The Lagos state police command has arrested Funke Akindele, Nollywood actress, for hosting a house party, in violation to the lockdown order in the state government.She was picked up on Sunday evening and taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti (SCID), Yaba on Sunday evening.Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Bala Elkana, announced Akindele’s…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, has called on Uba Sani, the state governor to set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the huge debts and contractual liabilities left by the administration of Nasir El-Rufai. Sani had at a Town Hall meeting with stakeholders in Kaduna on March 30, 2024…
The Benue House of Assembly has recommended the suspension of Maurice Ikpambese, the chief judge (CJ) of the state, over alleged abuse of office and gross misconduct. The resolution followed a letter from Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue, to the assembly, which was read on Tuesday by Saater Tiseer, the house majority leader. According to…
The Plateau State Government has confirmed that two communities in the state had been hit by suspected cases of the anthrax disease. The Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Gyang Bere, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. The statement which did not disclosed the names of the affected…
Hundreds of people in Minna, the Niger state capital,on Monday, trooped to the streets in protest against what they poverty, hunger, and high cost of living. The protest was said to have started at about 7 am, with the protesters blocking the ever busy Minna – Bida road, thereby obstructing vehicular movement to and from…
The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has warned that in the next 10 to 20 years, university education will become irrelevant unless skills are imbedded into their curriculum. He asked the federal government to reposition the nation’s polytechnics to deliver on skills acquisition. Bugaje spoke in an…
