The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has begun to protest the abduction of schoolboys in Katsina state. The groups on Thursday embarked on a protest in Katsina State to force the government to rescue hundreds of students kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the state. Led by some national leaders of the group,…
According to The PUNCH, many physically challenged persons have staged a protest in Abuja. The physically challenged persons who are from the Niger Delta region are reportedly on rampage at the National Assembly. The physically challenged persons besieged the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Thursday morning to protest what they termed neglect by their…
The primary health care clinic of the Isah Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has been shut down, following the contraction of COVID-19 by an NYSC member who is a nurse attached to the institution. We reports that the corps member is serving as a nurse in the polytechnic and allegedly contracted the virus at…
French President, Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 The presidential Elysee Palace confirmed this on Thursday. The Presidency said Macron took the COVID-19 test after symptoms appeared. The brief statement did not reveal what symptoms Macron experienced. “The President took a test as soon as he got the first symptoms and would isolate himself…
Chief Simon Sayomi, a former deputy governor of Kwara State is dead. His son, Ola confirmed his death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin. According to him, his father died in his hometown, Igosun in Oyun Local Government Area of the State. Ola said that the former…
A young man identified as Mansur Lulu was reportedly killed by suspected bandits in Mayanci village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Friends, who confirmed the news on Wednesday, December 16, said the bandits attacked the community on Tuesday, December 15, and also kidnapped six persons. One Bello Aliyu shared a photo of the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has given notice that it will start enforcing the National Identification Number (NIN) directive on driver’s license processing nationwide, with effect from Dec. 21. Mr. Bisi Kazeem, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Corps Public Education Officer, announced this in a statement released on Wednesday, December 16. ”Following the Federal Government’s…
Gunmen on Monday night killed Moses Udam and his wife in Agboughul, Makurdi, Benue State. Udam was killed on his birthday. Makurdi Branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Justine Gbagir, who confirmed the murder, said he was in Abuja when he got the news. Gbagir said he was told gunmen stormed the Udam’s…
A Chinese Kuang Zhang, and Abdulhadi Musa, have reportedly died in the crisis that broke out at a mining site in Ido-Oko, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. GIOTV gathered that the incident happened about 4:30 pm on Tuesday after some Chinese nationals arrived at the mining site where some miners were working. The Chinese…
A Magistrates’ Court in Asaba, Delta State, has remanded the Chairman of Patani Local Government Council, Perez Omoun, in Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre. Omoun was sued by the police on a four-count charge, including intent to cause grievous harm and unlawfully injuring Ebikapade Tuesday, who tried to prevent him from attacking Basil Ganagana and his family….