The Speaker of the Plateau state House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Sule, has appointed, Peter Mankum, as his chief Press Secretary. Mankum, a journalist and politician started his journalism practice with the Jos based Nigeria Standard newspapers. He later moved to the African Independent Television (AIT) where he served as the correspondent of the broadcast…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its strike. The union announce the suspension of the 65- day strike in a statement on Wednesday The Polytechnic lecturers have been on industrial action for more over the failure of the federal government to meet their demands some of which include non-implementation of the 2014…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has commiserated with the families of the two pilots, Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Karatu, who lost their lives in a plane crash on Tuesday in Kaduna. Speaking when he visited the families of the deceased officers on Wednesday at the NAF Base,…
The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked its members to be ready to commence nationwide strike, if anything happens to Joe Ajaero its President as he honours police invitation. The Nigerian Police had on Monday, invited the President NLC for questioning over alleged “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion and cybercrime in…
The Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has secured a partnership with a United States-based humanitarian organisation, Project CURE, to supply medical equipment valued at over N6.8 billion to 10 general hospitals across the district. Katung disclosed this in an interview with journalists after conducting a needs assessment tour of…
Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has expressed optimism that his victory which the All Progressives Congress (APC), tried to steal would be recovered. Kwewum, a two term member of the House of Representatives for Donga/Takum/ Ussa and Yangtu federal constituency of Taraba state, is challenging the declaration…
