French charities SOS Mediterranean and MSF rescued another 105 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday, bringing to 356 the number of those aboard the Ocean Viking ship now seeking a safe port. The migrants’ blue rubber dinghy started to deflate and sink as the charity vessel approached, and several of them fell into […]
Prominent political gladiators from the ruling All Progressives Congress were on Monday absent at the 80th birthday celebration of the first National Chairman of the party, John Odigie Oyegun, which held in Benin, the Edo State capital. But the national chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus and the Edo State Chairman […]
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday paid a surprise visit to his predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, despite the alleged rift between them. Obaseki, according to a statement, went to greet Oshiomhole, who was at his Iyamho country home with his mother, Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole, for […]
Controversy has trailed the claim that a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, Dr Yakubu Nuru, won the World Physics Competition. Announcement of the award, which went viral on the social media a few days ago, had been celebrated by media professional, Kadara Ahmed, and Kaduna State politician, Senator Shehu Sani. Sani, in particular, had […]
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged the Federal Government to equip men and officers of the Nigerian Army in Ekiti State with drones to enable them to tackle criminals and stem the tide of crime in the state. Fayemi, who also lauded the peacekeeping efforts of the military in the Northeast part of […]
Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it would arraign a soldier who was allegedly involved in the rape of a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The suspect, Lance Corporal Sunday Adelola, allegedly raped the victim, a 300-level student of the Department of Religous and African Studies of […]
The Chairman, Council Committee on Security, University of Ibadan Prof. Ademola Aremu, says the university is reviewing its security apparatus to forestall future attacks. Aremu, who visited the female hostel attacked by gunmen on Sunday in company of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, stated that the police were working hard to track the invaders. […]
The Lagos State Police Command has said investigation has commenced into the circumstances surrounding the death of five children said to be from the same family in a fire incident. The children, Folake Ogundiya, 13; Abigail, eight; Daniel Bakare, six; Chidinma Achomye; Nnamdi Achomye, two; and one-year-old Khadijat, were burnt beyond recognition in the incident […]
It said it was wrong to use “criminal infiltrators” to reach a conclusion that all herders were criminals. The Chairman of MACBAN, South-East Zone, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, stated this in an Eid-el Kabir message issued in Awka, Anambra State on Sunday. He said, “I most heartily share the warm goodwill message of Eid-el Kabir to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerns that violent extremist ideas sometimes shown by some Muslims give Islam a wrong name. He, therefore, urged Muslims to distance themselves from those who preach violence. Buhari spoke on Sunday during his Eid-el-Kabir message to the nation, as made available by his Special Assistant On New Media, Bashir Ahmad, via […]
