The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, says he will build a world-class university to compete favourably with such other universities. Oyedepo said this on Thursday at Ota,…
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Body Cameras For FRSC Patrol Operations Surface In Nigeria
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has officially commenced the use of body cameras for its personnel across the country. The body cameras were unveiled on Thursday, at an event held in…
FG Begins May-June Cash Transfer To Abuja Beneficiaries
The National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Thursday, disbursed N10,000 by-monthly cash transfer to 2,000 beneficiaries in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory….
NANS calls for speedy prosecution of indicted security officers Over #EndSARS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate prosecution of security men indicted by various panels set up by states to investigate cases of human rights abuses in…
24-year-old graduate waiting for NYSC call-up lured, raped and killed by unknown Men
A young female trader was allegedly raped and killed by unknown men in Makurdi, Benue State. Joy Onuh Ogochuckwu, a graduate of the Department of Mass Communication, Benue State University, Makurdi, was…
After Freedom, Abducted 30 Kebbi School Students To undergo medical screening
A total of students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have regained freedom. This comes four months after bandits stormed the school and kidnapped an unspecified number…
Unemployed Graduate Petitions Ogun Commissioner of Police Over Herdsmen Invasion On Farmland
A reporter with Platform Times Newspaper in Ogun state, Fatai Ilyas, has petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, over the alleged invasion of his farmland by some suspected Fulani herdsmen….
4 Recent Kidnap Victims In Nigeria Including Two NYSC Members
Two prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps from Benue State and two others have been kidnapped in Zamfara State. The four victims were reportedly abducted on Tuesday at the Tsafe…
Ekiti: 20-Year-Old, Two Other Great Men To Die By Hanging For Robbery, Murder
Justice Abiodun Adesodun of Ado Ekiti High Court in Ekiti State has sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder. The convicts are Oluwole Edward 49, Kolawole Ojo,…
Buhari orders “overwhelming” Anambra state with security men for poll success
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the security agencies to stamp their feet of authority and ensure the success of the Anambra governorship poll on 6 November. The National Security adviser, Major General…