Day: November 15, 2024

The Governing Council of the Federal University, Lokoja, has approved the dismissal of four lecturers on account of examination misconduct and sexual misconduct. It was learnt that the governing council gave the approval at its Second Council Meeting on Thursday. This is coming on the heels of the investigation following allegations of examination malpractices and sexual harassment levelled against the lecturers last year. The council, under the leadership of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, appreciated the university management for following due process in the investigation that followed the allegations of examination misconduct…

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Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Prof Benard Odoh has dismissed the allegation by his traducers that he is not a Professor insisting that the contest for the post of Vice Chancellor is over. Odoh further stated that all other allegations against him were not only false but unfounded urging the public to discountenance them. At a press briefing held in Awka, Anambra State, on Friday, the Personal Assistant for Media and Publicity to the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Charles Otu, emphasized that; “The race for the seventh substantive Vice…

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By Alison Madueke In July 1966, Admiral Alison Madueke was due to begin a training programme at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK, when the Ironsi regime was overthrown. In the following excerpt, he recounts his narrow escape from the massacres that occurred during the 1966 countercoup:                                     I “After breakfast, Midshipmen Obianwu, Mohammed and I were taken in two Nigerian Navy staff cars to the Ikeja Airport, to catch our flight for London after obtaining the clearance of the Captain. Out of the Naval Base, we noticed…

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The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, at its 107th Meeting of 13 and 14 November 2024, sanctioned five serving judicial officers for various acts of misconduct. Specifically, the Council at its meeting on Thursday, suspended Justice G. C. Aguma of High Court of Rivers State from performing judicial functions for a period of one year without pay and also placed him on “Watch-List” for two years thereafter. Also, Hon. Justice A. O. Nwabunike of Anambra State High Court, has…

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United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will be his interior secretary. “He’s going to head the Department of Interior, and it’s going to be fantastic,” a tuxedo-wearing Trump said at a gala at his Mar-a-Lago Florida retreat on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Trump added that he would make an official announcement on Friday, November 15. 68-year-old Burgum, a wealthy former software company executive, has portrayed himself as a traditional, business-minded conservative. He ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination before quitting and…

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