One of my most telling legacies as governor of Kano is in the vast improvement in the human capital of our people. I have fond memories of thousands of our citizens benefiting from scholarship opportunities to advance themselves in major and specialized courses.That include engineering, medicine, aviation and the likes. Some of these include; 1….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday said it will appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, which ordered the union to call off its ongoing nationwide strike and resume work. The PUNCH reports that ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home demands for improved funding for universities and…
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, rejected the post-conviction bail application filed by the convicted Nollywood actor, James Olarewaju, also known as Baba Ijesha, pending the determination of his appeal at the Court of Appeal. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo dismissed the application because Baba Ijesha did not meet exceptional circumstances and criteria to warrant…
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, Monday Ubani, has threatened to sue the Federal Government if it bans cowhide, popularly called pọnmọ. Ubani said this in a statement signed by him on Wednesday, noting that pọnmọ “is the most common delicacy that is mostly enjoyed by the average…
‘She Told Her Boys To Kill Me’ — Police Orderly Brutalised By Principal Cries For Help An orderly assigned by the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters to one Professor Dike Zainab has been admitted to a hospital for medical treatment after she was allegedly tortured at the behest of her boss. The situation, captured in a viral Video,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of Nigeria’s second highest national honour on the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retired), THE WHISTLER reports. Buratai will be decorated with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) at an investiture ceremony scheduled for October 11, 2022, at the International…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and National Youth Co-ordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has said that there are some people and agencies sabotaging the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. He stated this on Wednesday during a chat with ARISE TV on the All Progressives Congress (APC) preparedness ahead commencement of campaign for…
A Professor has been arrested in Abuja for allegedly ordering the assault of her female police orderly. The Professor identified as Dike Zainab of Area 11 in Abuja, reportedly ordered her maids to beat up her orderly. Twitter user, @DejiAdesogan who shared a photo of the policewoman with a bloodied face wrote; DISTURBING NEWS: Reports of…
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has given a reason for Saturday’s security raid at Eke-Ututu Market in Orsu Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that security operatives raided and burnt some shops in the market after materials for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were allegedly uncovered in the place. Addressing newsmen on the development…
The gruesome murder of 23-year-old Ummukulsum Sani Buhari (popularly known as Ummita) in Kano last Friday as well as the nature of the relationship between the victim and the suspect, Geng Quanrong, a Chinese national, has become the subject of an unending debate, Daily Trust reports. Daily Trust had reported how the victim was stabbed to death by Quanrong,…