Usman Mustapha

4 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

FOLLOWING the recent deadly attacks on Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede, has moved to the state in a strategic push to curb the escalating violence. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the COAS is accompanied by Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) and other senior army officials for an on-the-ground security assessment.

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

ONDO State Police Command has arrested a mother, Dorcas Asije, and four others over assault on Alexander Rotifa, the vice principal of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure. Asije, mother of a student accused of cheating during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), is alleged to have ochestrated the attack on the vice principal. The attack, on May 26, has been widely condemned by Nigerians and the state government..

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

THE Ondo State Ministry of Education has condemned the assault on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development Centre, Aule, Akure, who was beaten by suspected thugs allegedly hired by his student’s mother. Identified as Rotifa, the vice principal was said to have enforced examination rules during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by seizing the student’s phone.

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

THE Federal Government has announced Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, as public holidays to celebrate Eid al-Adha – a time when Muslims worldwide reflect on the values of faith, sacrifice, and compassion. The declaration was made on Monday, June 2, by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani.

6 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

THE Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the Federal Government to immediately settle specialist allowances and outstanding salary arrears owed to its members. Speaking during a press conference in Uyo, on Saturday, May 31, the association’s president, Tope Osundara, decried the continued exclusion of resident doctors from the payment of specialist allowances, despite their active roles in delivering critical care across various health institutions.