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ASUU Blasts Nigerian Govt For Politicising Education The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has slammed both federal and state governments for what it perceives as the politicisation of education, particularly through the proliferation of public universities while neglecting the funding of existing ones. Chairperson of ASUU, Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, Melemi Abatcha, expressed these concerns during a press conference in Damaturu on Thursday. Abatcha revealed how governments, especially at the state level, have treated university education as constituency projects, akin to initiatives politicians bring back to their constituencies. This trend, he said, is reflected in the…
Binance Official’s Wife Sends Strong Warning To Nigerian Govt Over Husband’s Trial The wife of a top Binance official, Tigran Gambaryan, on Thursday, called on the Nigerian authorities to stop prosecuting him and free him from detention. Yuki Gambaryan also restated her earlier call on the United States government to intervene “more forcefully” to pressure the Nigerian government to release him. Mr Gambaryan, held in a court-ordered detention in Abuja, is standing trial on money laundering charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Nigeria’s capital city. The Federal High Court in Abuja, where he is being tried, rejected…
Government Official Land In Trouble For Tearing EFCC Investigation Letters The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 11, 2024 arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing The Commission’s investigation before Justice TG Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. Mallam, a desk officer in charge of responding to official correspondences in the office of the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Gombe State, was arraigned on a one – count charge of willful obstruction of investigation activities and tearing official documents of…
‘Economic Hardship Pushed Me’, Says Fake Lawyer Jailed A High Court in Otuocha, Anambra State, has sentenced a fake lawyer to 90 days imprisonment for impersonation. Otuocha is a community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The convicted fake lawyer, Obinna Oraezue, was arrested in the courtroom on 13 June while representing a litigant in a land case. A video clip which showed Mr Oraezue being interrogated by the judge, Justice Okechukwu Onunkwo, went viral recently on social media. In the clip, seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the fake lawyer was being questioned by Justice Onunkwo, who was…
Emirship Tussle: Kano Government Set To Demolish Nassarawa Royal Residence Kano State Government has ordered the state police command to remove the deposed emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, from the Nassarawa royal residence. The government ordered the removal of the embattled emir for pave the way for reconstruction and renovation of the palace as well as “demolishing and reconstruction of the dilapidated wall fence with immediate effect.” Ibom Focus reports that a federal high court sitting in Kano on Thursday declared that the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law 2024, which dissolved all the five emirates in the state, remains a…
Army Officer Kills Mechanic In Abuja Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Army Officer Kills Mechanic In Abuja A yet-to-be-identified soldier has allegedly stabbed a mechanic to death in the Kugbo area of the Federal Capital Territory. The soldier, who was in the company of two other persons, had gone to pick up his car from the mechanic when an argument suddenly ensued between them. The soldier was said to have brought out his knife during the heat of the argument and stabbed the mechanic in his neck. A commercial driver who plies the area and does not want to…
BREAKING: Sanusi Remains Emir – Says Kano Government The Kano State government has said the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, earlier on Thursday, shows Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II is still the Emir of Kano. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, said this during a press conference held at the Government House Thursday evening. He said, “Today 20th June, 2024, the Federal High Court No. 1, Kano had passed its ruling in respect of the case before it. I have the honor, on behalf of His…
Emirship Tussle: Kano Government Speaks On Court Ruling The Kano State government has claimed that the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday over the Kano Emirship tussle was in its favour. Consequently, the government has demanded that the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, vacate the Nassarawa guest palace for renovation. Furthermore, the government has insisted that Emir Muhammad Sanusi II remains the authentic Emir of Kano, according to the court ruling. Addressing a press conference on Thursday evening, the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi, directed the Commissioner of Police…
FULL LIST: Soldiers Sentenced For Raping Women, Girls In 1980s A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced 10 retired soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for having raped nine rural women and girls in the 1980s as the army fought Shining Path Maoist guerrillas. The sentencing ended five years of hearings in the first case in the South American country to address sexual crimes committed by soldiers. The guilty verdicts against these men were handed down in earlier proceedings. Judge Rene Eduardo Martinez sentenced the men, none of whom were in court, to between six and 12 years’ imprisonment.…