Gunmen Abduct Benue University Students
April 26, 2021 An unconfirmed number of students from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi have been abducted at gunpoint “by unknown persons”, the institution confirmed on Monday. “The University…
It’s time to stop pretending, the country is at war – Soyinka tells FG
April 26, 2021 Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government to seek help where necessary to regain peace in the country and chart a way forward…
No justification for such a heinous attack on security operatives in Rivers – Wike
April 26, 2021 Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has directed that the perpetrators of the attack on security personnel in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State must be fished…
Italian police target Nigerian Mafia group, Black Axe; arrest 99 in other operations
Security forces in Italy on Monday detained dozens of people across the country in a crackdown on Mafia organisations in a new onslaught against crime, including suspected members of Nigerian…
UTME: Over 300,000 students registered – JAMB
April 26, 2021 The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), has so far registered more than 300,000 candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to the board’s…
Residents of Ikarama in Bayelsa bemoan impact of Spill from Shell’s ruptured pipeline
April 26, 2021 Some residents of Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa are lamenting the adverse impact of an oil leak from a nearby oilfield. The people…
Over 1,300 die in road traffic crashes nationwide in 3 months – FRSC
April 26, 2021 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 2,690 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) nationwide between January and March. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps…
The promise of God is that Nigeria will prosper – Osinbajo
April 26, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says, though Nigeria is going through storms and adversity, the country will overcome its challenges and realize its aspirations, because of the promises…
It’s all lies: Our group did not burn Uzodimma’s house – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has no hand in the recent attack on Governor Hope Uzodimma’s (whom the group calls Administrator) country home, said its spokesman, Emmanuel Powerful. “ESN…
Attack on security personnel in Rivers is ‘barbaric and dastardly’ – Wike
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as “barbaric and dastardly” attack on security personnel along Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. Wike made this known…