Male patient commits suicide, stabs self to death at UBTH
A male patient has committed suicide at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), the hospital spokesman, Mr Joshua Uwaila, has said. The incident occurred at the Accident and Emergency…
PDP backs Obasanjo, demands emergency on security
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP…
Gunmen in uniform abduct three Zamfara government officials
Gunmen dressed in “security uniforms” have kidnapped the finance commissioner for northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, seizing two of his staff and killing his deputy, a regional spokesman said Tuesday. Hamza…
225 American universities, colleges offer scholarships worth $7.5m to over 303 Nigerians
More than 303 Nigerian students from the 17 states of southern Nigeria have received no less than $7.5 million in full or partial scholarships from 225 American universities and colleges…
We have degraded terrorists, Buhari insists
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, affirmed that security remained at the apex of his priorities. He assured Nigerians that successes recorded in degrading terrorists in the North-East would be extended…
Apapa gridlock: Nigeria loses about N6trn – OPS
Apapa gridlock The Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Tuesday called for urgent infrastructure development at the Lagos ports. It said Nigeria had lost about N6 trillion across the different…
Insecurity: Senate President proposes national security confab
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan is proposing a national security summit to address the security situation in the country. Senator Lawan’s proposition forms part of his contribution to a…
Ten Turkish sailors kidnapped by sea pirates off Nigerian coast
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, the vessel’s owner said on Tuesday, adding that another eight…
Sexist President signs law banning sexist remarks, other forms of sexual harassment
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, notorious for making sexist and misogynistic remarks, has signed a law penalising such slurs as well as cat-calling, wolf-whistling, and other forms of sexual harassment in…
Housewife pours hot water on husband’s private part; lands in police net
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of a housewife, Aisha Ali, who allegedly poured hot water on the private part of her husband because he planned…