prize at the competition held during the 51st…
A member of the National Assembly, NASS, and member representing Tsafe Federal Constituency in Zamfara state, Kabiru Amadu has toed behind the state governor, Bello Muhammad to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The member, who made the declaration on his Facebook account on Monday, told the people of his constituency that he had taken the decision to follow the governor to the APC. “I would like to use this opportunity to inform you that I agreed with the governor’s decision to defect from the PDP to APC. “All arrangements made by the…
The Northern Senators Forum has announced the constitution of its executive officers. The Senate president, Dr Ahmad Lawan who made the announcement also disclosed that Senator Aliyu Wamakko and former Sokoto governor, who had been chairman, would continue as such. Other executives members are: Senator Dahiru Binani (Secretary); Senator Shaibu Lau (Financial Secretary); Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (Treasurer); and Senator Hassan Hadejia, Public Relations Officer). The constitution of the executive body of the Forum is coming two years into the 9th National Assembly, NASS.
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one Emmanuel Madueke, the 62-year-old proprietor of Megland Comprehensive School, Lekki in Lagos state, for allegedly sexually assaulting and harassing a 14-year-old student of his school. A statement by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) on Sunday said the proprietor sexually harassed the student on May 26, the day schools celebrated Children’s Day. The Coordinator of the DSVRT, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi said a team comprising officers of the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development and the DSVRT visited the…
The South East Governors have come out to disown members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their secessionist agitation, arguing that they are not speaking for the interest of the region. Raising from a meeting they held in Enugu, capital city of Enugu state on Saturday, the governors also condemned all violent agitations in the country, saying they believed in one Nigeria. Chairman of the forum and governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi disclosed the Forum’s position to journalists shortly after the meeting, while giving reasons for their stand. “We condemn in totality, the activities of violent secessionist…
Kebbi state has shutdown seven schools indefinitely in the aftermath of the attack by bandits on Federal Government College (FGC) Yauri, state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Isah Arzika has said. He said on Saturday that those affected were schools located on the frontlines of the areas prone to attacks by suspected bandits. He said that the government had directed all school principals to close any school which they believed were not safe, adding that police and vigilantes had also been deployed to the schools for monitoring and protection. “On these proactive measures, as you all know,…
A secondary school student of Kankon Senior Secondary School, Alade Oba was on Saturday killed in a clash between security operatives of a Joint Border Patrol Team and rice smugglers at Irosu village near Badagry on Saturday. Alade Oba (18), was hit by stray bullet and died on the spot during the clash with JBPT comprising Customs, Army and Immigration. The JBPT, which was established in the aftermath of the border closure of August 2019, is yet to be disbanded. It was gathered that the JBPT were on routine patrol at Irosu community near Sawa check point around Owode-Apa border…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if the 13 months’ salaries of over 1,000 of its members across the country were not paid. The Chairman, University of Jos chapter of the union, Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, who stated this in a statement on Saturday, in Jos, added that the federal government had also withheld the check-off dues of the affected members. He accused the Accountant General of Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris for systematically denying the lecturers their remuneration, even after government and the union had reached an agreement on non-victimisation of its…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in Dubai has announced a revision in procedures for travellers coming from the Republic of India, South Africa and Nigeria on June 19. A statement by the Dubai Media Office of the UAE Embassy in Abuja on Sunday stated that the new rules issued by the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai would become effective from June 23. According to the statement, the updates are part of the Committee’s keenness to protect passengers and ease hassles for them without compromising on COVID-19 preventive measures, said the Chairman of the Supreme Committee, …