By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 A mother of three, Olamide Lawal, on Friday pleaded with a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan to grant her divorce on grounds that her husband, Saheed Lawal, engages her with too much sex. In her petition, Olamide who lives in Ibadan also accused her husbandContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement on Friday in Abuja. ”AContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 The Nasarawa Government has earmarked N31.9 billion for the education sector, representing 30 per cent of the 2022 budget. Mr Daniel Agyeno, Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Planning, made the disclosure on Friday in Lafia during the 2022 budget breakdown. The commissioner explained that educationContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 The Kaduna State University (KASU) has begun screening to admit 4,800 candidates for various programmes in the 2021/2022 academic session. The Registrar of the university, Mr Samuel Manshop said in a statement in Kaduna on Friday, that 14,000 candidates applied for various programmes beingContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Thursday condemned deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia that left three refugees dead. Grandi reiterated UNHCR’s call for all parties to the conflict to “respect the rights of allContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday in Lokoja received His Spiritual Eminence, Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, Grand Khalifa, Jamiyyatu Ansarideen (Attijaniya) Worldwide, as the state hosts the fourth Nigerian World Maulid celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, with theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says 55 journalists and media professionals were killed in 2021, noting that impunity against journalists is alarmingly widespread. Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed in 2021, according to latest UN data released on Thursday, with nearlyContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday in Lokoja received the new Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, assuring him of his utmost cooperation in ensuring peace and security in the state. Bello, while congratulating Egbuka, also commended the Nigerian Police Force, Kogi Command, forContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday renewed its call for vaccine equity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 pandemic as the highest number of cases were reported last week across the globe. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, told journalists in Geneva at his first press briefingContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated the commitment of his administration to address the nation’s security challenges before he leaves office in 2023. The president gave the assurance during an interview session televised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Wednesday. President Buhari expressedContinue Reading
