A traditional ruler in Ekiti State and the Elewu of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local government, Oba Adetutu Ajayi narrowly escaped death Friday evening, as suspected gunmen rained bullets on his car. Though the monarch escaped death, he was said to have sustained gunshot injuries and is now being hospitalized in one of the medical…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has rescheduled the May/June 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The exam body took to its Twitter page on Friday to announce that the exams, earlier scheduled for May/June, will now hold between August 16 and September 30. In a statement by Demianus Ojijeogu, head of public…
An unspecified number of women have been abducted by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect who attacked a community in Adamawa State. The insurgents also killed five people, destroyed houses and other property, and made away with belongings of residents, a source said. It was gathered on Saturday morning that the insurgents stormed Kwapre,…
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the number of universities in the country is too small, given the nation’s population. He made the comment, yesterday, at the presentation of provisional licences to 20 newly approved private universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja. With the approval, Nigeria now has 99…
A 16-year-old senior two student in Bududa District, Uganda, has narrated how she was waylaid and attacked by a machete-wielding man who cut off her hand after she resisted his attempt to rape her. Evelyn Namasopo told Mbale Chief Magistrate, Mr. James Mawanda, during a session at Bubulo Magistrate’s Court in Manafwa District on…
Operatives of the police force have arrested a pregnant mother of eight children, identified as Dada, for stabbing her husband, Jonathan, to death after an argument ensued between the two in the Otomi community, Uwheru, in the Ughelli Local Government Area of the Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect returned late from work…
Ifa priest and Iconic writer, Oloye Yemi Elebuibon has stated that the adherents of the African traditional religions will push for a bill that will protect the rights of their children in schools and other organisations against religious sentiments. Elebuibon, who spoke with SaharaReporters on Thursday said everyone should be allowed to put on their…
The Department of State Services (DSS) hasr denied reports that Sa’idu Afaka, the President’s official driver, was tortured to death by its operatives. Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Peter Afunanya, in a statement released late Wednesday evening described the report as misleading. He said: “The Department of State Services (DSS) denies…
Two police officers are currently nursing their injuries they sustained after gunmen attacked the Mbieri divisional police headquarters on Wednesday night, April 7. Confirming the attack, the spokesperson of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the gunmen stormed the police headquarters at about 10 pm but the attack was successfully repelled by the police….
One of the abducted student of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Mando, Kaduna State, has narrated how they were released from captivity. The Nigerian Army had claimed that its troops “recovered five of the students”, who spent over three weeks in captivity. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, was the one…