•INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu Despite growing controversy and calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official. “The REC will conduct the election,” said Rotimi Oyekanmi on Channels Tele...
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Port Harcourt 2 Area Command have intercepted and handed over some arms and ammunition to the Nigeria Police Force. The arms were discovered at the Onne Port inside a vehicle shipped into the country from the United States of America. Conducting pressmen around the seized containers, the [&helli...
•Old note and new naira The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all its branches nationwide to continue issuing various denominations of both old and redesigned banknotes in ample quantities to deposit money banks. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and posted on its...
The Lagos State University, Ojo, has removed the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Tajudeen Olumoko. His removal was in connection with a news report published on Monday by an online news platform (not The Frontier). The story revealed that a certificate racketeering syndicate had genuine Lagos State University certificates that anyone interested...
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will commence a nationwide strike by midnight, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The nationwide strike is coming on the backdrop of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting yesterday Tuesday, November 7, 2023, directing its affiliate U...
•Late Mrs. Babalola and her famous “mummy calm down” son Mrs. Toluige Olokobi Babalola, a mother of three, whose son went viral three years ago, for screaming “Mummy calm down” repeatedly, has reportedly committed suicide. She was reported to have taken her life in Benin City, Edo State, leaving behind her husband and her three [&h...
The federal government has upgraded the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE) to a university status. This was disclosed by the former provost of the AIFCE who is now the acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Stella Lemchi. She said: “We bring you warm greetings from the entire Community of Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri. ...
Omowumi Aloba, wife of late Afrobeat musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as MohBad, informed Lagos Coroner Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi yesterday Tuesday, November 7, that her life is under threat. The widow, who is testifying at the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ikorodu during the inquest, claimed that she began receiving death threats foll...
•Makinde The Oyo State Government has said it would work with Education secretaries, and heads of sections in all local governments towards shutting down substandard primary schools in the state. The commissioner for education, science and technology, Prof. Soliu Adelabu, in a meeting with basic education stakeholders on Wednesday said “mushro...
Aviation unions in Nigeria today directed their workers to withdraw services to all public and private Owerri flights (both inwards and outwards) with effect from midnight. The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), reports Channels TV. T...
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