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The Nigeria Organization of Educators (NUT), Benue State Wing, has given the state administration 48 hours to compensate all the arrears of consolidated improved allowances eliminated from their May and June 2023 salaries, among other demands, or face a state-wide mass demonstration and eventual work stoppage. These details were included in a statement after the urgent meeting of the State Wing Executive Council of the NUT in Makurdi on Monday. The statement was signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Terna Akuma, and the State Actively serving Secretary, Comrade Jeremiah Ochonu. The union, which expressed strong disapproval of the manner in which May and June 2023 salaries were paid to primary school teachers in the state, urged the administration led by Fr Hyacinth Alia to reinstate al...

A child trafficking ring has been dismantled by operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command, who successfully rescued two allegedly kidnapped Bayelsa children in Abia and Enugu states. The achievement was accomplished by police officers assigned to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bayelsa State Police Command. The rescued children, Success, a four-year-old girl, and Prince, a two-year-old boy, were reportedly abducted by Sunday Aniele, 22, and Chioma Obi, 24, on June 19, 2023, in Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. 9JA NEWS has learned that Chioma Obi, who claimed to be Sunday Aniele's sister, took the children away under the pretext of buying medication for them, without their parents' knowledge. Then, the children were taken out of the state to ...

Bayero University, Kano, has unveiled plans to procure bicycles for its faculty as a relief to mitigate the impact of price hikes in transportation fares following the elimination of petroleum subsidy. In a statement made during the University's 56th Congregation Meeting on Saturday, July 22, 2023, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, the vice chancellor, disclosed this information. As per his remarks: "The university is in negotiations to secure bicycles for its junior staff members as a means of alleviating the consequences of increased transportation costs. "I have observed instances where staff members have had to trek from the old campus to the new campus, which is a distance of nearly 10 kilometers." The vice chancellor also mentioned that the university has set aside millions of naira f...

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, has advocated for stronger inter-agency cooperation among security agencies to combat the plague of human trafficking in the state. On Monday, the Speaker expressed his views when he received the head of the Ekiti State Liaison Office of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Samson Oladimeji Ademola, who led other senior officials of the agency on a courtesy visit. Aribasoye stated that the Ekiti State House of Assembly would collaborate with NAPTIP to decrease the occurrence of human trafficking, which he described as distressing and degrading to the dignity of victims, who he believed deserve to live respectable lives. The Speaker highlighted a stronger and more effective alliance am...

An alleged Boko Haram associate scheming to launch an attack on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Yola, Adamawa State, has been captured. Among the three other individuals seized at Atiku's residence in Yola, the suspect has been handed over to the police. The suspect, known as Jubrila Mohammed, 29 years old, hails from Damboa in Borno State. Mohammed revealed that he and his accomplices planned to assault organizations connected to Atiku and some other sensitive locations in Yola. The other suspects are Mohammed Bulama, 28, Ibrahim Mohammed, 27, and Musa Mohammed, 26. A statement issued by Atiku's Media Office states: "Police apprehend four suspects involved in a plot to attack Atiku and others in Yola. "We want to notify the Nigerian...

Professor Ben Ayade, the former governor of Cross River State, has argued before the Election Petition Tribunal in Calabar that the election of Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the senator representing Cross River North should be invalidated. Ayade provided evidence from 310 polling units where he claimed there were electoral discrepancies during the election on February 25, 2023, to support his claim. The hearings, presided by Justice M. A. Sambo with A. C. Akabua and J. Zululu as members, commenced on Monday for the petition numbered EPT/CR/SEN/02/2023. Mba Ukweni, SAN, and five other attorneys represented Senator Jarigbe, while Ayade was represented by three senior advocates, namely Mike Ozekhome, Abeni Mohammed, and Murtala Abdul Rasheed, along with ten other lawyers. Ayade alleged the exi...

The 10th House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, has presented "Healthcare for All" as one of its legislative agenda items. This announcement was made during a stakeholders' meeting in Abuja, focused on the development of the legislative agenda. In a statement given during the meeting, Majority Leader Julius Ihonvbere explained that the focal points of the legislative agenda will revolve around the economy, development of human capital, education, accountability, and security. In regard to "healthcare for all," he expressed that the legislature will work towards increasing allocation to the health and education sectors. "We will strive to enhance the budgetary allocation for the healthcare sector, ensuring that facilities are adequately equipped and s...

Constitutional roles for traditional rulers are guaranteed in the current administration. In a meeting with royal fathers from all states and the Federal Capital Territory, Senate President Godswill Akpabio affirmed this and stated that it will be achieved through a constitutional amendment. This assurance was in response to a request made by the traditional rulers, who emphasized the significance of their roles in governance, particularly in matters of security. Akpabio remarked, "The request for constitutional engagement in governance is not unfamiliar to us, especially to me given my background. My late grandfather was a traditional ruler and was one of the warrant officers utilized by the colonial rulers for the successful implementation of indirect rule. "During that period, trad...

President Bola Tinubu has praised the first woman Professor of Yoruba Studies in the globe, Prof Omotayo Olutoye, for her significant contributions to the Yoruba language, culture, and tradition. In a statement released on Monday by Dele Alake, his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, President Tinubu stated that Omotayo’s works and seminar interventions aided in the expansion of knowledge and understanding of the Yoruba language. Prof Olutoye, who passed away recently at the age of 87, was the spouse of Major General Olufemi Olutoye (retd), the Alani of Idoani, in Ondo State, and mother of renowned surgeon and pediatrician, Prof Olurotimi Olutoye. She also held the position of Yeyeluwa of Idoani in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The President stat...

Assailants suspected to be abductors have allegedly killed a man identified as Emmanuel Rufus in Edo State. As reported by NAN, the incident occurred on Saturday on the Igarra-Ebilo Road in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. An undisclosed source revealed that the victim was traveling with his two relatives in a Mercedes-Benz GLK when armed individuals emerged from the foliage and began shooting at the vehicle. During the altercation, one of the victims reportedly lost his life, while the other occupants of the car were abducted and taken into the wilderness. When approached, the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the homicide, clarified that it was not a case of kidnapping but rather an act of murder. Nwabuzor conveyed ...