An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect. The Magistrate, Mr. M. Mudashiru who did not take the plea of the suspects for want in jurisdiction ordered that they should […]
Three suspected Yoruba nation agitators were on Wednesday paraded by the Osun State police command over alleged secession agenda.
The Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation (EMTF) continues its mission of empowering lives in the Niger Delta region, transforming the futures of 17 young men and women with the skills necessary to create sustainable livelihoods.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) monitoring team has arrived in Edo State to keep a close eye on the conduct of police officers during the upcoming governorship election on Saturday.
Arinze Oduah Nigeria’s rivers, roads, and mines have become death traps, with a worrying rise in fatalities across various sectors. The recent boat accidents in Zamfara State, which claimed an estimated sixty-four lives, and the earlier incident in Bayelsa State, where over twenty perished, are stark reminders of a broader problem. Nigeria’s weak safety standards […]
As the economic crisis confronting Nigeria worsens, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has given insight into how workers can be liberated for the quagmire.
The Abure-led Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday accused Mr Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti of seeking to hijack the leadership of the party through the back door. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Secretary of the party, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja. Obi was the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential […]
Cartoon: Cars confused by renewed hope
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of Commissioners of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers State, and Delta State.
Former Manchester United and England star Jesse Lingard has been fined $143 for riding an electric scooter in Seoul without a licence, South Korean police said on Thursday.
On the heels of the deadly floods that hit Maiduguri, Borno State capital, last week, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has issued an alert to state governors, especially those around River Niger, of the possibility of floods in the coming weeks following what the agency described as the river’s rising water level.
The Chief Medical Directors (CMD), as the chief executive officers of teaching hospitals, are expected to ensure that their institutions deliver on their objectives, the most important of which is the delivery of quality healthcare services and training of medical practitioners.
The long-held belief that women deserve no formal education except the necessary training that makes them efficient and loyal housewives created a primitive perception of females in our society as second-class citizens.
Ogbole’s soil-less farming approach, which involves growing crops without soil, addresses issues of soil depletion and climate unpredictability, enabling year-round crop production.
As Nigeria rapidly embraces digital transformation and financial inclusion, a significant portion of its population, Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, remains left behind.
Enterprise Division of IT solutions company Routelink Group, is carrying out sensitization programmes aimed at educating the public on how to avoid being victims of cyber criminals.
IT training institute, Aptech, said it has offered 76 Nigerian students 50 per cent scholarships worth 621 million naira in collaboration with Middlesex University, London.
Meta has launched Instagram Teen Accounts, a new feature designed to enhance safety for teenagers under 16 on the platform.
As schools across Nigeria have resumed for a new academic session, many parents are under the financial strain occasioned by the hike in the price of petrol.
The Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology, NISLT, has faulted the manner NBTE is handling affairs of SLT graduates from polytechnics in the country.
Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness in Nigeria specializing in food, feed, and fibre, continues to demonstrate its unwavering dedication to improving the lives of Nigerians across the value chain
FOLLOWING the move by the Lagos State government to increase public school boarding fees from N35,000 to N100,000 per term, a non-governmental organisation, Jeremiah and Felicia Aderoju Foundation, JFA, yesterday, faulted the move, saying this is not the right time to make such a decision.
