AAUA students block highway, protest 68-day ASUU strike
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, on Thursday blocked major roads around the institution in protest against the 68-day strike that has kept them away from academic activities. The students, led by the Students’ Union Government, SUG, shut the university’s main gate and roads linking the institution to the highway, […]
Mercy on trial: Lawyers question ethics of Tinubu’s pardon
By Henry Ojelu When President Bola Tinubu announced the pardon of 175 ex-convicts earlier this month under the Federal Government’s Prerogative of Mercy, the gesture was expected to demonstrate compassion, align with the administration’s commitment to justice reform, and decongest overcrowded correctional centres across the country. But instead of applause, the decision stirred intense controversy, […]
ISWAP plans fresh attacks in Ondo, Kogi —DSS
THE Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, raised the alarm over an imminent terrorist attack on some communities in Ondo and Kogi states by the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP.
Explosion: 30 killed scooping fuel from fallen tanker
Over 40 others injured By Wole Mosadomi Minna—No fewer than 30 people have been burnt beyond recognition while scooping petrol from an accident tanker in Niger State. Besides those who lost their lives, 40 people were also said to have suffered various degrees of burns during the incident. The accident was said to have occurred […]
Petrol tanker explodes after skidding off Bida-Agaei road in Niger
A petrol-laden tanker skidded off the road, fell and exploded on Tuesday afternoon on Bida-Agaei Road in Niger.
Again, Enugu govt pulls down property used for kidnapping
Enugu State government yesterday demolished yet another building used for kidnapping, an action it said was in line with the laws of the state.
Alleged indecent videos: Kano Court orders TikTokers to marry within 60 days
A magistrate court sitting in Kano has ordered two popular TikTokers, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to marry within 60 days.
Army arrests 28 oil thieves, recovers 290,000 litres of stolen crude
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies, have attested 28 suspected oil thieves and recovered 290,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel, Jonah Danjuma, who disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, […]
Two to die by hanging for killing Kano varsity lecturer
By Bashir Bello KANO— A Kano High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for stabbing to death a lecturer with the state-owned university, Northwest University Kano, Buhari Imam. The duo of Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya were convicted on a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The trial judge, […]
Heartbroken woman, 22, commits suicide over cheating boyfriend
By Emma Unah CALABAR—A 22-year-old woman, identified as Odama Mary Agado, has reportedly taken her own life by drinking a substance suspected to be Sniper after she allegedly caught her boyfriend with another woman. Mary, who hailed from Woleche-Ipuole in Yahe Ward, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, was until her death a […]
Troops recover cache of arms, ammunition in Plateau community
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—Troops of the 3 Division and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, JTF OPEP, have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a raid in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation, according to military authorities, followed credible intelligence indicating that bandits were stockpiling weapons in the […]
