Following the attack on the Bethel Baptist High School on Monday, the Kaduna State government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools located in areas identified as vulnerable to attacks by bandits. The school located in Chikun Local Government Area of the state had an unspecified number of students abducted. The directive which was […]
A speeding escort vehicle has crushed commercial tricycles on Ilorin-Old Jebba road in Kwara state, killing three people and injuring others. Witnesses at the scene of the crash in Ilorin said three passengers from two of the tricycles died on the spot, creating chaos in the area.,creating chaos in the area. Police fired tear gas […]
The Lagos House of Assembly has passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the state barring the Nigeria Police Force from parading suspects before the media in the state. The bill was passed on Monday at a sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, on behalf of the Speaker, Mudashiru […]
Governors of the southern region of the country converged in Lagos state for a meeting to discuss pertinent national matters on Monday. After the sit-down, the governors demanded that the south should produce the next president of the country, and that the anti-open grazing law will be promulgated in the region on September 1. The […]
Success Ignatius, a 10-year-old girl, was sexually assaulted many times by her teacher in the classroom, a human rights organisation has said. Ignatius, a Basic 5 pupil of Seed of David International School at Glass Force, Ogborhill in Aba was allegedly defiled by her teacher, Nwachukwu Chibueze Nathaniel, and the matter has been reported to […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday denied forming a political party ahead of the 2023 general election. This followed a report published by a national daily (Not Daily Trust) on alleged plans by Obasanjo to form a new political party in build-up to the next elections. alleged plans by Obasanjo to form a new political […]
A 30-year-old man, Shamsudeen Ibrahim, on Monday sued a woman, Hannatu Aliyu, before a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna for allegedly calling him gay. The complainant who was represented by his lawyer, Alhassan Aliyu, alleged that Aliyu, who is a thrift collector, met his client on the road and asked him about one Murjanatu’s […]
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says Nnamdi Kanu was kidnapped by the federal government. Kanu was on Sunday extradited to Nigeria to face trial after he jumped bail and fled the country in 2017. Speaking with BBC Pidgin on Monday, the literary icon said there would be an uproar in the country if the truth of […]
Military personnel foiled bandits’ on Faith Academy, located at Mararaban Rido, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Monday. The school owned by the Living Faith Church Worldwide, better known as Winner Chapel, was founded by Bishop David Oyedepo. This is coming a few hours after the news of the […]
The University of Calabar may soon be shut down following plans by the students to embark on massive protest over hike in tuition. The president of the Students Union government, Ugah James, has summoned his key officials to a critical stakeholders meeting on how best to react. In a notice inviting his officials to a […]
