Outrage as students beat, burn female colleague for ‘blasphemy’ in Sokoto

Nigerians on Thursday demanded justice for a yet-to-be-identified female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in‪ Sokoto State after she was mobbed and burnt by some students of the school for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This is as the school’s management also directed the immediate closure of the school following the incident. […]

ASUP declares two-week strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has said it will commence a two-week strike from May 16, 2022. ASUP, in a statement released on Wednesday, said it took the decision after an emergency National Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. The statement, signed by its national president, Anderson Ezeibe, and titled, ‘Status Update of the […]

Hoodlums invade Lagos hotel, kill guard, rob JAMB officials

Armed robbers on Wednesday killed a security guard, identified simply as Peter, during an attack on Mambillah Hotel, in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to report it was gathered that when the robbers stormed the hotel around 2.40am, workers and customers were asleep. Report says that many woke up when the robbers […]