Zinox CEO, Leo Stan appeals to Gov Ihedioha to allow IMSU V.C complete her tenure

    The Chairman and Chief Executive of Zinox group and Konga, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, has appealed to the Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha to allow the Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Owerri, Prof. (Mrs) Adaobi Obasi to

Ebonyi Governor’s convoy blocked, riffle carted away

Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki   Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi has banned all forms of wake-keep beyond 10 pm in the state. He said that in any case where such event must pass the stipulated time, the organisers must seek permission from the local government

Court seizes convicted NIMASA acting DG’s N35m, 22-room hotel

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an interim order to seize the N35 million and a 22-room hotel seized from a convicted former acting director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Calistus Obi.

FEC approves N727b NASS increment on 2020 Budget

Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja   The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday accepted the increase in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by the National Assembly from N10.002 trillion to N10.729 trillion. It was gathered from a reliable source that the Extraordinary FEC meeting

MUST READ: SHAME! UNILAG lecturers exposed as BBC premieres #SexForGrades documentary

By – Alao Abiodun   BBC Africa Eye’s on Monday released a documentary targeted at lecturers in some West African universities harassing their students for sex in exchange for grades/marks. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as

Benue Election: Tribunal Upholds Ortom’s Re-Election

The Benue State Governorship Tribunal has upheld the re-election of Governor Samuel Ortom. The tribunal gave the verdict on Monday after a panel dismissed the petition of the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, for lacking in merit.  

Just in: PDP Gov. Mohammed floors APC Mohammed at Bauchi Governorship Election Tribunal

The Bauchi State election Tribunal has affirmed Bala Mohammed as governor of the state. The tribunal judge, Justice Salihu Salisu, on Monday dismissed the petition of the Mohammed Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking in merit. Justice Salisu ruled that

Iron Gate: Imo reinforces security in Owerri metropolis

  By Steve Uzoechi, Owerri Barely a week after Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State gave the marching order to security agencies in the state, to rid the metropolis of criminal activities, the interagency security apparatus of the state, code-named “Operation Iron Gate”,

NGO trains 300 students, 48 Corps members on menstrual hygiene

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Prime Diamond Initiative for Community Health (PDICH) says it has trained about 300 students and 48 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Nasarawa State under the organisation’s menstrual hygiene management education in schools. The students aged between 10

4 homeless men beaten to death in U.S.

  By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso Four homeless men were killed − and a fifth seriously injured − around Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood when someone struck their heads with metal, apparently while they were sleeping, New York City, United States (U.S.), Police said