Today’s Headlines: How Prof. Egbewole Emerged as VC Of Unilorin, Fire Razes Aba Electrical Market
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How Prof. Egbewole Emerged as VC Of Unilorin.
Source: P.M. NEWS.
Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), an expert in International Law and Jurisprudence, has emerged as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin.
Malam Abidu Yazid, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University Governing Council, made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday evening in Ilorin.
“I am glad to inform you that the Council has, after rigorous selection procedure, approved the appointment of Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole (SAN), as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin”, Yazid said.
Fire Razes Aba Electrical Market.
Source: People Gazette.
An early morning fire Thursday razed the Hospital Road Electrical Market, Aba. The fire destroyed goods estimated at over N900 million.
A shop owner in the market, Paul Nwaka, told NAN that the incident happened around midnight.
Paul said that the fire was ignited by sparks from an electric line lying over the market stalls.
According to him, it happened when power was restored on the line and the sparks fell on the roof of some shops, leading to full blown fire.
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I Never Resigned As Govs Forum Chair-Tambuwal.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria.
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has denied ever resigning from his position as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum.
Tambuwal was one of the PDP presidential aspirants before his eventual withdrawal for Atiku Abubakar during the party’s primary.
He disclosed this in a press statement issued on Friday by the Director General of the forum, CID Maduabum.
The statement read: “This is to inform the general public and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has not resigned as Chairman of the Forum, contrary to some media reports.
US City Pays $540,000 to 12 George Floyd’s Protesters.
Source: Vanguard Newspapers.
Twelve protesters who were arrested by the law enforcement agencies during a peaceful rally against the murder of George Floyd in 2020 will receive $540,000.
According to their attorneys, the amount of money was a settlement from Cleveland, a city in Ohio, the United States of America, the Associated Press reports.
The reports, on Wednesday, said some of the 12 demonstrators sustained minor injuries, including being hit with pepper spray during protests on May 30, 2020, which were organised after Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.
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