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The Lagos State Ministry of Education has said there are plans to upgrade the Sir Michael Otedola College of Primary Education and Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education to universities of education. The ministry also said the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu would be upgraded to Lagos State University of Science and Technology. This was made known […]

Scientists have discovered a new type of coronavirus which originated in dogs and can infect humans. The pathogen, which has been around since 2018, is the eighth coronavirus known to have jumped from animals to humans. According to Daily Mail Uk, it is not yet clear if the bug poses a serious threat like its cousin SARS-CoV-2, […]

Bandits have attacked St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church located in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a Reverend father Alphonsus Bello. During the attack which occurred on Thursday night another priest, Reverend Father Joe Keke was abducted. The gunmen according to an eyewitness attacked the church compound at about 11: 00 pm and […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says a new Nigeria is in the making, and that it is covered by a cloud that will eventually pass. He said there is a need for collective prayers, faith, hope and action, adding that Nigeria will prevail over its challenges. The VP spoke at the national prayer breakfast which held in […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the displacement of the values of honesty and hard work by the love for money and other material things as one of the causes of the problems before Nigeria. Obasanjo said this on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the inauguration of the Prof Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku […]

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to stop the proposed increase of electricity tariff for June. This formed part of the resolutions by the lawmakers during Thursday’s plenary in the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They stressed that it was important to direct the Nigerian […]

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, for allegedly stabbing her husband, Jimoh Nasirudeen, to death for impregnating another woman. The incident happened on Wednesday in Ijebu-Ode during an argument between the woman and her late husband. Punch gathered that the suspect was the fourth wife of the deceased […]

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has explained that his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership qualities, saying he wants to help the 78-year-old in dealing with the challenges facing the country.  Ayade moved to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday after […]

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is dead, HumAngle is reporting. According to the news platform, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening following the invasion of the terror group’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest area by a column of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. ISWAP, which had broken away from the Shekau-led Boko Haram faction in […]

The Senate has moved to prohibit the payment and receiving of ransom for the release of any kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined victim in the country. This followed the consideration and second reading of a Bill by the upper chamber, titled: “Terrorism prevention (amendment) Bill, 2021,” and sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi. Onyewuchi, in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to free and fair elections because he has respect for the right of Nigerians to choose their leaders. The president said although it is normal practice for people in power to win elections “by hook or by crook”, he is determined to never interfere in the electoral […]

Embattled former son-in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Gimba Kumo, has stated that he was never invited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission, ICPC, before he was declared wanted for alleged misappropriation of $65m while he was Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN. Mr Kumo, in a […]

The Senate on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to suspend plans to deploy the 5G network technology in Nigeria till further notice. The red chamber has equally directed the Nigerian Communications Commission, and the Mobile Network Operators to put the exercise on hold, for now, to enable them to study the trend of 5G deployment […]

Ahmed Isah, the host of Brekete Family, a human rights programme, has announced his plan to end his show amid the controversy on assault. In an undercover investigation, BBC Africa Eye captured how Isah assaulted a woman who appeared on his show. Isah, popularly known as ordinary president, was seen slapping the defenceless woman. This […]

Amid the ongoing strike to make Kaduna State State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, rescind the mass sack of workers, the governor on Tuesday announced the dismissal of all nurses below level 14. The governor’s action is linked to a tweet he made earlier when he stated that Barau Dikko Teaching hospital had reported that nurses […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve a new N2.3 trillion ($6.18 billion) external borrowing. Buhari’s letter was read by the Presiding Officers, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila during resumption of plenary on Tuesday.  In the letter dated May 6, 2021, Buhari said the loan request […]