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Following what it described as the failure of the Nigerian government to react to its letter earlier issued threatening to down tools, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions (NASU) have declared a two-week warning strike. This is contained in a memo addressed to the leadership of the …

By Bob Majiri-Oghene Etemiku Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum/Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB) has successfully impounded 41 trucks, 13 other vehicles; arrested 42 suspects out of whom 21 have been charged to court, IGP Usman Alkali Baba said on Wednesday. IGP Baba said 17 suspects are still under investigations while 4 convictions have been secured in court; “pending …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, said his administration is strengthening the state’s response to human trafficking and illegal migration.Obaseki disclosed this when he received the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano De Leo, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City.The governor, who hailed the Italian government for their support, said the collaboration between …

All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo state, has advised Governor Godwin Obaseki to concentrate on fulfilling his re-election campaign promises to the people and stop indulging in self-adulation.The party was reacting to the Lecture, Mr Obaseki delivered on Tuesday at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, in which he was praising himself as a successful administrator.The APC in a …

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has suspended a medical practitioner, Dr. Michael, for six months for malpractice and infamous conduct by enticing his patient, a housewife, Ifeoma Orji. The five-member Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal announced the sanction on Wednesday in Jos after the doctor’s trial. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Owoicho-Odeh pleaded not guilty. …

From the scheming and permutations currently going on in the two major political parties ahead of the 2023 elections, there seems to be a calculated and deliberate conspiracy, particularly from some powerful politicians from the North, to deny the South-East the parties’ presidential ticket. Abubakar Atiku and Governor Aminu Tambuwal, both of whom contested in 2019 when the ticket was …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the regulations and guidelines for the 2023 general election will be ready ten months before the election. The elections commence in February 2022, an indication that INEC plans to release the guidelines before the end of April. This is contained in the INEC Daily Bulletin issued on Tuesday. Mr Yakubu …

The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal says the Peoples Democratic Party should give its presidential ticket to a candidate that can win the election, not minding what part of the country the candidate comes from. “I’m appealing to my party that we should be talking about how to win the election. Not just not zoning of where the President is …

• Fears exclusion could lead to litigations• Yari warns President Buhari against imposition• Party to rake in N1 billion from sale of forms As All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention Screening Committee began its work on Tuesday evening, there are strong indications that all the national chairmanship aspirants will be cleared to face the delegates despite talks of consensus option. …

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Mr. Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, has revealed how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, was shielded from facing numerous cases that were filed against him since 2008. Ojukwu, who spoke at a capacity building retreat of the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights, organised by the Policy and …