FG declares Friday and Monday as Easter holiday
Friday and Monday have been declared as holidays by the federal government for Easter celebrations. The announcement was made on Tuesday April 12 by Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the federal government. Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry in a statement released on
Buhari approves establishment of polytechnics in Abia, Delta and Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of three new polytechnics in various parts of the country. The Director of Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education in a statement on Tuesday April 12, said the new institutions will be located in Kano, Abia and Delta states.
Lagos resident brutalises 10-year-old girl with hot knife, pepper, flees home
A10-year-old girl, Victory Oghenovo, is currently bedridden in a hospital in Lagos State after her guardian, Evidence Eseoghene, dehumanised her for taking N100 to buy snacks. It was learnt that Oghenovo worked as a POS operator at Adeba, Lakowe axis of Lekki for Eseoghene, and she took the money
Abuja-Kaduna Train Bombing: Terrorists demand release of arrested commanders in exchange for abductees
Terrorists locally known as bandits have requested the release of 16 top commanders and sponsors in government custody in exchange for the release of the over 100 individuals abducted during an attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train. The attack and abduction, which occurred on March 28, have continued to elicit
2023 Presidency: Why south-west region should reject Osinbajo – Islamic group, MURIC
An Islamic group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the declaration of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to contest for the 2023 presidential election. In a statement on Tuesday, the Muslim group said Osinbajo’s presidential declaration was not only unethical but was also evangelical in appearance. The statement was
BREAKING: Ruling party, APC vhairman, Abdullahi Adamu resigns from senate
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has resigned from the senate. Adamu was elected as APC national chairman at the convention of the party that was held on March 26. Abubakar Kyari, the current APC deputy chairman (north), also resigned his membership of the
US offers $5m reward for arrest of Kinahan gang leaders, as it ranks them with the Mafia
Speaking in Dublin, after the US government unveiled tough Russia-style sanctions against the gang, the US ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin said the reward would be provided for “information leading to the financial disruption of the Kinahans, or the arrest or conviction” of Daniel Kinahan, his father Christopher Snr and
Benue councillors lament unpaid allowance since 2020, threaten one-week protest
Elected councillors in Benue State have threatened to embark on a one-week protest in Makurdi, the state capital, against the nonpayment of their furniture allowance. The ex-councillors, under the aegis of “Benue State Councillor’s Forum 2020,” disclosed this in a letter to the Commissioner of Police in the state.
University of lagos discovers body of unidentified person floating on its shore
The management of the University of Lagos has raised alarm over the body of an unidentified person found floating on the shore of the University of Lagos Lagoon Front. This was contained in a series of tweet posted Monday night by the school management, affirming that a body was
Unknown assailants hack mother and her 5-year-old daughter to death in Kebbi
The Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Sama’ila Yombe Dabai, has condemned the cold-blooded murder of a woman and her 5-year-old daughter in Birnin Kebbi. The 25-year-old housewife, Malama Sadiyya Idris and her daughter, Amina, were macheted to death by unknown assailants at their residence along Labana Rice Mill,