The Vice-Chancellor of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), Prof. Isaac Itodo, has raised concerns over major security challenges facing the institution, including herdsmen invasions, kidnapping, and the rampant theft of school property, particularly armored cables. Speaking at a press briefing ahead of the university’s 26th-31st combined convocation ceremony, scheduled from March 27 to March […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu wanted. Achimugu is a known ally of Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The EFCC in a statement released on Friday by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, said Achimugu is being wanted in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. DAILY […]

Ukrainian officials on Friday said the terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the US have not yet been finalised, after a summary of Washington’s latest offer showed it demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources income for years. According to the summary, the latest US proposal would require Kyiv to send Washington all profit […]

The African journalism community has gone into mourning with the passing of Shaka Ssali, the former host of Voice of America’s (VOA) ‘Straight Talk Africa’, whose fearless reporting and deep commitment to press freedom left an enduring mark on the continent. He was only two weeks shy of his 72nd birthday anniversary, according to a […]

A fire outbreak has razed parts of the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State Nigeria. The fire, which reportedly started at one of the buildings at about 6:20am, has escalated into a nearby building. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained at the time of this report. However, residents, passersby and men […]

Two corps members of 2024 Batch A stream 2 posted to Sokoto State received the Sultanate and State Government Meritorious Awards. The Sultanate Council awarded each of the best-behaved male and female corps members in Sokoto State a set of Plasma TVs and N100,000 in cash. Alhaji Usman Yakubu Yaro, the Sokoto State coordinator of […]

The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday met with the leadership of the National Association Nigerian Students (NANS) in Ondo State over issues raised on education and students welfare. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan disclosed this in a statement. The meeting followed a protest organised by the Joint […]

Hundreds of shop owners and market leaders from the Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, demanding an immediate halt to the ongoing demolition of their market. The protesters, who marched from the Lagos State Fire Service headquarters, displayed placards with messages such as, “Sanwo-Olu, call LASBCA […]

Two parents have accused a private school in the Arepo area of Ogun State of carrying out unauthorised incisions on their children’s bodies. The parents told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the incision resulted in health complications in their children. One of the affected parents, Abosede, the mother of a four-year-old young boy identified simply […]