Police engage hoodlums in 15-hr gun duel
Four suspected members of a secessionist group have been killed in a 15-hour gun duel with the Police in Awa, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Command spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Friday, said a victim who had earlier been kidnapped and held hostage in theContinue Reading
Several Feared Missing As Another Boat Capsizes In Sokoto
Tragedy has struck in Sokoto State following another boat accident that occurred in the Shagari Local Government Area of the state, leaving many passengers feared missing The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu at the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Aminu Bodinga, confirmed this to journalists on Friday. HeContinue Reading
FG, ASUU clash over 2021 agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday knocked the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, over claims that the government never signed any agreements with the union. Alausa made the clarification on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. According to him, the documents often cited by ASUU as bindingContinue Reading
I’m driving growth with foreign engagements, says Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu explained yesterday that every one of his international engagements was motivated by the responsibility Nigerians entrusted to him in 2023 to restore Nigeria’s pride and dignity on the global stage. He added that in line with the task, the foreign trips and his administration’s reform programmesContinue Reading
How N8,000 dispute led to Lagos market killing — Traders
More details have emerged about the violent clash that claimed the life of a trader, Sodiq Ibrahim, in the Mandillas area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that Ibrahim was allegedly stabbed to death by his colleague, Ebuka Adindu, during a dispute over the sharing ofContinue Reading
Long-term neglect hindering refineries revamp – NNPC
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has declared that fixing the country’s refineries under NNPC’s management has been difficult due to the neglect of the plants for decades. He also revealed that the NNPC is under attack from people who don’t meanContinue Reading
239 first-class lecturers quit UNILAG over poor pay – Ex-VC
No fewer than 239 first-class graduates of the University of Lagos, employed as lecturers, left the institution within seven years. Immediate past Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking as guest lecturer at a forum, themed: “Innovative Funding of Functional Education in the Digital Age,”Continue Reading
NSA Hands Over 128 Rescued Kidnap Victims To Their Families
The Office of the National Security Adviser has handed over 128 kidnapped victims rescued from bandits’ camps in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State to their respective families Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, said theContinue Reading
2027: Talks Ongoing For Obi, Jonathan To Join PDP Presidential Race — Senator Moro
As the battle for the 2027 elections intensifies, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Moro, has hinted at the possibility of Peter Obi and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan returning to the party and joining the presidential race. Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro, who spoke on Tuesday while fieldingContinue Reading
NRC Suspends Train Operations On Abuja-Kaduna Route
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna route till further notice NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, announced this while briefing journalists in Abuja, hours after the incident. Opeifa said that some technical staff of the corporation, alongside the Nigeria Safety Investigation BureauContinue Reading