Osun Assembly sets up inauguration panels for 8th Assembly
The Osun State House of Assembly on Thursday constituted seven ad hoc committees to midwife the smooth inauguration of the 8th Assembly in the state on June 6. Mr Simeon Amusan, the Clerk of the Assembly, while constituting the committees at the assembly floor, said the committees were constituted to avoid unnecessary vacuum and constitutional […]
Nigeria requires 1.8m blood units yearly to meet transfusion needs, says Don
Musa Muhibi, a Professor of Haematology at Edo State University, has said Nigeria requires a minimum of 1.8 million units of blood yearly to meet the blood transfusion needs of citizens. He made this known in his paper titled: “The Cycle in Blood Safety: Being Efficiently, Selfish and Effectively Generous” at the 7th Inaugural Lecture […]
Buhari appoints AIG Umar as Adviser on Security
Less than 18 days to the end of his tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police, Garba Umar, as a Senior Security Adviser on International Police Cooperation and Counter-terrorism in the office of the Minister of Police Affairs. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]
Shooting at Mercedes plant kills two in Germany
Two people were killed as a gunman opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, southern Germany, on Thursday morning. According to the initial investigation, the 53-year-old man shot at the two victims at the plant but was arrested without any resistance. The Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office and Ludwigsburg police headquarters made the disclosure in […]
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. […]
