Hurricane Irma churns over Caribbean Island Barbuda on way to Florida
Hurricane Irma, a category-5 storm described as the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, was passing over the Caribbean island of Barbuda on Wednesday, on course for the southeast U.S. state of Florida.
Police arrest 3 men with human heads, hands in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday said it arrested three male suspects, with two human heads and hands in the state.
Why Ganduje was in Daura on Sallah day
Indications emerged, yesterday, that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State was in Daura on Sallah day as part of efforts to revive the age-long cultural affinity between Kano and the town.
El-Rufai orders re-opening of tertiary institutions in S-Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, yesterday, ordered the immediate re-opening of all tertiary institutions shut down in Southern Kaduna since last December at the peak of the security challenges in that part of the state.
New JAMB cut-off marks: A call for restraint
THE recent decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to peg admission cut-off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education has continued to generate ripples from stakeholders in the education sector. This is not surprising because issues bordering on university admission in Nigeria have always been highly contentious.
Rohr: Man on a mission
For the first time in Nigeria’s chequered football history, the national football team, the Super Eagles look 90 per cent sure of a World Cup ticket with two matches to spare. It will take a miracle for the next team, Zambia with 4 points, in Group B of the African qualifying series to overtake Nigeria who are standing 10 points clear and a plus 7 goals aggregate. Never in the history of the Eagles have they had such an unassailable ride to a World Cup.
My son still alive — Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, dismissed the rumour that his first son, Ahamefule Rochas Okorocha, was dead.
In Katsina: Robbers raid 10 houses, engage Police in shootout
Robbers, in the early hours of yesterday, raided 10 houses in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, and engaged policemen that responded to a distress call in a shootout.
Tompolo asks Buhari: What’s the yardstick for Daura railway lines, helipad?
Embattled former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, yesterday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tell Nigerians the economic importance of his hometown, Daura, to warrant his approval of construction of railway lines from Kano and Helipad with the revenue derived from oil and gas in the Niger Delta region.
Judicial workers blame poor justice delivery on corruption
CHAIRMAN of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Delta State branch, Mr. Augustine Chiejina, has said corruption is a major clog hampering effective delivery of justice in the world, particularly in Nigeria.
Anambra Poll: Your days are over in Anambra — DPC tells APC, PDP, APGA
THE Democratic People’s Congress, DPC, has sounded a note of warning to big political parties in Anambra State, namely All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, to forget about winning the forthcoming governorship election of November 18, 2017 because they have all made mistakes in the choice of their candidates, and will be disappointed with the outcome of the result.
