BREAKING: Again, bandits attack Katsina community, kill 19, burn houses

No fewer than 19 people have been reportedly killed at Tsauwa village, Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State.Residents said the bandits stormed the village around 11.30 p.m on Monday and operated till the early hours of Tuesday.It was learnt that on arrival at the village, the bandits started shooting indiscriminately, resulting in the death of the victims.One of the residents, who pleaded anonymity, noted that the bandits also shot at those fleeing the village for safety in neighbouring communities.The resident said, “When they (the bandits) came, they started shooting and pursuing people who were trying to escape and those attempting

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Ohanaeze insists on slot as 17 govs demand 2023 South presidency

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Southern Governors Forum to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East in the interest of fair play and justice. Spokesman for the Ohanaeze, Alex Ogbonnia, who said the group backed the southern governors’ position that the region should produce the president in 2023, said the region must be magnanimous in conceding the presidency to South-East. The governors had met on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos State, to deliberate on the state of the nation. The meeting came eight weeks after their last meeting in May 11, 2021, in Asaba, Delta State,

Ondo Varsity gets new V.C

A statement signed by Mr. Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State, announcing the appointment, says the new VC has five years, and that it starts on Wednesday, 7th July 2021. Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the appointment of Professor Ige E. Olugbenga as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. The appointment takes effect from Wednesday, 7th July, 2021 for a one-term of five years. The Governor’s approval is in line with the exercise of his power under Paragraph 3 (8) of Schedule 1 of Adekunle Ajasin University

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Court orders UI to reinstate dismissed lecturer, pay N13 million

The National Industrial Court has ordered the University of Ibadan to reinstate dismissed lecturer Adenike Ogunshe and pay her N13 million. Ms Ogunshe, a senior lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, was sacked by the institution for refusing to vacate her office to another one. Delivery judgment on Monday, Justice John Peters said that the university failed to comply with the rules and regulations guiding the employment relationship concerning the termination of Ms Ogunshe’s appointment. Mr Peters said the relocation of office that led to the termination of the claimant’s appointment started in 2006 and was left hanging until 2013

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Nnamdi Kanu: Malami, a disgrace to rule of law, says Alberta’s justice minister

The Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, has slammed the Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, over the re-arrest of the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Madu, in a post on his LinkedIn page, said if reports that Kanu was abducted from Kenya were true, Malami was not only a disgrace to the rule of law but also not worthy to be a public officer. The Canadian official, who is also the Deputy Government House Leader, said Nigeria and Kenya violated international law in the

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