The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as public holiday in commemoration of the nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee and assured them of Government’s unwavering commitment to…
Students of Covenant University took to Twitter to claim the school’s management refused to perform Covid-19 tests on them but chose instead to perform pregnancy and drug tests. The students claimed that a member of staff even told them they don’t have to worry about being infected with Coronavirus because “Papa”, their General Overseer David…
Unlike most states in the country, Niger State Government has announced that public and private schools should complete the third term of the 2019/2020 session. The Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu made the announcement on Monday. He stated that schools are to conclude the 2019/2020 session between October 4 to December 18. It was…
The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has disclosed that Nigeria does not have enough capacity for production of vaccines. Ihekweazu who made this known in a television programme in Abuja and also expressed optimism that the country will not lack access to vaccines when they are available. The NCDC DG…
Police have arrested five members of a suspected armed robbery syndicate terrorizing Bauchi metropolis. Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Mohammad Wakil, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, September 29, said the suspects were arrested after they allegedly robbed a 23-year-old woman and hacked her with a cutlass. Wakil identified the suspects as: (1) Endurance Luya…
Mercy Eke, the winner of BBNaija season 4 has gifted herself a brand new Range Rover Velar as a birthday gift as she turns 27 today, September 29. The reality star took to her Instagram page to show off the new whip and then wrote: I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it….
The Federal Capital Territory Administration. FCTA, Acting Secretary and Director of Administration and Finance, DAF, Malam Umar Marafa is dead. Marafa died in Kaduna on Monday evening though the cause of his death has not been disclosed. According to the Nation, the Public Relations Officer of FCT Education Secretariat, Mr. Kabiru Musa, who confirmed the…
Genoa has announced that 14 members of their match squad, believed to include 8-10 players, tested positive for COVID-19 after the game with Napoli. So far, only goalkeeper Mattia Perin and midfielder Lasse Schone have been confirmed to have coronavirus. According to Sportitalia, the latest round of swabs following Sunday’s 6-0 defeat to Napoli found…
An alleged human trafficking kingpin, Muritala Sanni, has been arrested in Lagos after a five-year manhunt. A non-governmental organization, Kick against Human Trafficking and Human Rights Abuse Foundation facilitated the arrest and handover to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for prosecution (NAPTIP) It was gathered that Sanni was arrested last Wednesday, September…
The Caretaker Chairman of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Bege Katuka has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Local Government Chairman was kidnapped while on his way to his farm located around Juji village in Chikun Local Government Area. Channels Television reported that the commercial motorcyclist whose bike he boarded while on his way to his…