The House of Assembly in Niger State has passed a law, which recommends that Bandits and kidnappers must be sentenced to death by hanging. Recalls the state is one of the worst-hit by the activities of bandits in the country. Back in May, an armed gang stormed an Islamic school at Tegina in…
Governor David Umahi has directed the immediate sack of all Zonal Education Supervisors in Ebonyi state. Secretary to the state government, Kenneth ?gb?ala who made the announcement on Wednesday June 30 on behalf of the Governor, said all Education Secretaries that are on leave are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of their involvement in…
A native doctor has emerged as People’s Redemption Party (PRP) flagbearer in Anambra governorship election. Dr. Nnamdi Nwanwuo returned unopposed after his two co-aspirants, Chidebere Mba and Humphrey Anaso stepped down for him. National Secretary of the party, Babatunde Ali who announced Nwanwuo as the winner of the primaries, described the election as credible and peaceful. He…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the problem of the country is Nigerians and not ethnicity or religion. Receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo (MBO) Dynamic Support Group, who visited the State House in Abuja on Wednesday June 30 to present a compendium of five years achievements of the administration, the President recounted his struggle to…
Tottenham Hotspur football club have appointed Portuguese gaffer Nuno Espírito Santo as their new manager on a two-year deal. Spurs announced Santo’s appointment Wednesday night, June 30, in a statement released on their official website. “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nuno Espírito Santo as our new Head Coach on a contract until…
Veteran actress, Idowu Phillips, popularly known as Iya Rainbow, has weighed in on the rape saga involving actor Baba Ijesha. In an interview with BBC Yoruba, Iya Rainbow, said when it was first reported by the police that Baba Ijesha had been arrested, she reached out to comedienne, Princess, and pleaded with her for…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, today June 28, swore in the 18 judges recently elevated to the Court of Appeal. The new justices of the Court of Appeal are: 1. Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State), 2. Muhammad Sirajo (Plateau), 3. Abdul-Azeez Waziri (Adamawa), 4. Yusuf Bashir (Taraba), 5. Usman Musale (Yobe), 6. Ibrahim…
A lecturer with the Department of Statistics, Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, was spotted on Monday, June 28, lecturing only one student who attended his class. It was gathered that many students of the institution are yet to resume classes since the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, suspended its 65-day-old strike on June 10. …
An Emeritus Director of the Warri Choral Society (WCS), Pa Joe Ayomike, and his wife, Chinyere, were found dead at their home in the GRA area of Warri, Delta state today June 28. Though details about the incident are still sketchy, Chinyere who is said to be a Senior Lecturer of the Delta State University…
