Former Senate President, David Mark, has condemned in strong terms, the recent attacks in Otukpo and Ado Local Government Areas of Benue State, which left at least 15 people dead on Tuesday night. The assaults occurred in the communities of Otobi-Akpa and Emichi in Otukpo LGA, as well as Utonkon in Ado LGA, where gunmen...
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FEMI GBAJABIAMILA MISSING AS PRESIDENCY LISTS TINUBUS’S APPOINTMENTs To DAte
The Presidency, through Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has provided a list of the President’s appointments to date as it tries to defend alleged lopsided appointments. In the list, South West has 29 appointees of the President as against 24 stated by Dare. For instance, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is...
President Tinubu: A Leader Above Tribal Lines- presidency
The Presidency has described President Bola Tinubu as a detribalized leader who populates his government with competent hands. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare said a breakdown of the 134 federal appointments has shown that the president appointed 71 Northerners and 63 Southerners. This comes as Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume...
breaking: Samsung ceo Passes on at 63
Samsung Electronics co-CEO, Han Jong-Hee passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest at the age of 63, a company spokesperson confirmed. Han, who was born in 1962, dedicated over 37 years to Samsung, helping establish its TV business as a global leader. He was appointed vice chairman and co-CEO in 2022, overseeing the company’s...
nigerian Justice System Under Fire as Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Farmer in self defense against herdsman who attacked him
Reactions have continued to trail the death sentence slammed on a farmer, Sunday Jackson, from Adamawa State, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Jackson, it was reported, allegedly acted in self-defense against a Fulani herdsman UGAMATV recalls that the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of a High Court sentencing him to death for killing an...
breaking: Nigerian House of Representatives Approves State of Emergency in Rivers despite out opposition
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency for Rivers State despite stiff opposition from stakeholders. The House also approved the six-month suspension imposed on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly via a voice vote on Thursday. Details shortly…
‘GET TO THE TABLE NOW OR FACE CONSEQUENCES” US LEADER WARNS RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE BOMBARDMENTS
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has issued a fresh threat on Russia. The President threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its latest bombardments of Ukraine. The bombardment followed Trump’s previous suspension of US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy. However, Trump maintained that it was...
I’ll Be Next”: Farmer Fears for His Life After Son’s killing
Mr Isaac Maduka, a farmer and indigene of Umuekpa Akanu Item in Bende local government area of Abia State, has appealed to the Nigeria Police Force to save him and his family from being killed the same way his son was killed. Maduka, who spoke to journalists in his house at Umuekpa Akanu on Friday,...
rivers crisis: Supreme Court Judgment Stirs Confusion as Governor Fubara Takes Control of Local Governments
A cloud of uncertainty currently hovers around Rivers State over Governor Sim Fubara’s directive that heads of local government administrations should take over the affairs of the third tier of government in the state. This comes as the Supreme Court judgment sacked all the 23 local government chairmen elected on October 5, 2024. UGAMATV recalls...
ASUU: Sokoto University Begins Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Sokoto State University Branch, has declared an indefinite strike beginning from February 26 over unresolved welfare issues. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its chairman, Dr. Saidu Abubakar Isah and Secretary, Hassan Aliyu, saying said the action followed the approval of the union’s National Executive Council(NEC). According to Isah, prior...