Presidential candidates Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have commended the release of the students from Lea Primary and Government Secondary School Kuriga in Kaduna State. Gunmen abducted 287 schoolchildren on March 7, sparking widespread condemnation. Both Obi and Atiku praised […]
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Governor Uba Sani Says Sheikh Ahmad Gumi Was Not Involved In The Rescue of Kidnapped Kaduna Students
In a recent statement, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State clarified that 137, not 287, schoolchildren were abducted on March 7, 2024, from Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area.He revealed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. The governor affirmed that all abducted schoolchildren have been […]
Nigerians Commend The Release Of Kidnapped Kaduna Students
More than 200 students and staff have been safely released after being kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month. The Kaduna state governor’s office confirmed the successful rescue on Sunday, just days before the ransom deadline. The abduction took place on March 7 in Kuriga, Kaduna State, […]
Strike: NASU, SSANU, NAAT direct members to resume work
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have concluded their seven-day warning strike, as announced on Sunday. SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, instructed SSANU and NASU members in a circular to resume work starting today, Monday, March 25, 2024, following the strike […]
President Tinubu Will Not Host Any Birthday Events and Asks Friends To Give Gifts To Charity
As President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday approaches on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Presidency has issued a plea to well-wishers and friends, urging them not to organize any celebratory events or advertise in the media. In a statement released on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on […]
Pilot, Co-pilot Fall Asleep For 28 mins On Flight To Indonesia
Pilot, Co-pilot Fall Asleep For 28 mins On Flight To Indonesia The pilot and co-pilot of a Batik Air plane in Indonesia, fell asleep for nearly half an hour, forcing the plane to go off track on its flight path. The Batik Air plane was flying from South East Sulawesi […]
Obasanjo Urges Other Governors To Emulate Otti, And Abolish Pensions For Ex-govs, Deputies
Obasanjo Urges Other Governors To Emulate Otti, And Abolish Pensions For Ex-govs, Deputies Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended Governor Alex Otti, and the Abia State House of Assembly for their courage to abolish the law which had entitled former governors and their deputies to enjoy life pension. The […]
CBT: WAEC Withholds Results Of 65 Candidates Over Malpractices
CBT: WAEC Withholds Results Of 65 Candidates Over Malpractices The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has withheld results of 65 candidates that participated in the maiden Computer Based Test, CBT, of its 2024 first series WASSCE, for private candidates. The council’s Head of National Office, HNO, Dr Amos Dangut, made […]
Police Arrest 4 For Faking Kidnap, Demanding N5m Ransom
Police Arrest 4 For Faking Kidnap, Demanding N5m Ransom The Lagos States Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Margret Itodo, aged 25; Agnes Ogbeh, aged 23; Esther Anyanwu, aged 24 and Anthony Chinakwe, aged 24 for faking the kidnap of Agnes Ogbeh. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP […]
Gunmen Kidnap Woman, 3 Others in Anambra
Gunmen Kidnap Woman, 3 Others in Anambra Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday, abducted a woman and three other persons at Emecourt Road Junction, Nnewi Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the armed men, alighted from their vehicle, stopped a yet-to-be-identified lady who was driving in a Sports […]