10 NYSC members rescued from Kogi forest — DHQ
By Kingsley Omonobi Ten members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, disclosed this on Monday, saying the operation was conducted by joint security forces. The victims were among 15 corps members kidnapped […]
Australian negotiator, Davis, sends a message to Boko Harm
In this interview, Australian negotiator, who has been working closely with the leadership of the Boko Haram sect, pleads with the group to seize the window provided by the death of Shekau to end the destructive cycle of insurgency in parts of Nigeria, free captured Chubok girls and return to normal life.
Are some university disciplines becoming extinct?
Tick-tock. The clock cannot move fast enough for 200 level students of a Nigerian University which Saturday School Life, SSL, visited recently.
From beggar to civil servant: Story of a physically-challenged street sweeper
It was a wet Saturday afternoon, after heavy downpour. Two unrelated events were simultaneously going on not far from each other in Lagos Island. First is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, state rally where President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the party were addressing party members at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS.
$9.3M: MUSWEN wants independent body to probe case
As the National Assembly members divided over the controversy surrounding the seizure in South Africa of $9.3 million cash, or ammunition, the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) has warned on the implication of sweeping the issue under the carpet.
Echoes from Saudi: Arafat day to hold on Oct 3
Ogun State contingent to the 2014 Holy pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been enjoined to maximize the rare opportunity of this year’s Hajj exercise as news filtered in at press time that Friday 3rd October 2014 would be Arafat day.
