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Five students of Bauchi College of Education, Kangere in Bauchi State have reportedly died following the outbreak of cholera in the institution. The Punch learnt from sources in the college that the outbreak of the disease, which was said to have been caused by the dirty environment of the institution, caused panic among lecturers and students. Confirming the outbreak of the disease in the institution in a press release made available to newsmen in Bauchi, Bala Kawu, the college’s Public Relations Officer, said that only one student died. Kawu added that 34 students who had been infected were taken to…

The Federal Government, Wednesday, constituted an 18-man special panel to investigate and prosecute electricity offences in the South East geo-political zone. The panel, set up by the FG is in line with provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, was inaugurated at the Federal Ministry of Justice headquarters in Abuja by Mr. Mohammed Etsu, the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, of the Federation. Etsu said the Special Investigation and Prosecution Task-Force on Electricity Offences, SIPTEO, was a product of the collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Justice, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EEDC, and the Nigeria Police Force.…

Nigeria and South Africa- two largest economies in Africa- withheld their consent while 44 countries agreed to a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. The African Union (AU) in 2015 moved to establish a 55-nation bloc, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), expected to be the biggest in the world by member states, in a bid to increase intra-regional trade. However, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday said his administration will not be in a hurry to enter into any agreement that would make the country a dumping ground and jeopardize the security of the nation. Consequently, the President…

The President General of Ohaneze, Dr John Nwodo, Wednesday, disagreed with Rotimi Amaechi on how to produce Igbo President, arguing that Nigeria is not operating a true federation as pockets of marginalization still abound against the Igbo. Amaechi, who is Minister of Transportation and also a lecturer for the 12th Convocation ceremony of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, had called on the Igbo to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 to serve his second term to pave the way for the Igbo to produce the President after his tenure. Nwodo, who was a guest at the lecture, disagreed on the quickest…

Success is attractive, and so are females, but the only thing that beats that is a pretty face worth billions of dollars. A lot of fuss is made about millionaires; they seem to be everywhere; in the news, clubs, corporations, and more. And while we will take nothing away from a person worth millions of dollars, billionaires don’t seem to be as loud because they are something of financial gods and goddesses – they reside on a pedestal of unreal wealth. On this list, we will show you just what faces worth billions of dollars look like. So, in no…

The crisis rocking Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State has shown no sign of abating as the parents of students have petitioned the returnee Principal, Mr. Festus Dappa to the presidency and the state governor, Udom Emmanuel over alleged embezzlement of more than N100 million. The parents had earlier taken to the street to vent their spleen over what they termed as‘’an inglorious return’’ of the principal, at a time he was yet to exonerate himself from the alleged financial scam running into millions of naira resulting from illegal levies/ fees and imposition of additional charges to school fees. In…

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has given itself a passmark on the government’s handling of the Dapchi girls abduction, lashing at the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan for idling away for several weeks when it was confronted with a similar scenario, the 2014 abduction of scores of school girls in Chibok. “The APC is extremely delighted with the news of the return of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State by Boko Haram”, its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said in a statement. According to the APC; “The prompt release of…

Members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, were excited before commencement of the weekly meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the news of the release of 91 abducted school girls in Dapchi, Yobe State. Cabinet members, who gathered ahead of the FEC, were seen clustering in small groups discussing the news of the release of the girls early hours of Wednesday from their abductors. The release of the students is coming few hours after the Amnesty International (AI) alleged that the federal government-controlled security agencies got advanced warning but failed to prevent the abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State…

In an action that wore the semblance of political rascality and retaliation, some men of Nigeria Police Force in Etim Ekpo local government of Akwa Ibom State allegedly assaulted some people in the area, resulting in incessant arrests and destruction of properties worth thousands of naira. The purported action of the security operatives seemingly whittled down the efforts of Governor Udom Emmanuel in setting up peace and reconciliation committee to dismantle the walls of cult war as a mean of returning peace to the besieged area. Straightnews gathered that shortly after the governor’s visit, some policemen from Ikot Ebo Division…

Reno Omokri, aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has challeneged Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President, to publish proof that his boss, Jonathan spent N150 billion in two weeks. Omokri argued “let me state categorically that former President Jonathan DID NOT share 150 billion two weeks to the 2015 election. If Professor Osinbajo has proof that former President Jonathan did so, then we challenge him to publish his proof. He is a professor of law and ought to know that he who alleges must prove.” Osinbajo had, Monday, said that whereas ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration spent only N153 billion on…