Author: Nsikak Ibatt

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands. The directives to embark on the strike is contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, Comrade Emmanuel Enyiegor on Monday in Calabar. The association said that the reason for the warning strike was occasioned by the constant neglect of the demands of the association by federal and state governments, in spite of several efforts made. “This is to bring to the attention of all the members that the General Executive…

Magistrate Ashipu is one of the 29 Magistrates that Governor Ben Ayade has refused to pay for over 2 years now. The single mother of two kids as at press time was threatened by the Police, seized her phone and are making moves to use force and remove her from the front of the Governor’s office. Recall that twenty-nine (29) magistrates employed and issued appointment letter with effect from 3 February, 2019, were subjected to training alongside their colleagues under the supervision of seating magistrates. Recall also that these said magistrates thereafter went to National Judicial Institute (NJI) Abuja for…

No fewer than 240 lecturers, including professors, at the University of Lagos, enrolled on the Integrated Personnel Payment Information System against the directive by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The affected lecturers have been sanctioned by the UNILAG chapter of the Union. The sanction is coming about one week after ASUU suspended its nine -month old strike over the non- payment of salaries of its members who failed to enrol into IPPIS and. More so, other unfulfilled agreements between ASUU and successive administrations. ASUU had opposed IPPIS used in settling workers ’ salaries by FG and developed the University…

CSP Francis Osagie Erhabor, the policeman and divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of ‘D’ division Itam in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state, who is acclaimed to have never taken a bribe since over 30 years in active service, has resigned from the profession. Erhabor, who made headlines after rejecting a whopping N864 million bribe, was on December 10, 2020, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, in Abuja, during the 2020 IgbereTV Leadership Excellence Awards named ‘Police officer of the year’ after coming tops in the nationwide online voting. Speaking in an exclusive interview with IGBERE TV on…

The Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi have approve extension of Christmas holidays for all staff on CONTISS 11. This therefore means that staff on CONTISS 11 and below are to continue their holidays untill the expiration of the five weeks Federal Government stay-at-home order. However, staff on CONTISS 12 and above are to resume their duties on 4th of January, 2020 as earlier announced. The Vice Chancellor urge all staff to adhere to Covid19 safety measures as they resume their duties. Below is the official memo released through the office of the Registrar…

Prof. (Mrs) Florence Banku Obi has emerged the 11th and the first female Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Calabar. It is worthy to note that Prof. Florence Obi served as a Deputy Vice Chancellor(Admin) in the Prof. Zana Akpagu led administration and was a one time Dean of the Faculty of Education. Professor Obi hails from Boki local government area in Cross River State. She began her academic career as an Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Calabar in March 1990 (30 years ago). Two years after her appointment, with her utmost desire to foster…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Thursday effected the arrests of 14 Persons hidden in two trailers conveying cattle from Adamawa State to Port Harcourt. Governor Wike said that the trailers were intercepted following intelligence from well meaning Nigerians who saw them making their way into Port Harcourt. They were arrested at Rumuigbo in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in the state. The State Governor, Wike ordered the prosecution of the 14 persons by the Mobile Court constituted by the administration under the Executive Order 6 signed for the declaration of the lockdown. He also directed the State Ministry of…

A 15-Year-old boy identified as Abraham Samuel Onuoha has reportedly wedded a lady identified as Anurika John, 22,  in Abia state. According to InformationNigeria, the wedding ceremony held on Sunday 26 April 2020 in Amaiyi Igbere in Bende L.G.A of Abia State. Samuel, who is the only son of his late father Mr. Abraham Onuoha, who died in 2010. According to Samuel’s mother, Mrs. Peace Abraham, Samuel was born in 2005 after many years of marriage without a child. Furthermore, online reports has it that one of the villagers revealed that they were surprised when the minister in charge of…

The Nigeria Police Force,  Zone 6 Headquarters in Calabar, Cross River State, has arrested five suspects who are believed to have killed a Nigeria Naval officer, Sub Lt. David Igbashal, who was abducted on 22 February, 2020 while on his way from Calabar to Makurdi in Benue State to make arrangements for his wedding. Public Relations Officer of Zone 6, Calabar, Officer Nelson Okpabi, disclosed that the Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Ukwenya-led Zonal Anti-Corruption/X-Squad set up by Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr Zaki Ahmed, made the arrest on April 18, 2020 and recovered the remains of the slain naval…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari is dead. In a statement on Saturday morning, the 18th if April 2020,  the Presidency announced the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. The deceased had tested positive to the deadly COVID-19 and had been receiving treatment. Abba Kyari died on Friday, April 17, 2020. Abba Kyari whovwas a businessman, Lawyer and Politicians. Born in Borno state to a Kanuri family, Kyari graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick in 1980. He also has a bachelor’s degree in Law from Cambridge University…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have urge  all Nigerians  to debunk any headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion sending SMS to Nigerians. NCDC made this known on their official twitter handle @NCDCgov NCDC claimed the the daily sms Nigerians do received by Nigerians are proudly sponsored by @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG and @GloWorld. Remember, to  prevent Covid19, wash your hands regularly. Stay at home, stay safe.

Accountant General Of Federation’s Office In Abuja On Fire. It was gathered that the fire started from the third floor and razed most parts of the building upwards including the floor where the AGF’s office is. However, as at the time of filing this report, the fire have been put to a stop by officials of the Federal Fire Service. The case of the fire is yet to be ascertain. Details shortly….

Ten Akwa Ibom Statw pastors have been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police command for holding church services in the state, going against Governor Emmanuel Udom’s stay-at-home order following the confirmation of Coronavirus cases in the state. Though the state’s chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) instructed churches not to hold services, some Churches in Eket defied the directive and held services today. The Nation reported that the Eket branch pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church and a pastor of the United African Evangelical church, were among those arrested Sunday morning by police offcers from Eket…

It was a shocking unforeseen occurrence in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State as the billboard of SPAR Calabar Mall fell on parked vehicles at the mall vehicles parking areas. The video is on our Instagram page @CalabarOnline https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fA3X8lrbn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The vehicles is said to belong to customers who made their way to the mall to get products foe themselves and family amid the outbreak of the pandemic – Covid-19. As at the time of filing this information the cause of this shocking occurrence is yet to be known. However, a citizen of the state who pleaded to be…

It was a surprising and a shocking explosion in Akure the capital of Ondo State. The explosion hit the state capital as at 1am on Saturday morning. The blast which occurred in the early hours of Saturday cut off the ever-busy Akure /Owo road while many people were said to be injured but source as confirmed that no death was recorded. The explosion which happened less than a kilometre to Akure Airport, affected many residents of Eleyowo community, destroying completely a church and a school in the area. The cause of the explosion is still unaware but investigation is ongoing…

Due to the increasing cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended services requiring physical contacts in its offices and centres nationwide for two weeks. The board also announced the suspension of all services requiring biometric verification indefinitely. The Board head of media and information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin disclosed this to news men in Abuja today being Tuesday, 24th of March, 2020.