Author: Alex Enemanna
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Health: NCWS meets Mamora, seeks inclusion in PTF on COVID-19
The National Council of Women Society (NCWS) on Monday met with the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora. The team consisting Natal Care Programme officers was led by Mrs. Mary Sodipo who represented the National President of the society. She said the aim of the visit was to drive home their proposal for…
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Protesting staff lock out LASU VC, students
The four staff unions at Lagos State University, Ojo, on Monday, locked out the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagboun and students as the institution resumed after the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. The unions involved in the protest are the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic…
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UI VC: 4 indigenes, 12 others to slug it out
Four indigenes of Ibadan are among 16 applicants for the post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI). They are Professors Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Kayode Adebowale and Kolapo Amzat. Their candidature is a boost to the campaign by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) for an indigene to be appointed the…
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FG carpets Obasanjo, says ex-President planted seed of insecurity
The Federal Government has faulted allegations that Nigeria is a failed state under President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The statement titled ‘Buhari prevented Nigeria from becoming a failed state’ was signed by the special assistant to…
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I killed my aunt because she bewitched me, suspect tells police
A 23-year-old man, Dansu Asogba, has been arrested by the Police detectives in Ogun State for killing his 60-year-old aunty, Iyabo Dansu, on suspicion that she was a witch. Dansu claimed the aunty through witchcraft, responsible for the death of his first child and miscarriage suffered by his wife later. The suspect was arrested on…
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FG to ban sachet alcoholic beverages
The Federal Government has indicated plans to completely phase out high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. The moves are contained in a statement by the Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Saturday titled: ‘NAFDAC cautions…
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Okun people write NASS, seek relocation to South West
The Okun ethnic nationality in Kogi State has demanded relocation from the North-Central geopolitical zone to the South-West. They also wanted a separate state which would be made up of the Okun people and the core Yoruba speaking part of Kwara State. Their demand was contained in the memorandum sent to the Senate Committee on…
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UNICAL gets first female VC
Professor Florence Obi has emerged as the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Obi clinched the position on Thursday, September 10 after hours of meeting by the governing council of the institution led by Senator Nkechi Nwaogu. The screening which was held at the UNICAL hotel conference center lasted for hours and a…
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(DOCUMENT) Kogi State university lists conditions for school resumption
The management of Kogi State University, now Prince Abubakar Audu University has enumerated conditions for resumption of academic activities scheduled for Monday, September 14th, 2020. Recall that the school had announced a closure of academic activities at the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country in line with the Federal Government’s directive. In a circular…
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For the third time, DSS invites Mailafia
The Department of State Services has extended the third invitation to a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Mailafia, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said this during in a chat with newsmen. “It is true. I have been invited to their office in Jos.…