House Speaker: Betara, Wase, Doguwa others unite against zoning
Some aspirants vying for the 10th House of Representatives’ Speaker have united against zoning by the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a resolve to contest the seat. The aspirants resolved to defy the party’s zoning after a meeting of the leading contestants in Abuja. The move is coming against the backdrop of the zoning of […]
JAMB to integrate students from Sudan into universities
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into universities. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, visited the board. The visit was to discuss modalities for […]
I’m competent to be Speaker, Abbas declares
Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna), the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of Speaker of 10th House of Representatives has said that he is competent for the job ahead. Abbas said this while speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting of the Joint Task, a group of lawmakers pushing for […]
Violence in Pakistan as ex-leader Khan appears in court
PaPakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, on Wednesday appeared in court facing multiple graft charges. He was arrested on May 9, sparking violent protests across the country already facing extensive political and economic problems. Thousands of paramilitary troops and officers were deployed in the capital Islamabad as Khan’s supporters converged on the city before the […]
Woman sues father-in-law over children’s inheritance
A mother of seven, Hadiza Haruna, on Tuesday dragged her father-in-law, one Alihu Umar, to a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over her children’s inheritance. Her counsel, Mr M.C Ohaegiuwe, told the court that the complainant lost her husband in 2020 leaving behind gratuity and death benefits. “The inheritance was shared and the […]
Oyetola congratulates Adeleke
Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the immediate past governor of Osun State has congratulated his successor, Gov. Ademola Adeleke, over the Supreme Court judgment which affirmed Adeleke as the winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election. Oyetola in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo, said: “I accept the court’s verdict which upheld Adeleke’s election. To Gov. […]
Toyin Falola: An Elder In Dignity
By Lateef Olatunji Raji Every man will always have his first contact with people of note. This could be physical or otherwise. The window through which I first had access to Prof. Oloruntoyin Omoyeni Falola was at the Department of African Languages and Literature (now Department of Linguistics and African Languages), Obafemi Awolowo […]
Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Governor
The supreme court has affirmed Ademola Adeleke’s election as Osun state governor In the judgment delivered on Tuesday by a five-member of the apex court, upheld the decision of the appeal court that reinstated Adelek as govenor. In March, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja confiremd Adeleke as the governor of Osun A three-member […]
Senate: Rufai urges Yari to step down for Akpabio
The Vice President, Nigerian Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council, Balarabe Rufai, has called on Sen. Abdulazeel Yari to sheath his sword and accept the position of APC on Sen Godswill Akpabio as Senate President. Rufai who is also the immediate past National Co-ordinator of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) made the call in a statement […]
Lagos agency arrests man for assaulting son over inability to recite Quran
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has arrested the man who allegedly inflicted bodily injuries on his 11-year-old son for his inability to recite the Holy Quran. Its spokesperson, Mrs Joke Ladenegan-Oginni stated on Saturday that the man had been detained at Meiran Division of the Nigeria Police Force. The assault on […]
