Global rights group, Amnesty International, has called on security agencies including the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services to stop harassing and arresting youths protesting insecurity in Northern Nigeria….
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Court Dismisses 9-year-old girl’s Suit Against Ekiti State Govt
The High Court in Ado Ekiti has dismissed the suit instituted by a 9-year-old student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School against the Ekiti Government, seeking N15 million in damages for breach of…
FG Gets $98 Million Loan To Boost Bilingual Education
The Federal Government has secured the sum of $98 million facilities from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the promotion of Bilingual Education in Nigeria. Head, Public Relations and Protocol, Universal Basic…
ASUP Threatens To Resume Suspended Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to resume the suspended strike over the alleged failure of the Federal Government to fulfil the April 2021 Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed…
Sunday Akinwalire Gets Environment As New Ondo Commissioners Get Portfolios – FULL LIST
The 14 newly sworn-in Ondo commissioners have been assigned portfolios, Idanre born Sunday Akinwalire heads the environment ministry while Femi Agagu returns to the education ministry as Commissioner. This is in addition…
Seven Dead As Bus Catches Fire After Collision In Osun
Seven passengers were feared killed in the early hours of Wednesday when an 18-seater bus was involved in a lone accident which occurred at about 3:45 am in Osun State. Eyewitness gathered…
Popular Nigerian native doctor with 59 wives, ‘King of Satan’ is dead
Mr Simon Odo, a native doctor popularly known as ‘King of Satan’ who married 59 wives with over 300 children and grandchildren died in the early hours of Tuesday after brief illness….
JUST IN: Serving Assembly member killed In Kaduna By Bandits
A Member representing Giwa west constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honourable Rilwanu Aminu Gagadau has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits. Honourable Gadagau who is the…
Ogun schoolgirls turn smokers, teachers lament
The rate at which teenage girls are turning smokers have caused teachers in public secondary schools in Ogun State to worry. At least three videos have surfaced on the social…
UI Faculty President reportedly disappear after writing 26-page suicide note over health challenge
After sending a suicide note to two friends, a Faculty President in the University of Ibadan has gone missing. President of Nigerian Universities Education Students’ Association (NUESA), Jude Nicholas, penned…