The lawyers representing 13 paramount rulers opposed to the recent creation of the new status of “president-general for life” for the Ibibio monarch, Ntenyin Solomon Etuk, the paramount ruler of Nsit Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom State, have expressed fears that the lingering crisis trailing the decision may
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The Board and Management of Benthel Multimedia Ltd., the publisher of UNITY TIMES Online Newspaper, Magazines, and TV, have saluted its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Uchechukwu Okoroafor, as he celebrates his 52nd birthday.The company expresses joy and excitement on this great day and wishes him many more years of exemplary
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Over 1,700 academic staff members of Unity Schools from the 110 Unity Colleges have cried out over the failure of the federal government to pay them three years’ salary arrears.The aggrieved teachers, in an open letter addressed to the permanent secretary and the minister of education, urged the federal government
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reviewed its guidelines on arrest, bail and prosecution of suspects.The review, which is premised on the need to adhere to the rule of law and international best practices in the treatment of suspects, was rolled out on Monday, October 31, 2023 across
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The commissioner for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Joseph Shazin, has assured Nigerians that the proposed headcount census will be digitized.Among others, this implies that all the data will be assembled and stored on computer devices as per the manual process in all
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed that its 2023 collection of education tax is the highest in a single year since inception.The executive secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sunny Echono, who disclosed this yesterday, appreciated the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for its diligent efforts in collecting the education
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The former national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rufai Ahmed Alkali and other leaders have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Others are the Kaduna State NNPP governorship candidate in the last polls, Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi; former National Legal Adviser and Benue State NNPP Governorship, Prof. Bem
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The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mutual Commitment Group (MCG), a Chinese company, for the rebuilding of infrastructure destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists in the North East region, as well as the ongoing reconstruction, rehabilitation, and resettlement of millions of internally displaced
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Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has called on the general public to stay away from unnecessary gatherings to protect themselves and others from contracting diphtheria.Yusuf made the call in a statement signed yesterday by the spokesperson of the Kano State Ministry of Health, Ibrahim Abdullahi.This, according
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The Supreme Court has again dashed the hope of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Peoples Party by failing to hear their case against Governor Hope Uzodimma before the November 11, 2023, governorship election.After failing to list the appeal for three years, the case was supposed to be
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