One dies as Shi’ites, rival Muslim youths clash
Jude Owuamanam, Jos Media and Communications Officer of the Special Task Force, also known as ‘Operation Safe Haven’, Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, has said that one person was killed and several others...
View ArticleLassa fever kills one in Edo, spreads to Imo
Alexander Okere and Gibson Achonu The Lassa fever which is ravaging 10 states of the country has claimed its first casualty in Edo State. The Commissioner for Health in Edo, Dr. Eregie Aihanuwa, who...
View ArticleN6tn budget not on Reps’ agenda as House resumes
John Ameh The 2016 budget is not on the agenda of the House of Representatives as lawmakers reconvene this week in Abuja from their Christmas and New Year break, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The...
View ArticleAregbesola fails to sack striking doctors
Femi Makinde The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, may have withdrawn the threat to sack all doctors in state-owned hospitals who have been on strike since September 28, 2015. Our correspondent...
View ArticleLegislative aides lament unpaid allowances
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Legislative aides attached to lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly have lamented the non-payment of their seven months allowances. Besides, most of the aides have...
View ArticleWife of detained writer pleads for mercy
Chux Ohai Wife of award-winning poet, journalist, culture activist and social critic, Nengi Ilagha, on Monday made an appeal for the release of her husband, who is currently in prison custody for...
View ArticleAt 94, Okara gets a golden pen
Call him a durable bard, and you will just be right on point. That is the living legend, Gabriel Okara, who many regard as one of the most popular Nigerian poets and surely one of the most studied. At...
View ArticleCollage Art: Curious connection in Solanke’s creativity
Koye Fadayiro It is a very curious extension of his artistry. We all know Jimi Solanke for his music, drama and story-telling, as well as his dexterity and full accomplishment in all of these arts....
View ArticleFayemi takes solid mineral matters to digital media
Geoff Iyatse The appointment of members of the President Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, especially the ministers, trended on social media for several days or, perhaps, weeks. The appointees were ushered...
View ArticleThe rise of video-on-demand in Nigeria
While many people are still in holiday mood, Netflix has caused a global stir in the social and digital space by announcing that it would add 130 countries to its reach. This will further consolidate...
View ArticleHow to know when your computer is hacked
In some situations, you may see new programs or files on the computer. If you are the only user on the computer and new programs are installed, this could be an indication that it has been hacked....
View ArticleEpidemic, administrative crisis loom as SSANU strike continues
The ongoing industrial action by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities is crippling activities in many of the nation’s public universities, CHARLES ABAH writes With the...
View ArticleRetrenchment: Osun lecturers declare strike
Femi Makinde Lecturers in the four state-owned tertiary institutions in Osun State, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike to compel the government to reverse the sacking of some workers of the...
View ArticleFG, states to build 500 mega filling stations
Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government is partnering states and local governments as well as private investors to build hundreds of petrol stations across the country in a bid to prevent future crisis...
View ArticleGovt to enforce agreements with power firms
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday commenced moves to enforce all contractual agreements in the Nigerian electricity supply industry on operators in the sector. This is coming as...
View ArticleBPE DG faulted in NECOM House sale – Ex-director
Everest Amaefule The former Director of Post Privatisation Monitoring at the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Ibrahim Kashim, has alleged that the current director-general of the agency, Mr. Benjamin...
View ArticleDisplaced traders lament high cost of rent, service charge
Folashade Adebayo Succour is nowhere in sight for dozens of traders whose shops, previously located at Owonifaari market in the Oshodi area of Lagos, were demolished last week on the orders of the...
View Article…as govt appoints AOCOED provost, establishes mobile courts
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Dr. Ladele Aina as the Provost of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin. Ambode made the approval on Monday in a...
View ArticleFG owes varsities N660bn –ASUU
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday revealed that the Federal Government owed universities N660bn arising from the Needs Assessment Intervention Fund. The...
View ArticleFUTA workers protest, demand sacking of VC
Ade Akanbi The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, Federal University of Technology, Akure chapter, has called on the Federal Government to sack its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, for...
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