The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has set up a sustainable peace team to resolve the lingering impasse between President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
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Two of the 32 people who were abducted over the weekend along the highway between Benin and Akure in Ondo State have been rescued. Following the deployment of security personnel into the forest along the axis of the state’s Ose and Owo local government area, the two victims were rescued. Meanwhile, the 32 victims who were abducted while traveling through Edo State have been identified. The majority of the victims, according to sources, were photographers who had gone to a burial ceremony in Benin, Edo State. It was gathered that the kidnappers took 11 people into the…
The Federal Government has said that the worst is over on insecurity. It said terrorists and bandits and company can run but cannot hide. It said never again will terrorists and bandits and their cohorts hold sway in the country. It however said the nation may still witness isolated cases of security challenges here and there but no more on the high scale of the past. But it ruled out cessation of hostilities against Boko Haram, bandits, kidnappers and oil theft syndicates. The disclosures were made at a joint briefing by four miniisters and the…
Liz Truss will be the next United Kingdom Prime Minister after winning the party vote. Truss of the Conservative Party is Britain’s Foreign Secretary and set to be the country’s next Prime Minister. She will be replacing Boris Johnson. Truss while speaking in London, said she would deliver. Details later.
Reigning World Champion and Commonwealth gold medallist, Tobi Amusan, breezed to an easy win in women’s 100m Hurdles at ISTAF Berlin meet yesterday, winning by more than one-tenth over her closest challenger. Amusan clocked 12.45s (-0.3) with American Tia Jones second in 12.58s while Megan Tapper from Jamaica came third in 12.66s. Last month, Amusan finished second behind 2020 Tokyo Olympics winner, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico at the Diamond League Meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. Meanwhile, fellow Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Ese Brume finished second in women’s Long Jump at the same meet. Brume jumped 6.78m to…
ONDO State Governor and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has decried the statement credited to Niyi Akintola, SAN, referring to the immediate past President of the association, Olumide Akpata, as a boy. Akeredolu, in a statement he personally signed through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, in Akure, cautioned against divisive utterances. He said that the former NBA President, Akpata “cannot be referred to as a boy under any circumstances.” Akeredolu said, “lawyers must avoid utterances which readily inflame passion and can cause division in the association.” He equally charged members of…
Without subsidy, petrol will sell for N462 per litre, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said yesterday. It said the average international market-determined landing cost in the second quarter of this year was $1,283 per metric tonne. Marketing and distribution cost is N46/litre, it said. A combination of the cost elements translates to a retail pump price of N462/litre, an average subsidy of N297/litre and an annual estimate of N6.5 trillion on the assumption of 60 million litres of daily premium motor spirit (PMS or petrol) supply. The NPPC offered to submit itself for a forensic audit of fuel supply and…
A Director in the Ondo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mr. Gbenga Olofingboyegun, who was declared missing last Thursday, has been found dead. His mutilated body was found on Sunday at Saint Theresa Primary School beside Saint Peter’s Unity School in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Late Olofingboyegun was the Director of the Department of Research and Statistics. He was said to have left his office for undisclosed reasons the last time he was seen His family and friends were said to have suspected that he was kidnapped. They were said to have been waiting for calls from his abductors…
No fewer than 32 passengers were said to have been abducted by unknown gunmen in Ondo State. The victims were said to be returning from Benin after attending a burial ceremony. It was gathered that they were abducted between Benin-Ifon to Owo forest in Ondo State while travelling in a coaster bus. While confirming the development, the Ondo State security network code-named Amotekun, said its men are already combing the area. The commandant of Amotekun corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the command would do all in its power to rescue the victims and rid the state of criminals. According to…
Nigerian singers, Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Patoranking, among others have won big at the 2022 Headies Award held in Atlanta, United States last night. Wizkid won in four categories- ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Rap Album’, ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Afrobeat Album’. Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence) won the Beat Collaboration Award, while Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence) won the Best R ‘n’ B Single. Wizkid’s Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition won the Album of the Year, while his song, Made in Lagos won the Beat Afrobeat Album. Davido won the Digital Artiste of the Year and the Humanitarian Award of the…