By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Leaders of students’ unions in the southwest have stressed the need for management of higher institutions in the country to be transparent with the disbursement of Nigerian Education Loan Funds, NELFUND. Criticism trailed the disbursement of NELFUND to students, as various schools were alleged of illegally deducted levies from the loan […]

The Federal Fire Service FFS has begun investigation of Friday’s fatal accident involving one of its firefighting trucks and a private vehicle in which three people died during a rescue operation in the Wuse 2 area of the nation’s capital, Abuja.

Many Nigerians were taken aback when news broke some few days ago that the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned Governor Hyacinth Alia…

WIFE of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned a 100-bed Mother and Child Centre at Awo-Omamma General Hospital near Owerri, the Imo State capital.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The proxy war between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment allegations, assumed a fresh twist at the weekend when a journalist and gender advocate, Mrs Francess Olisa-Ogbonnaya dismissed claims by a United Kingdom based social media influencer, Sandra Duru, popularly known as Professor […]

Sevilla players were forced to spend the night at the club’s training ground as angry supporters protested outside on Saturday night.

Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti has granted automatic employment to the 19 best-performing graduates of the digital training programme organized by the Abia State Government and the 17 Local Government Mayors in conjunction with LearnFactory Nigeria.

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), has called on the people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) to prioritize peace as a fundamental pillar for sustainable development.

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.

Two dispatch riders lost their lives on Sunday morning following a collision involving two fully loaded Mack Trucks on Eko Bridge, Lagos.

In a bid to address brain drain in Nigeria’s telecom sector and lessen reliance on foreign expertise, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced plans to launch the ATCON Academy.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo One thousand students of Osun State University and residents of Osogbo on Friday thronged Freedom Park to voluntarily donate blood with a view to enriching the national blood bank. The event, a brainchild of Uniosun Sustainable Development Solution in collaboration with Osun State University Medical Students Association, was also supported by […]

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Aba South, Abia State, has arraigned two men, Chidi Onyendi (47) and Kalu Maduka (76), for alleged conspiracy, theft of a transformer valued at ₦14 million, and issuing threats against community leaders who reported the incident to the police.

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says the Federal Government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative in the shoe and garment factory can significantly meet the uniform needs of Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies. A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC, on Sunday in Abuja, said the PPP  is under the Nigeria Correctional […]

The NDLEA said it’s operatives foiled a desperate attempt by a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private part, to Iran.