Day: August 24, 2023

UniCAL Sex for Grades Saga : Women’s Network demands Justice

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Women Networks ‘Women Voice and Leadership Project’ of ActionAid Nigeria, funded by Global Affairs Canada have condemned in strong terms the alleged scandal with regards to the unwarranted intimidation and sexual harassment at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) where the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof Cyril Ndifon is at the centre of the unfortunate saga as he is being accused of abusive and inappropriate conduct towards hapless female students for grades and meeting up with related school requirements. Addressing the Media in Calabar today, President Nigeria Association of…

Tribunal sacks Labour Party Reps member in Lagos, declares APC candidate winner

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The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the election of the member representing Ojo Federal Constituency, Seyi Sowunmi of the Labour Party. The court on Thursday, August 24, 2023, declared former Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Lanre Ogunyemi as the winner of the consistuency. Ogunyemi had challenged Oluwaseyi Ayopo Sowunim of the Labour Party who was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).! Delivering the judgement on Thursday, the three-man panel, Panel…

Again, Deputy Speaker, Kalu wins as Tribunal’s strikes out AA petition

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has welcomed the striking out of the purported petition against his election by the Action Alliance (AA) at the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Recall that on Tuesday, the tribunal also delivered a remarkable judgement on the petition filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Frank Chinasa in the February 25, 2023 elections for Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State in Kalu’s favour. The three man tribunal headed by…

Reps Grills NFF President, Secretary General, over delay in payment of Super FALCONS entitlements

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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Dispute between the Super Falcons and Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday grilled the management of NFF over the dispute. During the investigative hearing on Thursday, Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Blessing Onuh expressed concern over the delay in payment of allowances and other entitlements of the Super Falcons. The committee also expressed dismay over the accumulated allowances of local coaches over time. According to the probe panel, while NFF is owning local coaches allowances, their foreign counterparts were fully paid. The President of…

NAFDAC approves University’s herbal medicine for diabetes

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. NAFDAC made this known in a statement by its Head of Corporate Communication, Mike Aladenika, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Edo State Government-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The statement was made available to the NAN on Thursday in Benin. It said: “Its bid to reclaim its enviable position among the comity of institutions, grounded in research and…

Gas car rigmarole, questions Tinubu can’t ignore, by Azu Ishiekwene

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It was not meant to be this way. But like a good number of things Nigerian, the story is hardly complete without a twist in the tale. And so it has been for at least three years now with the story of the gas car that was supposed to lessen, if not end, Nigerians’ petrol misery. Sometime in 2020, state oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (now NNPC Limited), launched what it advertised as the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP). The major objective of the programme, according to NNPC Group…

Prof. Kana’s Appointment as APC National Legal Adviser: When a Professional Takes the Party Rostrum By Abdulahi O. Haruna (Haruspice)

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In the wake of Barrister Ahmed Usman El-Marzuk’s recent resignation as the National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the party’s efforts to sustain its reforming path , Professor Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana has been appointed as the National Legal Adviser of the party. The appointment of Professor Kana as the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress carries multifaceted significance. Primarily, it reflects the core principles of national unity and regional inclusivity that the APC epitomizes. This appointment is poised to further enhance internal party…

Four in Police net for allegedly stealing 500 goats in Niger state

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The Niger state Police Command has arrested four suspects who allegedly stole over 500 domestic goats in parts of Minna, the Niger State capital. The suspects were said to have been in the business of stealing goats from their owners for over five years. They were however said to have run out of luck on Monday in the Kpakungu-Soje communities of Chanchaga Local government area of the State, outskirts of Minna, which led to their arrest. The 4-man syndicate was nabbed by the Police Operatives from the state Police Command…

Nigerian Navy debunks Online Advert on Sales of Admission Forms For Nigerian Navy College Of Health Sciences And Technology Offa

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The attention of the Naval Headquarters has been drawn to a fraudulent online advertisement/sales of admission forms for the Nigerian Navy College of Health Sciences and Technology Offa, Kwara State to unsuspecting members of the public. The fake advertisement fixed the cost of obtaining admission forms at the rate of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000.00) while the school fees is stipulated as One Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Naira (N186,850.00). The criminals further directed all payments for the forms and school fees to be lodged into a…

Niger Police arrests 12 suspects for Conspiracy, Robbery, receiving stolen property …… 21 phones,3 motorcycles recovered

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Tactical Support Team of the Niger state Police Command,in a continued effort to eradicate or reduce crime and criminality in the state, on 13th August,2023 at about 1330hrs, based on information received arrested some miscreants who specialized in robbing victims of handsets and motorcycles in Morris area of Minna,Niger state capital. The following suspects were arrested; -Jibrin Ndako (J.boy) 22yrs of Barkin-Sale, Minna -Moh’d Usman (Smally) 20yrs of Sauka-Kahuta, Minna -Kure Musa 25yrs of Kpakungu, Minna. In the course of the investigation, the suspects revealed that they had been engaging…