2020 UTME: Over 1.9m candidates registered as exercise ends Feb. 17 – JAMB
Prof Ishaq Oloyode, registrar, JAMB The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has so far registered over 1.9 million prospective candidates for its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Insecurity: Nigerians have fundamental right to demonstrate for, against the FG – Falana replies Presidency
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Presidency has no power to stop any peaceful protest by aggrieved Nigerians who are calling for the replacement of…
Oshiomhole is running a corrupt APC secretariat, he should go – Esele, others
A stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo, Mr Peter Esele, has joined his colleagues to call for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Adams…
Bandits on motorbikes invade two Katsina communities at night, kill 30
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed 30 persons killed by bandits in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Gambo Isah, who confirmed…
How a 22-year-old jumped off Third Mainland Bridge in suspected suicide
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA has begun a search for one 22-year-old Daibo Davis who jumped from the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon on Saturday in yet…
Those who killed our people are Fulani herdsmen – Delta communities
The people of Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have said that the persons who attacked their communities and…
COVID-19: Five returning travellers from China test negative – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday said five returning travellers from China into the country have tested negative to the novel Coronavirus, Covid19. In a tweet, the agency…
Osinbajo lauds West African surgeons for thousands of free surgeries
Given the impressive performance and achievements recorded by Nigerians across diverse fields, at home and abroad, it is evident that many of the country’s problems can be solved by Nigerians…
Three die as bus rams into stationary truck
Three people were confirmed dead, while eight others sustained injuries in an accident involving two vehicles at Amansea near Awka, along Awka – Enugu old road on Saturday. Mr Pascal…
Emir to FRSC: Stop extortion of motorists, stem accidents on highways
Retired Maj-Gen. Muhammad Iliyasu-Bashar, Emir of Gwandu in Kebbi State, has accused some members of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) of extortion, urging the leadership to fish out such…