The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund has lamented that Nigeria has the highest number out of school children in the world. This was disclosed in Sokoto State by the UNICEF Education manager, Sokoto office, Miriam Mareso, who informed that…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos state. The suspects were arrested in a sting operation at Kay-Farm Estate, Ishaga axis of Lagos State following…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State who is also the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 election, has unveiled his female running mate, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta. Fintiri unveiled Farauta, Wednesday at the Banquette Hall of…
A 32-year-old security guard, Amusu Kwami, who allegedly vandalised his employer’s car and stole some parts worth N1.1 million appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on Wednesday. Kwami, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a…
The Nigerian Navy, on Wednesday, revealed plans to recruit more Nigerians to boost its ongoing internal security and maritime operations across the country. Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Director of Information, Nigerian Navy told Newsmen that the recruitment was part of plans…
A businessman, Isma’il Alfa, on Wednesday demanded N250,000 from his estranged wife Maryam Adamu, who filed a suit seeking for divorce in a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna. Alfa, who was represented by his counsel A.A. Liman said he…
English Premier League (EPL) players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but remain committed to fighting racism and all forms of discrimination. The gesture, which started in June 2020 in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter”…
The University of Ibadan has promised to admit students who scored less than 200 marks in the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Director of the UI Distance Learning Centre, Prof. Emmanuel Omobowale, said this on Tuesday at a…
The Federal Government has called for collective efforts to prevent violence and extremist attacks in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, who spoke at the National Stakeholders Forum on Parenting for Peace in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Lagos State Government has said 555 hectares of land within Victoria Island would have disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean since 2010. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu noted that the State’s annual Climate Change Summit played a huge role in saving the area.…
