There had been a widespread condemnation of policy of automatic deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. President Bola Tinubu has announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. He says the policy implementation is ill-timed. Mr Tinubu spoke on Friday at an ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI). He was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman. In his speech as the Visitor to the university, Mr Tinubu pledged his commitment to the reform of the…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience in news reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational iol companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, declaring his governorship election inconclusive. The court on Thursday November 15th 2023, declared inconclusive, the March 18 Governorship election which produced Lawal as the elected governor of the State with a directive for a rerun. The 3-man panel of Justices of the Court in a unanimous judgment voided and set aside the declaration of Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the election. Reading the judgement, Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagi, ordered that fresh election be…
A carpentry apprentice only identify as Onome, has been allegedly beaten to death by his master in Sapele, Delta State, for coming to work late. The owner of the carpentry shop situated along New Ogorode road, just by the Sapele Clinic, identified as Mr. Runor, had decided to disciplined the deceased apprentice for coming to work late, and for allegedly stealing his ATM card when he eventually passed out after the beating. It was gathered that the apprentice after the beating manage to find his way home after the days work and informed his parents of what has transpired at work When…
The kingship tussle in Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, assumed a new dimension as numbers of women from the kingdom protested with a black coloured casket raining curses on anyone supporting the planned installation and presentation of staff of office to one Clement Ikolo by the Delta state government today, Thursday, November 16, 2023. In a video circulating in the social media, the women in their numbers, were seen at the village square dropping a black coloured casket with each holding leaf and singing funeral songs with the name of…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Suspected armed robbers and cultists operating in Agbor-Obi area and environs have been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command acting on credible intelligence. Force Public Relations Officer for the Command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this in a press released made available to SouthernVoicenews.Com . Edafe revealed that base on credible intelligence on November 12, 2023, at about 0500hrs, operatives of Agbor Area Command stormed Kelubia Street Agbor-Obi where they apprehended four suspects; Ogbolu Peter ‘m’, (38), Justice Nmor ‘m’, (28), Precious Odilu ‘m’ (26), Queen Mba ‘f’, (27), all of Agbor Community. According to…
The authority in Saudi Arabia has on Wednesday, issued a statement giving the reasons why 264 passengers visas were cancelled and subsequently deported from the Kingdom on Monday, November 13, 2023 upon arrival at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Hajj Terminal Jeddah. The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for calm following the deportations, but on Wednesday, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja provided clarification on the matter. According to the embassy’s statement, the passengers denied entry and subsequently deported did not meet the entry conditions and requirements stipulated by the Kingdom’s applicable rules and regulations. They said…
The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. SouthernVoicenews.Com gathered that the Meeting which commenced at a few Minutes past 7 pm lasted for close to one hour during which various affiliates and State chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the organised labour and Ribadu
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Newly deployed Commissioner of Police for Rivers State, CP Tunji Disu, had said no one kill a police officer and go free without facing the wrath of the law. The CP stated this when he paid a working visit to troubled Ahoada East Local Government Area upon his assumption of office when we he met with officers and men of the Ahoada Area Command and Divisions. Disu, who was visibly angry over the gruesome murder of the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer Amgbashin by suspected cult group, gave a matching order to officers and men of the command to get one…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said investigation has commenced into an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NSA also said some suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on November 1, 2023. Labour embarked on nationwide strike on Tuesday to seek justice over an assault on Ajaero who was attacked when he was about to lead a protest against alleged anti-labour practices by the Governor Hope Uzodimma-led administration. In the wake of the incident and days to the November 11, 2023…