Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government…
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Oyetola Commends FG On Ecological Intervention In Osun
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has lauded the Federal Government on ecological intervention to tackle environmental challenges in the state. He described the intervention as not only desirable…
Hold govt responsible for our next strike action – ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members have asked Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible for their next action on government’s failure to honour an agreement it signed with them. ASUU…
APGA suffers setback as 6 lawmakers defect to APC in Anambra
The fortunes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 6 Anambra Governorship Election got a boost on Tuesday night when six Assembly members under the platform of the All Progressives…
Amechi Obiora: EKO Hospital founder is dead
One of the founders of the famous EKO Hospital, Dr. Amechi Obiora, has died. He was the ‘O’ in the acronym, EKO, derived from Eneli, Kuku, Obiora, the three doctors that founded…
Ooni Of Ife Calls For Investment, Research In African Traditional Medicine
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has stated that there is a great need to invest more in research and development in traditional medicine. He…
Gunmen Allegedly Kill 9 Persons, Injure Scores In Kogi
No fewer than nine persons were in the late hours of Tuesday night allegedly killed and scores injured by unknown gunmen that attacked Bagana community in Omala local Government Area…
N20bn Bailout Loan: Court Freezes Kogi Salary Account
A salary bailout account of Kogi state domiciled in Sterling Bank Plc has been frozen by a federal high court sitting in Lagos over a N20 billion loan obtained from the bank….
Insecurity: Gov. Lalong Not Doing Enough To Curb Killings In Plateau – PDP
The Plateau State main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said governor Simon Bako Lalong does not need the control of security agencies to curb killings in…
Masari bans transportation of cattle from Katsina to other states
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, has issued an executive order banning the movement of cattle from the state to other parts of the country. The governor issued the executive order on Monday….