Category: News

The National Industrial Court sitting in Asaba has ruled in favour of 74 academic and non-academic staff of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku whose appointments were abruptly terminated. The termination was on the orders of the immediate-past Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, shortly after he assumed office in 2015. Barely one month after assumption of office, Okowa ordered […]

The University of Maiduguri chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the federal government of the potential consequences of President Bola Tinubu’s renaming the institution after Late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking shortly after its Congress on Thursday at the University in Maiduguri, ASUU Chairman, Dr. Abubakar Mshelia accused Tinubu of disregarding […]

The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, resumed work on Thursday after his emergence to lead the Nigeria’s governing party. Yilwatda, who is the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development from Plateau, North-Central zone, emerged as the APC national chairman during the 14th meeting of […]

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were considering the possibilities of conducting drug test on drivers to curb the abuse of drugs. This is even as the leaders of NARTO have pledged to work with the anti-narcotic agency to curb the use of truck and […]

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71, the WWE confirms. In a statement World Wrestling Entertainment says it’s “saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away”. Describing Hogan as “one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures”, it says “Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s”. […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Namibia’s Antsino Twanyanyukwa to officiate the TotalEnergies 2024 WAFCON final match between host Morocco and Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday in Rabat. Antsino, who has emerged as one of the standout performers among match officials during the tournament, will make history as the first Namibian to officiate […]

Armed men suspected to be herdsmen, on Thursday beheaded a middle-aged farmer, Gabriel Vandefan while working in his farm at Ukpiam, Mbabai Council Ward of Guma local government area of Benue State. A native of Mbabai, Geoffrey Jimin who spoke to our correspondent on phone, explained that Vandefan went to his millet farm on Thursday […]