The police have arrested an 18-year-old girl for allegedly setting her boyfriend ablaze. The incident happened at Zaki Biam in the Wadata area of Makurdi, Benue State. A neighbour of the victim, who did not want his name in print,…
Vice-Chancellors of some federal and state universities in Nigeria have expressed readiness to reopen schools. Though the Academic Staff Union of Universities had said that varsities were not ready for reopening, the VCs said they had planned to reopen their…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,244 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 101,331. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The death toll…
10 suspected Yahoo boys held in Lagos (Nation) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 persons for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. The suspects are: Jonathan Daniel Adebayo, Lawal Waidi Seun, Adeosun…
‘Pregnancy’ stopped kidnappers from raping my wife, says victim (Nation) Mr Gbenga Ibikunle, who was kidnapped alongside his wife at Uso village along the Akure-Owo highway has said that his wife lied she was pregnant to avoid her being raped…
Ahmad Ahmad is set to lose his role as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after its Governance Committee declared him ineligible to stand in this year’s election. Two of the five candidates have been approved to appear…
Nasarawa United Football Club on Sunday drew 1-1 with visiting Kano Pillars Football Club in a Day three match of the 2020/2021 Nigerian Professional Football League at the Lafia Township Stadium. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the first…
Occupants of the recently demolished informal housing settlement in the Opebi area of Lagos State known as Monkey Village, are still licking their wounds days after the demolition exercise. Amongst the severely affected is a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Centre for…
The outgoing Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN), has urged the entire LASU community to support the administration of whom would be his successor in office. He also advised them to ensure that the…
Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama, has condemned the incessant kidnapping of catholic priests and other ministers of God, describing it as molestation of the church. Kaigama, in his homily on Sunday at St. Anthony’s Parish,…
