August 2024
You tell us every time to endure, for how long?, Protesters ask Tinubu
Major cities across the country are witnessing protests as the highly anticipated nationwide hunger protest begins today. Demonstrators are seen carrying placards and chanting slogans, with photos and videos flooding social media. In a video shared by news platform Oxygist, a protester identified as Emmanuel explained his reasons for participating. “Today is a hunger day. […]
Students may pay N80,000 electricity fee in varsities – VCs’ panel
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said university students may likely be charged N80,000 or more to cover the high electricity tariffs. Secretary-General, CVCNU, Prof Yakubu Ochefu, in an interview with our correspondent, said universities could not afford the over N200m they were being charged monthly for electricity. They were charged N61m monthly […]
Son kills father with hoe in Niger
Minna—A middle-aged man, Mizanmi Abubakar, has been arrested by Niger State Police Command for killing his father with a hoe in Minna, the state capital. The incident occurred in the Barkin-Sale area of Minna on Sunday. After the killing, the accused, 29 years old, also severed the body of his late father and buried him […]
Group demands protest cancellation over fear of mayhem in Edo
With the planned nationwide protest against bad governance in Nigeria expected to begin today, the Network of Benin Ethnic Nationalities Organisation on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the protest as it could lead to the breakdown of law and order if hijacked by hoodlums. The group in a statement made available to our correspondence […]
Immigration officers assault journalist in Edo
Some officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service on Wednesday assaulted a journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, Joy Odigie, based in Benin, the Edo State capital. Our correspondent learnt that a female officer also discriminated against Odigie, calling her a “stupid albino”, in reference to her albinism condition. Odigie visited the Edo State Command […]
Kidnapped Ekiti varsity ex-DVC found buried in shallow grave
The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe, who was kidnapped on July 9, has been found dead. Sources, who could not confirm whether the 79-year-old retired university teacher died as a result of weakness due to age or that he was killed by the kidnappers, told PUNCH Metro […]