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EKSU lecturers to begin strike

  Academic workers at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) have said they will begin strike  from April 22, after the expiration of their four weeks notice....

Policewoman in custody over sibling’s death

  A policewoman has been taken into custody in Imo State in connection with the death of her brother.   Chioma Azuatalam was alleged to have partaken in the...

10 dead, 500 hospitalised after drinking juice in Kano

  At least 10 persons have died and 400 hospitalised after drinking expired citric acid powdered drinks in Kano state. Among those hospitalised are 50 patients...

Lightning kills JSS 1 student in Bayelsa

  An eight-year-old pupil of Matha Day Secondary School, Imiringi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Master Stephen Akana, has been struck dead by ferocious...

PDP blasts popular Islamic preacher, Muhydeen Bello for berating Makinde’s govt

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oyo State chapter, has described comments credited to Sheikh Muhydeen Ajani Bello over the present PDP government under...

FG approves N14.55bn operational vehicles, boats for Customs

  The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the purchase of 427 operational vehicles worth N14.55bn for the Nigerian Customs Service. This was one of the...

Undergraduate nabbed for shooting varsity student dead during lecture

  The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 300-level Accounting undergraduate of the Niger Delta University, African Innocent, for allegedly shooting to...

Foreign varsity to establish medical school in Osun

  All Saints University  School of Medicine, Dominica, has concluded plans to establish a School of Medicine in Ikirun, Osun  State. Its Vice Chancellor, Dr...

Govs in marathon meeting as security, Executive Order 10, JUSUN strike top agenda

  Governors of the thirty- six states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF are at the moment engaged in a marathon meeting at...

Buhari appoints new heads for NBTE, NCCE, others

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of persons into key establishments in the education sector. Buhari approved the appointment of Idris...

PDP blames APC, Buhari for Twitters’ African headquarters in Ghana

  The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, lamented the alleged unabating misrule of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and the...

Fight over father’s inheritance claims first son’s life in Imo

  Battle over father’s inheritance in Okuku, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, has allegedly landed first son of the family, one Chinonso Azuatalam,...

2023: APC debunks ‘fake’ zoning list, says party focused on delivering mandate

  The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, has on...

Dead or Alive: 7yrs after, over 20 parents dead, as 112 Chibok Girls remain unaccounted for — Manasseh

  Seven years after their wards were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School Chibok in Borno state, no fewer than 20 parents of the affected students have...

BREAKING: TB kills 18 persons per hour in Nigeria – Report

  No fewer than 18 persons die of tuberculosis per hour in Nigeria according to a report by the World Health Organization, WHO.   The Director, National...

Police arrest three POS robbers

  The Kogi State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested three suspects who specialise in robbing Point of Service (POS) operators. The Commissioner of Police...

Protesting Plateau student falls off vehicle, dies

  A 100 Level student of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, who reportedly fell off a vehicle during students protest, dies of injuries. The deceased, Isreal...

Police nab 5 for stealing N55m cocoa export consignment

  THE Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has arrested five persons, Lawal Abiola; AfeezRasaq; Akeem Gbolahan; Idowu Jelili and Safiriyu Oyebanji over alleged involvement in...

One dead, property worth millions destroyed as community petitions IGP

  THE people of Umuduayika and Atiko kindred of Iruayika village, Awkuzu in Oyi local government area of Anambra State have petitioned the Inspector General of...

JAMB Scraps Use of Email for UTME, DE Registration

  Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates will no longer provide email addresses at the point of...