Dr Michael Arimanwa, Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, on Tuesday cautioned newly-matriculated students of the institution against engaging in cultism and examination malpractice. Arimanwa, who gave the advice at the institution’s 43rd matriculation ceremony at Nekede, near Owerri, the…
A Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa, on Tuesday dissolved the 10-year-old marriage between Mercy Okolie and her husband, Henry Nwaodi on grounds of battery. Delivering judgment, the judge, Abubakar Tijjani said all efforts to reconcile the parties failed “This…
The pair of Tajudeen Agunbiade and Alabi Olufemi on Tuesday in Tokyo qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Paralympics. In the Class 9 to 10 quarter-final fixtures at the…
The Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has embarked on the disbursement of monthly stipends, using debit cards, to 15,562 poor and vulnerable persons in Osun. Reports state that at Boripe Local…
The Jigawa Government on Tuesday said it had released over N1.2 billion to various classes of workers who had been into the Contributory Pension Scheme from July to August. Alhaji Hashimu Fagam, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa State and Local Governments…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has received 72,000 COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the NYSC Director-General, said that NACA provided the kits to…
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed the state Security Challenge Containment Order, in which the government adopted 12 measures to contain banditry in the state. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Director General, Media to the governor disclosed this in…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has lauded Nigeria’s contingent to the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, describing them as global ambassadors worth emulating. The minister’s commendation is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on…
Students of Gbaranowei Grammar School, Okolobiri, near Yenagoa, have expressed deep concern over the deplorable condition of the school and lack of basic infrastructure. Reports state that the students were seen writing their promotion examinations on bare floor, when the…
Borussia Dortmund winger, Thorgan Hazard has been ruled out of Belgium’s upcoming internationals, due to injury, the national team said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old was last week named in manager Roberto Martinez’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Estonia, the…
