THE Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Osun chapter on Friday insisted that Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration is owing teachers in the state 28 months salary arrears, saying the position of the Statistician-General of the state, Professor Wasiu Gbolagade that teachers were not being owed was false and misleading. Reacting to the claims of Gbolagade, the
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the compulsory retirement of Honourable Justice A. F. A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Honourable Justice O.O Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,
Senate Leader assures NASS will consider state police The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has praised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s call for the creation of state police as an antidote to the rising security challenges in the country, saying that the National Assembly would consider it. Speaking to State House correspondents after observing the Juma’at prayers
AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA (CBCN) ON THE OCCASION OF A COURTESY CALL ON HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, THURSDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2018* Your Excellency, *Preamble* We, the representatives of the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, bring you our cordial greetings and blessings. We desired
In the last six days, I have gone through traumatic experience when I was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police. By the strength of that unprofessional declaration, I was treated like a common criminal and fugitive until I showed up at the Police Headquarters Abuja to physically present myself. After what the Police termed a
The media aide to former military president Ibrahim Babangida, Prince KassimAfegbua, says his life is in danger following the receipt of phone calls from people threatening him and his family. Afegbua had been visiting offices of the Nigeria Police and Directorate of State Services (DSS) since he issued a statement on behalf of his principal
NIGERIA’S Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is not happy over what he said not fair to blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the crimes of herders simply because he is Fulani. He noted that herdsmen/farmers clashes had been in existence for more than two decades noting that the issue had given Buhari more concern than any
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says that the electoral body will no longer tolerate vote buying on election day. Professor Yakubu said this on Thursday in Abuja when he received the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Catholic bishops who paid hima courtesy visit in Abuja that he would take a second look at appointments made by the Federal Government to redress issues being raised. He said the review will be done after a compendium of all appointments has been submitted to him. Buhari told the bishops,
THE Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Is’haq Kawu, has urged broadcasting stations not to air political campaigns before the stipulated period for commencement. Kawu, at a news conference, in Abuja on Thursday advised broadcasters to adhere strictly to the ethics of journalism to promote democracy as the nation approached electioneering period. The DG