Council probes Lagos FCE violence, school shut
Following the violence that erupted on Monday, the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, has ordered an indefinite closure of the institution. The embattled provost, Dr. Wahab Azeez, revealed the council’s decision to our correspondence…
Steer clear of prisons, NCoS warns protesters
The Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the August 1 planned nationwide anti-government protests. The Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, said this in a Tuesday statement…
Naira abuse: Bobrisky to regain freedom August 5
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, will, on August 5, 2024, regain freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. This was disclosed to our…
Hardship protest: Security agencies occupy Abuja venue as IG, organisers disagree
•Soldier, police in show of force nationwide, court restricts Lagos protest to two venues Soldiers, policemen and other security personnel on Tuesday occupied the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to be held in the Federal…
Protest: Yobe Government Shuts Down Schools
The Yobe State Government has announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state ahead of the nationwide hardship protests slated for August 1, 2024. The State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this in a…
Ndume Rejects New Office At National Assembly
The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. Ndume, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Senate Services Committee on Tuesday, said the…
Two children killed, nine injured in UK knife attack
Two children have been killed and nine more injured, six critically, in a knife attack at a dance class in northern England on Monday, police said. A 17-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over…
FG okays N1.4tn for 13 roads
The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The projects were mostly those the Council stepped down on July 10 due to a lack of funding. The…
William Calley, Vietnam-era US war criminal, dies at 80
William Calley, a former US Army lieutenant convicted of war crimes in a Vietnam-era tragedy called the My Lai massacre, has died at age 80, a US newspaper reported Monday. The Washington Post said Calley died on April 28 in…
Mother seeks help as father allegedly defiles daughter
A 58-year-old mother, Eucharia Okpalannadi, whose three-year-old daughter was reportedly defiled by her father has called on relevant authorities to assist her in ensuring that she gets justice for the child. Eucharia also alleged a threat to life by her…