Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, presented staff of office and instrument of office to the newly crowned Elempe of Tapa, Oba Titiloye Oyekanmi. The event took place at the Elempale Community High School in the town. Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Bayo Lawal, emphasized the importance of Elempe’s role in promoting…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday in Abuja revealed that a total of 106, 604 reported human rights abuses were recorded in the month of June alone. The rights abuses comprised 1,667 children abandonment and killing of 19 security personnel during the period. Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who…
The controversial Samoa Agreement has become a topic of discussion for many Nigerians as they wonder what it entails since the news that Nigeria has signed. On November 15, 2023, the European Union and member states came together to sign one new partnership agreement, which was referred to as the Samoa Agreement. The member states…
Their sittings follow the bombing of the State House of Assembly Complex located along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt in October 2023 Tension is currently mounting in Rivers State as the two factions of the State House of Assembly are locked up in parallel sittings this morning. Lawmakers were already arriving at the House of Assembly…
NEMA reemphasise the flood warning while calling on all stakeholders including the state and the local government, to be prepared for the intensifying of the rain season In furtherance of its proactive flood risk management, the Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar has activated all Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices of the…
NELFUND said students from the 36 schools can now submit their applications for the student loan fund on its portal. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has listed state-owned schools eligible for the student loan scheme. In a Sunday statement, NELFUND said students from the 36 schools can now submit their applications for the student…
Global air temperatures in the 12 months to June 2024 were the highest in the data record — on average 1.64C above pre-industrial levels. Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU’s climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves. Every…
Ekiti PDP congress Ex-acting gov senatorial candidate others jostle forNO fewer than four leaders have signified their intentions to contest for the chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State in the forthcoming state congress of the party. Nigerian Tribune gathered that a former acting governor of the state, Tunji Odeyemi; ex-senatorial candidate…
A total of 1,702 murders, 2,149 kidnappings, and 320 robbery cases were recorded by the Nigeria Police Force across the country in 2023. According to a report released on Friday, July 5, 2024, by Statisense, a data collection organisation, the North Central region had the highest number of reported murder cases, totalling 436 for the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be…
