Gunmen kidnap over 20 medical students in Benue
More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they…
Govt announces two-day diversion on Lagos road
The Lagos State Government has announced plan to divert traffic at the Ikeja Along Bus Stop, between Ile Zik and Conoil Filling Station on the Oshodi-bound lane of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. According to the announcement, the diversion would be for…
Nigerian Police In Kaduna Arrest Two Suspects For Burying Man Alive Over Phone Theft
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that its operatives have arrested two suspects in connection with the horrifying case of a man who was buried alive in the Zaria area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the…
Patient blames UCH for irreversible blindness after radiotherapy
A patient, Mr. Ayoola Idowu, is accusing the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, of medical negligence, alleging that improper use of a radiotherapy machine during treatment led to his complete blindness. In a petition entitled: Petition for Justice Against University…
FG has turned Nigerians into beggars through palliatives —Afe Babalola
ADO-EKITI—FOUNDER of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, yesterday, took a swipe at the Federal Government over the distribution of palliatives, describing it as an attempt to turn Nigerians to beggars and leading them to poverty. He also…
Otti reshuffles cabinet
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, on Thursday, rejigged his cabinet and assigned portfolios to the newly appointed commissioners who were sworn in Wednesday. The governor had, during the swearing-in, disclosed his plans to effect a minor reshuffle of…
Etsu Nupe leads prayer for rainfall in Niger
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on Thursday, led the Muslim faithful to seek the face of God to end the drought or the prolonged lack of rainfall in the…
Ganduje lambasts Yusuf over court papers theft claim
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, described as ridiculous and unreasonable the insinuation by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, that he (Ganduje) hired miscreants masquerading as protesters to break into the state…
FG inaugurates committee on sale of crude oil to local refineries
The Federal Government has set up the Technical Sub-Committee charged with developing the framework for the sale of crude oil to local refineries in naira. While inaugurating the committee on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister…
UNIOSUN Felicitates Prof. Olukoya Ogen on His Induction as Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters
The Management of Osun State University, under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has heartily felicitated Professor Olukoya Ogen, a foremost historian and highly productive and prolific scholar, on his induction as Fellow of the prestigious Nigerian…