Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, the governor of Osun State’s wife, reportedly had her convoy attacked. Supposed hoodlums reportedly ambushed the First Lady’s motorcade on Friday night. Although details of the incident were still hazy at the time this story was filed, sources in Owode, Ede, the scene of the incident, claimed that Mrs. Oyetola’s convoy was…
Serious pandemonium has been brought on by severe flooding in Adamawa communities. In the Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, floods have resulted in up to ten verified fatalities and several displaced residents. The three LGAs that make up the capital city of Yola are Yola North, Girei, and Yola South. Executive Secretary of…
The “miserly offer” offered by the federal government has been exposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). GIOTV recall that on Thursday, August 18, when the federal government and ASUU resumed their discussion about the union’s ongoing strike action, the union’s president disclosed that the union had rejected the “award” of wage made…
The National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) decision to cancel the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide has been criticized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The decision was characterized as rash by NUJ. GIOTV recalls that the licences were revoked over indebtedness. Disclosing this in a statement signed by the National President, Chris Isiguzo, NUJ…
Her message to me reads, “I have a 20-year-old daughter from my previous marriage, now I am married to another divorcee and my daughter lives with us in my new marriage. He took my daughter as his and I am still hoping I will have a child for him. “Last week I checked through my…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given an update why it revoked broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others. NBC said the reason is because of the failure of the organisations to to renew their broadcast licences amounting to N2.66 billion. A statement by NBC on Friday noted that…
A full-list of all the broadcast stations the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) revoked their broadcast licences has been made public. NBC said the reason why their licences were revoked is because of the failure of the organisations to to renew their broadcast licences amounting to N2.66 billion. A statement by NBC on Friday noted that…
The Federal Government has bragged that its “no work, no pay” policy will dissuade union strikes. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which is currently on strike, has been threatened by the government with not receiving pay. Lecturers won’t be paid for the six months they are away from their jobs, according to Minister…
Four lending apps have been requested to be removed off Google’s platform by the federal government. Maxi Credit, Here4U, ChaCha, and SoftPay are the loan applications. Through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FG made the request (FCCPC). The government said the 4 loan apps are being used for unethical practices from the Play…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has told the federal government that if its arrears are not paid, it will not call off the ongoing strike. ASUU made its position known on Thursday. According to Punch, the university lecturers also said they would not teach students to make up for the six months they had…