He was said to be on his way to Kano in Kano State where the National Executive Committee of ASUU is scheduled to meet on the ongoing impasse between the union and the Federal Government
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In a statement issued in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party listed some of the rigging strategies as disenfranchisement of voters, especially in opposition strongholds; massive thumb-printing of ballot papers in secret locations; sloppy accreditation process; late or non-delivery of voting materials to opposition strongholds and the use of the police and other security agencies to intimidate voters
The splinter PDP made its feeling known in a statement signed and issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, in Abuja on Monday
While the identity of the MTN driver could not be ascertained as at press time, the tricycle rider’s name was simply given as Praise
Oyinlola, sequel to the ruling of the Court of Appeal, was to resume as the National Secretary of the Tukur faction of the party on Monday
Governor Uduaghan, in a statement in Asaba on Monday, commended the report, which he said confirms what has been known about the real source of spill that has damaged the Niger Delta region and is impoverishing the people
A statement on Monday by the state Ministry of Education explained that the decision to punish the teachers was taken after an emergency Personnel Board Meeting of the Education District III, Falomo and was meant to serve as deterrent to others who might flout the state’s policy on promotion criteria in the future
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, gave the names of other members of the committee as Hon. Nasir Isa Abubakar, the National Organising Secretary, who will serve as the Secretary of the Committee; Engr. Abubakar G. Umar, the National Treasurer; Hon. Binta Masi Garba, the Women Leader; Timi Frank, the Youth Leader; and Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the National Public Secretary
While the players were each given a cash reward of N2 million, the Head Coach, Manu Garba, got N3 million
A reliable source, who is livid by the treatment meted to the African Cup of Nations winning coach, hinted: “We all know the importance that is attached to this weekend’s game against Ethiopia in Calabar and yet we are not giving it all the necessary attention that is required
Van Persie was unmarked on his run and placed a brilliant glancing header inside the near post, into the top corner
He said the football career of his son started during his elementary school days, noting that he (Taiwo) would always disappear from the house to play football and the whole family would be looking for him
Lawal said: “I wish to commend the troops of the 202 Tank Battalion, Bama, for their numerous efforts in restoring peace in Bama
The Commandant of the corps in the state, Chike Ikpeawonwu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin City, the Edo State capital
Falana said the recent murder of Folorunso Ogundare in Emure Ekiti would serve as a test case in the history of politically motivated murders in the state, urging the people of the state to fight it to a logical conclusion
AIYO alleged that the 18 murdered youths were among the thousands who resigned from MASSOB when it was obvious that Uwazurike had turned the separatist outfit into a money spinning business empire
The statement added that intelligence reports had indicated that the terrorists were in the process of finalising plans to carry out simultaneous suicide attacks in Abuja and Kano
The use of anti-graft agencies to hound our members is no longer news. Timipre Sylva, the former Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator Bukola Saraki are two foremost examples
Others who sent out early congratulatory messages to the Golden Eaglets included the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan; the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; and a former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu
Others seizure by the anti-graft in the course of the investigation, according to the ICPC boss, included 45 plots of land at different locations within the FCT and a duplex, while several banks’ accounts used for the illegal land deal had been traced and frozen