Fifty-four soldiers of the Nigerian Army who were convicted last year December by a court-martial have challenged the death sentence passed on them before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja.

Staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, Owerri, have threatened to shut their radio and television channels, if Governor Rochas Okorocha failed to clear their three months arrears of salaries.

Barely 24 hours after a suicide bomb attack at Maiduguri abattoir that claimed 25 lives, another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded yesterday at a market on Baga road, Maiduguri killing 14 people while 19 others were injured.

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed resentment over the manner agencies under the education ministry, particularly the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Examination (JAMB) were being run, saying their operations were embedded in secrecy.

TRAGEDY struck, yesterday, at 12 Bonny Street, Umuahia, Abia State, as a 25 year-old man set himself and the family house ablaze.

The founder, Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, Chief Leila Fowler, has reiterated the commitment of the college to ensure that proper education of the girl-child is carried out to enable them attain the desired level in the society, as there should be concerted efforts to train, nuture and develop the required capabilities and competences for the girl child.

In a bid to support education and its important role in students, smart phone maker, Tecno Mobile has awarded scholarship to three outstanding pupils in Lagos State. The scholarship award worth N100, 000 to each student was in commemoration of the 2015 children’s day celebration . Accordingly, Adebanji Ayomide of Royal Kristion College, Daniela Ajayi of Corel Peak School, and Martins Aneleba of Masuvic Glory School all in Lagos State were among among the students that got the scholarship award.

In its bid to further promote the health status of Nigerian children, Procter & Gamble’s anti-bacterial soap, Safeguard, has partnered with the popular TV series, Nnenna & Friends by Wale Adenuga Productions, to host over 7,000 children to a fun-filled and educational Children’s Day celebration.

In another development, President of the AUN, Dr. Margee Ensign, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the American University of Paris (AUP) “for her leadership role in using education to promote peace, community development, and empowerment through a local platform, the Adamawa Peace Initiative (API), which she chairs.”

ONE of the workers of Orient Petroleum Refinery at Aguleri Otu in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State (names withheld), yesterday, recounted his experience in the hands of the attackers suspected to be from Kogi State, saying it was by the grace of God he was still alive.

The shipments of over 20 million units of Huawei’s Ascend Mate7, which comes with several features has spurred Huawei to the number one Chinese brand and third leading brand globally.

Eyewitnesses of the fire disaster in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State sparked by a petrol tanker have blamed officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, for causing the accident.

It is often said that some leaders are “good men” but that they are surrounded by “bad” advisers. If you had the privilege of listening to Professor Femi Odekunle on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn-in last Friday, you would have gained a very educative insight to the veracity of this contention.

SIX people have reportedly been killed by a notorious cult group, known as Tale, in the oil rich community of Ilaje in Ondo State.

The vehicle in which they were travelling to rescue a kidnapped boy was ambushed and set ablaze by the suspected cultists.

The Lagos State chapter of Health Care Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) has called on government to play by the rule and get relevant stakeholders involved in the decision and programme roll-out of the National Health Insurance, NHIS in the state.