IGBOS WANT PRESIDENCY , NOT BIAFRA-OHANEZE

The Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday said  the Igbo did not mandate it to pursue  the actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra. It maintained that its…

ASSEMBLY TO AMEND ANTI-CULTISM LAW, INCLUDES PUNISHMENT FOR CULTIST’S PARENT

The parents of youths found guilty of cultism in Lagos State may become liable for punishment if a bill for the prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism in Lagos is…

EFCC ARRESTS 3 CORPS MEMBERS , 19 UNDERGRADUATES OTHERS FOR ALLEGED INTERNET FRAUD

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday, arrested 32 suspected fraudsters for alleged involvement in Internet fraud. The suspects were said to have been arrested during…

IPPIS IS A FOREIGN PLATFORM -ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has described the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System introduced by the Federal Government as a foreign platform that should be discarded immediately. The…

UITH : RESIDENT DOCTORS BEGIN 3-DAY WARNING STRIKE

The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Chapter on Tuesday commenced a three-day warning strike over an alleged assault of one of its members by the family…

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS , GEOFFREY ONYEAMA RECOVERS FROM COVID-19

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has recovered from COVID-19, UGAMATV  has learnt. The minister had announced on July 19 that his fourth Covid-19 test returned positive after he felt a…

WORSHIPPERS WON’T CONTRACT VIRUS , SAYS ANGLICAN BISHOP

The Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaiye, has said no virus or disease can be contracted in the church of God. Olumakaiye noted…

OYO APPROVES PROMOTION , PAYMENT OF GRATUITY FOR 19 OFFICERS DISMISSED IN 2012

The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, approved the notational promotion and payment of civil servants who were dismissed in 2012 but recalled by the present administration in the state. This…

LEBANON BLAST UPDATE : NO NIGERIAN KILLED IN BEIRUT EXPLOSION -FG CLARIFIES

THE Federal Government has clarified that there was no Nigerian among the casualties of the August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, which claimed over 150 lives and injured hundreds of…

ZAMFARA STATE : BANDITS KIDNAP EX-CONCILLOR ,FIVE OTHERS DEMAND N60M

Six persons, including a former councillor have been kidnapped by bandits in Jangeme village of Wanke district of the Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State. Those kidnapped arethe former councillor…