Category: LOCAL NEWS

NSCDC arrests man for stealing motorcycle in Osun

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a man, Ojo Mattew, 32 for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Ede, Osun State.   The...

Man who ran away from police cell remanded in prison till further notice

    An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court has remanded Amosun Abodunrin, 33, for stealing and running away from a police cell.   The Police Prosecutor, Inspector...

Osun: Four escape death in terrible accident along Owode-Ede road

    Two persons have been injured in a lone road accident, which occurred at Owode-Ede town in Osun State, on Sunday. The accident involved a dark-coloured...

Kaduna: Young boy burned to death in house fire, siblings grievously injured

    A fire outbreak at Danbushiya community, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State has killed a young boy and inflicted grievous injuries on his...

Ekiti Pensioners take case to God, laments N2bn unpaid gratuities

    Pensioners in Ekiti have resorted to seeking spiritual intervention over their N2 billion unpaid gratuities by the state government among other challenges....

2023: ‘I’m not a candidate of zoning’, Okorocha formally declares for presidency

    Former Imo State Governor and Senator representing Imo West district, Rochas Okorocha, has officially declared his intention to run for the presidency in...

Olubadan: Lekan Balogun, others ask lawyer to withdraw case, give reasons

    Lekan Balogun and other members of the Olubadan-in-Council who were crowned Obas in 2017 have written to their lawyer, Kunle Sobaloju, to withdraw their...

JAMB adjusts 2022 examination timelines

    The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adjusted its examination timelines for the conduct of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation...

Suspected herdsmen gang rape, kill housewife in Ondo

    Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly gang-raped and killed a housewife, Mrs Roseline Joguntan at Igbokoda in Ilaje council area of Ondo State....

OAU ASUU begins strike over unpaid earned allowance

    Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile-Ife branch, has commenced a strike over non-payment of earned academic allowance...

BREAKING! 2022 UTME: JAMB introduces additional subjects [FULL LIST]

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced two additional subjects.   The admission board added Computer Studies and...

Osun 2022: Oriade/Obokun PDP Stakeholders Adopt Adeleke As Governor Candidate

    OBOKUN ORIADE PDP HOLDS STAKEHOLDERS MEETING DECLARES TOTAL SUPPORT FOR SENATOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE GOVERNORSHIP BID After an emergency meeting of...

FG must justify fresh N3tn vote, others for fuel subsidy – Senate

    Senate has said the Federal Government will have to justify the fresh demand for N3tn for the extension of the subsidy on petrol  before it is approved by...

Unlawful Detention: NUT announces reopening of Schools today

THE Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT,  Ikot Ekpene Branch, Akwa Ibom State, has directed that public primary Schools recently shut down over the alleged unlawful...

Presidency: APC in dilemma over zoning, may throw race open

    There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress is in a dilemma over the zoning of the 2023 presidency. Nationnewslead assembled on Sunday...

104,403 northerners, 23,088 southerners apply for police recruitment

    NO fewer than 127,491 candidates who applied to join the police will from Tuesday storm the various state police command headquarters nationwide for...

42 labs failed to test COVID-19 samples, send results – NCDC

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday listed 42 government-owned testing centres which it said have failed to test COVID-19 samples of inbound...

Protest as Anambra trader pays apprentice N100,000 after nine-year service

    Some traders and apprentices at the International Electrical Market, Obosi/Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday, reportedly protested against a trader for...

NDLEA seizes 48,000 tramadol tabs, 22 UK, France, Portugal passports

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested three suspected trans-border drug traffickers for allegedly attempting to smuggle...

Alleged defamation: JAMB PRO drags Ahmed Isah, Human Rights Radio to court

    DR Fabian Benjamin,the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation BoardJAMB, has dragged Mr Ahmed Isah of Human Rights...