President Muhammadu Buhari has said that national honours confered on over 446 Nigerians and seven foreigners was in recognition of their contributions to national development. Speaking at the investiture of the awardees, which held on Tuesday in Abuja, the President said those who received the awards were symbols of bravery, commitment, selflessness, sacrifice, and dedication…
A notorious bandit leader in Kaduna State, Ali Dogo, and 30 of his foot soldiers have been neutralised by Nigerian troops in an airstrike over the weekend, according to reports by PUNCH newspapers. The newspaper said competent military source confirmed that Dogo, also known as Yellow, and his gang members, were killed by airstrikes undertaken…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union is optimistic about an end to prolong strike. The union has been on strike since February over issues revolving around revitalising public universities, review of lecturers’ salaries and allowances, among other issues. Speaking on Monday at a…
Former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye, has said that his imprisonment for N1.126bn fraud was politically motivated. Dariye governed Plateau for eight years – from 1999 and 2007. He was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2007, over allegations of diverting N1.126 billion from the state government’s ecological fund. After…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling by the National Industrial Court, directing the university teachers to resume work. The three-member panel…
A youth group under the aegis of Kajuru Local Government Youths For Peace and Development, has kicked against the re-election bid of Yakubu Barde, the law maker representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna state. In a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Friday in Kaduna, the group declared that Barde, who is seeking…
