Police arrest Couple who fake kidnap to extort N5m from UK relatives
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the Newsmen on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, 48 years old body massager and bone setter, were arrested on […]
Resident doctors threatens strike, give FG 2-week ultimatum
National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has threatened to shut down the health sector if the Federal Government fails to address its demands in the next two weeks. NARD demands including immediate withdrawal and jettisoning of the bill seeking to prevent Nigerian medical doctors from being issued full practicing licenses or allowed to travel abroad […]
Kaduna LP Dissociates Self Fro Fraud Allegations Against Asake
The Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria has dissociated self from a letter accusing the party’s Gubernatorial Candidate in 2023 general elections, Jonathan Asake of embezzling N640m as monies donated or contributed towards the elections. The letter which has gone viral on social media was said to have been written by an […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. Monday, May 1, has been declared a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Friday. Barely a week ago, Nigeria marked the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent […]
AAU Staffers Sack Letters: The Governor lied!
By Osehobo Victor Ofure It is close to two months after the scandalous Special Intervention Team created by the Sole Administrator (aka governor) of Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki sacked close to 100 staff of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
Over 70 blind candidates sit for 2023 UTME in Kano
No fewer than 88 candidates who were visually impaired on Thursday sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Kano. The exercise was conducted at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) Center, under the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG). JEOG is a programme designed to provide the opportunity to people living with disabilities, particularly blindness, […]
Edo Education Week: We’re grooming our children for a knowledge-based economy – Obaseki
… ‘Edo to become best place to live, work by 2050’ The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government through its various reforms in the state is preparing Edo children for opportunities in the emerging knowledge-based economy in the state. The governor, who said this at the opening ceremony of the […]
Save the Children International Nigeria calls upon governments, partners and stakeholders to end childhood death from vaccine-preventable diseases.
About 1 in 10 children in Nigeria die before their 5th birthday The under-5 mortality rate of children born in the poorest households (133 per 1000) was nearly three times the under-5 mortality rate for children born in the richest households (47 per 1000) Only 36% of children aged 12- 23 months received all recommended […]
NANS threatens to shutdown sales outlets of MultiChoice over price Hike
The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-west Zone, has threaten to shout down sales outlets of MultiChioce Nigeria Nationwide and has given MultiChoice, a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its planned hike on DSTV and GOTV subscription rates. The student association made this known in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its Coordinator, Adejuwon Olatunji, Deputy […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The National Examinations Council on Wednesday announced that it rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations to give states with low number of registrants the opportunity to register more candidates. In a statement issued in Niger State, the examination body noted […]