Academic activities were disrupted on Monday at the Ondo State College of Health Technology in Akure, as students embarked on a peaceful protest demanding better learning conditions. The students also alleged that they were being extorted and that they were…
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Saidu Audu, has assured the Borno State Government that the end of Boko Haram and other non-state armed groups operating in the Lake Chad region is in sight. Audu gave the…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles may have fallen short of lifting the trophy, but in the eyes of one of African football’s greatest ever midfielders, they were the defining force of the tournament. Former Manchester City and FC Barcelona star Yaya Touré…
*Speaker expresses shock over exclusion By Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—Outrage erupted in Maiduguri on Monday after the All Progressives Congress, APC, excluded the photograph of Vice-President Kashim Shettima from a banner displayed at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing on the amendment…
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— An Inspector of Police identified as Victor Okus, has shot two of his colleagues, following an altercation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Although the cause of the shooting is still sketchy, it was gathered that…
The Kaduna State Government has dismissed claims of mass abduction of church members in the Kajuru Local Government Area, confirmed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), as false. The government and the police said security assessments conducted in the…
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – OVER one week after the anti-kidnapping protests in Ekpoma, Edo State that went violent, leading to the arrest of many, a group, Edo State Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights, yesterday, called for the…
The Ogun State Government has confirmed that a medical doctor has been remanded in prison for allegedly issuing a fake medical report to help a popular blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, also known as @justadetoun, evade police arrest. The government also disclosed…
By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and misleading an online report alleging that soldiers were threatening mutiny over salaries and allowances, describing the publication as a deliberate attempt to undermine public confidence and national security.In a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday released the final list of candidates and running mates for the 20 June governorship election in Ekiti State, leaving out the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Wole Oluyede, and his running mate’s…