Academic activities in the nation’s ivory towers would soon kick off with the National Universities Commission directing Vice-Chancellors of Universities to commence academic activities on January 18. The announcement complied with the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. GIOTV reported that the Academic Staff Union of Universities had been on strike for about 10…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday attacked Geidam town in Yobe State. They shot sporadically, causing pandemonium. Sources said the terrorists targeted shops, looting goods before setting the shops ablaze. A resident, Modu Ali, said that the insurgents also torched the house of a former chairman of a local government, Dr. Mulima Mato….
The Federal Government said it is planning to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine on Nigerians before the end of March. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib disclosed this in a letter sent to Media Executives inviting them to a sensitization meeting on the COVID-19 vaccines. The letter…
The Kaduna State Government has arraigned Abraham Alberah, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state and four others for allegedly attempting to commit adultery. Alberah is the husband of Aisha Yakubu, the owner of Asher Lounge which was recently demolished by the Kaduna State Urban and Planning Development Authority (KASUPDA). The…
A 30-year-old ritual killer suspect, Tajudeen Monsuru, has revealed how he killed his girlfriend, Alani Mutiyat, other people, dismembered and sold their body parts then used the proceeds to enjoy himself. Monsuru, who was arrested in Iwo on December 8, 2020, in connection with ritual killings, made the chilling confession when he was paraded alongside…
A hit-and-run driver has killed a 28-year-old man identified simply as Daniel in Ughelli, Delta state. The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday, January 7, along the Ughelli axis of the East-West road. It was gathered that the deceased worked as a security guard in an undisclosed firm in Ughelli and was returning…
No fewer than three people were reportedly killed when some youths engaged operatives of the Amotekun Corps. The incident happened at Tapa in Ibarapa geo-political zone in Oyo State on Wednesday. Recall that the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun Corps started its operation last year in Oyo State. On Thursday, there…
The capital city of Imo State, Owerri was yesterday thrown into confusion as two girls between the ages of 23 to 25 ran mad at Imo State University roundabout after being dropped off by a suspected yahoo boy. it was gathered that the suspected yahoo boy drove in a Toyota Camry Spider car. Eyewitnesses said…
Some staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Bayelsa State chapter, have embarked on an indefinite strike over poor allowance and poor working conditions in this COVID-19 regime. Mr. Paul Soroh, who led the angry workers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday said that while they work under pressure to enable Nigerians to get…
A bill to legalize the cultivation and trading of cannabis for medical and cosmetic use, research purposes as well as revenue generation for Nigeria has been proposed by a House of Representatives member. The bill titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Regulate the Cultivation, Possession, Availability, and Trade of Cannabis for Medical and Research Use,…