Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has said that corruption thrives more under civilian leaders than under military rulers. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Friday, Babangida said the military are saints when compared to what is happening under a democratic dispensation. He recalled that when he was military…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has decried the growing cases of abscondment among academic staff of various Nigerian universities sponsored for training abroad. TETFund, has been intervening in the training of academic staff in Nigerian universities by sponsoring lecturers for further studies abroad. Speaking during an interactive session on training utilisation at the Gombe…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has set up a committee to resolve the wranglings within the party. This was disclosed on Thursday by a former Senate President, Senator David Mark, after a closed-door meeting of the BoT at the party headquarters in Abuja. According to Mark, the committee is expected to…
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has said that the Kaduna state government has proven that it is possible to use electronic voting to conduct elections in Nigeria. Balarabe stated this on Thursday at a sensitisation programme organised by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) for stakeholders ahead of the September…
The President of ECWA, Dr. Stephen Panya has accused the 3rd Armoured Division, Nigerian Army, for allegedly failing to stop the attacks on communities in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. In a statement condemning the attacks which led to massive destruction of lives and property, Panya wondered how the communities which, according to…
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof. Suleman Bogoro has said that the increasing pressure on land is responsible for the frequent clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Speaking while delivering the maiden annual lecture of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo state, Bogoro said the most common trigger of farmer-herder…
