Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello, Zaria (ABU), Professor Ibrahim Garba said the institution provides hostel accommodation for about 13,000 students out of a total population of over 50,000 students. Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to the Head…
75 stranded World Cup fans absconded in Russia, says Foreign Affairs ministry (Guardian)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The ministry’s spokesperson, Dr. Tope Elias-Fatile, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja that…
Falana, Odumakin urges recruitment of more policemen (Guardian)
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has appealed to the Federal Government to recruit more policemen, train and equip them adequately to be able to confront the current security challenges. Falana stated this yesterday at an interactive seminar organised…
Why I won’t honour police invitation – Saraki (SUN)
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, revealed why he did not honour the invitation by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to their station in Guzape Abuja over the Offa robbery. Saraki said he answered all the questions raised in…
Man wins beer-drinking competition, dies of excessive vomiting (Guardian)
A Kenyan man, Mufutu Nyongesa, 25, from Tande village has died on Monday after drinking excessive amounts of alcohol on an empty stomach. Nyongesa is said to have been drinking with friends at a local bar when they decided to…
Offa bank robberies: Kwara court admits gov’s CPS to bail (Punch)
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, presided over by Justice Mathew Adewara, on Tuesday granted an interim bail to the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Yusuf Abdulwahab, in the sum…
Ortom defects to PDP, APC says gov’s action surprising (Punch)
At last, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally announced his defection from the All Progessives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and 37 of its…
Siege on residence: Ekweremadu opens up, says he fears for Nigeria’s democracy (Vanguard)
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday opened up on the siege to his Abuja residence by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and security agencies, Tuesday, saying he was seriously afraid of the nation’s democracy. Senator…
Stem Education more than ever – Adetola Salau
“The greatest power on Earth is the magnificent power all of us possess … the power of the human brain!” —-Charles Xavier of X-Men fame (Marvel comics) After traveling across Nigeria, seeing what is going on in fantastic Engineering programs at…
Phyno, Kizz Daniel, Simi headline “33” Export’s City of Friends in Calabar and Lagos
Nigeria’s award winning music sensations, Phyno, Kizz Daniel, Simi and others, are billed to thrill fans of “33” Export Lager Beer at the City of Friends, a venue slated for funfair and merriment for friends who long for an opportunity…