Bank worker killed my wife over N75,000 debt despite plea – Husband
In the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, a 55-year-old dispatch rider named Herbert Omonkhegbele claims that a microfinance bank employee pushed his wife, Vivian, to death over a debt of N75,000, and he describes how the mother-of-six perished. "How do you make a living?"
ICPC Establishes Vanguard in Jigawa State Poly, Urges Students to Imbibe Virtues of Integrity
The Kano State office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has admonished Nigerian students to imbibe virtues of integrity, honesty, punctuality and decency as future leaders that the country would be proud of. The charge was given while establishing a Students Anti-Corruption Vanguard (SAV) at Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, Jigawa State recently.
ASUP to Buhari: Sign BSC/HND Dichotomy Bill before May 29
Before he leaves office on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari is urged to sign into law the bill to end the BSC/HND Dichotomy, according to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). In an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, National President of ASUP, stated that young Nigerians are no longer interested in studying in the country's polytechnic institutions because of the dichotomy.
ICPC secures 15 Years Conviction of Ex-Poly Staff
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has secured the conviction of one Mr. Muhammed Sani Nuhu, a former academic staff of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, for conferring corrupt advantage on himself to the tune of Six Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Four Hundred Naira (N6,173,400), belonging to the Polytechnic.
"He did it last session" Dad of student who killed himself after losing tuition fees to betting says
According to a news that was published by the Daily Trust Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that a student at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, whose name was given as Samuel Adegoke, has reportedly committed suicide after losing his tuition fee to gambling.
Today's Headlines: Tinubu Is Better Than Osinbajo - Reno Omokri, Buhari appoints Baba Haruna as Rector, Bida Poly
Tinubu is better than Osinbajo, Peter Obi – Reno Omokri Photo credits:vanguard Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has said President-elect, Bola Tinubu is the better politician and resource manager than both Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
Student Tackles Lagos Poly For Withholding Her Result Four Years After Graduation
Graduands of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) have tackled the institution for withholding their results after years of graduation. According to punchng.com, the student expressed displeasure over such delay. Omolola Akinlade who celebrated her graduation in 2019 after completing her Higher National Diploma (HND), at the Surulere Campus, did not know that her result would be withheld for four years.
Student Tackles Lagos Poly For Withholding Her Result Four Years After Graduation
Graduands of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) have tackled the institution for withholding their results after years of graduation. According to punchng.com, the student expressed displeasure over such delay. Omolola Akinlade who celebrated her graduation in 2019 after completing her Higher National Diploma (HND), at the Surulere Campus, did not know that her result would be withheld for four years.
Today’s Headlines: We’ll fulfill all promises to pilgrims —NAHCON, Nigeria very safe —Senator Sekibo
Hajj: We’ll fulfil all promises to pilgrims — NAHCON. News Credit: Daily Trust. The chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Zikrullah Hassan, has assured that the commission will fulfil all its promises to provide optimal services to pilgrims during the 2023 hajj exercise.
ASUP urges President Buhari to sign BSC/HND dichotomy bill into law before 29 May
According to Punch, The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has launched a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to sign the bill abolishing the BSC/HND dichotomy before the end of his tenure on May 29. Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, ASUP National President, stressed in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja that the existence of the dichotomy has dampened the interest of Nigerian youths to pursue polytechnic studies in the country.
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Student Commits Suicide after Losing School Fees to Gambling in Ogun State
According to Vangaurd News report, In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Samuel Adegoke, a National Diploma II student of Electrical Electronic Engineering at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, in Ogun State, Nigeria, has tragically taken his own life after losing his school fees to gambling.
Ogun Poly Student Commits Suicide After Losing Tuition Fee To Gambling
A student at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke has reportedly committed suicide after losing his tuition fee to gambling. It was gathered that the student who lost his fee and that of his friend ended it all by drinking a chemical substance suspected to be sniper.
Today's Headlines:Buhari Should Hand Over Power To Me–Obiageli;APC Should've Presented Osinbajo—Obi
Buhari Should Hand Over Power To Me– Ezekwesili Photo Credit:Daily Post Nigeria Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over power to her. Ezekwesili said her statement followed lamentations by Buhari’s supporters over his failure to secure the country, citizens and residents of Nigeria.
Today's Headline: We’ve Only 1 Witness Against Tinubu-APM, CBN Excludes Mint Co From Printing Cheque
We’ve only 1 witness against Tinubu, APM tells court Photo credit: Vanguard News The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, on Monday, said it would produce only one witness to establish its claim that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was not the valid winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Lecturer Includes Hilda Baci’s Cook-A-Thon In His Examination Question
A polytechnic lecturer shocked many of his students including social media users, after he related one of his exam questions to Hilda Baci, the young girl who attempted to break the Guiness World Records for longest cooking time for an individual. Recall that Hilda who hails from Akwa Ibom State partook in the competition which lasted for four days.
Today's Headlines: I’m Superhero For Paying Salaries-Gov Ayade, APC Should Have Fielded Osinbajo-Obi
I’m Superhero For Paying Salaries - Gov Ayade Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State, has declared the payment of civil servants’ salaries and pensions as an excellent feat of his administration. Ayade, in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday described himself as a “superhero,” adding that the residents celebrate him and his achievements.
Akwapoly lecturer uses Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record cook-a-thon to set exam question
After achieving a remarkable achievement on Monday, Nigerian chef, Hilda Essien Bassey, aka Hilda Baci, has been set as test questions at Akwa Ibom Polytechnic in Ikot, Osurua. Baci, a native of Akwa Ibom state, was highlighted as the Number. 2 question by a mass communication instructor in regard to her popular Guinness World Record cook-a-thon.
Today's Headlines: Sign BSC/HND Dichotomy Bill before May 29; Sovereign Trust grows premium by 20%
Sign BSC/HND Dichotomy Bill before May 29 Photo Credit: Vanguard Newspapers The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the bill to abolish BSC/HND dichotomy before he leaves office on May 29. National President of ASUP, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, who made the call in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja yesterday, said the dichotomy had made young Nigerians not to be interested in polytechnic education in the country.
Today's Headlines: APC Chieftain Adamu Garba Alleges Obidients Killed US Embassy Officials, Buhari Should Hand Over Power To Me - Ezekwesili Asserts
APC Chieftain Adamu Garba Alleges Obidients Killed US Embassy Officials Photo Credit: Daily Post Nigeria A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Adamu Garba has blamed supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the recently concluded election, popularly known as Obidients for the killing of two US embassy officials.
Okowa signs N71bn supplementary budget
A supplemental appropriations bill for N71 billion was signed on Monday by Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who has seven days left in office. Okowa had already signed the N571.64 billion budget for 2023 in December 2022, but last Tuesday, the state House of Assembly approved a N71 billion supplemental budget, which Okowa also signed.