Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, to throw his support behind President Bola Tinubu in addressing the nation’s challenges. According to a statement by Ibrahim Addra, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Governor Sule made this appeal during…
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the restoration of voice and data services that were affected by cable cuts. Dr. Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs at NCC, made this announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, March 18. Muoka explained that the disruption, which occurred on March 14, was due…
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced plans to initiate a three-day warning strike starting on Wednesday, March 20, to protest the non-payment of four months’ withheld salaries. Following a directive by Bola Tinubu in October 2023, university workers who participated in a prolonged strike in 2022 were to be compensated for the…
Rewrite The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old SS2 student who raped his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Punch, the suspect raped the minor in front of his friends on Friday, March 15, 2024. Shortly after…
President Bola Tinubu says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State. President Tinubu expressed the optimism on Monday in Abuja during the presentation of the party’s flag to the Edo gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Honourable Dennis Idahosa. Addressing…
Nine of the abducted female students from the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State, have regained their freedom, bringing some relief to their families and loved ones. The abduction occurred on September 22, 2023, when suspected terrorists raided off-campus hostels near the Federal University in Sabon Gidan Community, kidnapping a total of twenty-four female students.…
The Nigerian Army has reported the tragic loss of 16 military personnel while on a peacekeeping mission to two conflicting communities in Delta State. The personnel were ambushed and fatally attacked by youths while responding to a distress call amidst a communal clash between Okuama and Okoloba communities on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Brigadier General…
A motor apprentice, working alongside a trailer driver, has been hospitalized following a mishap in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. On Saturday afternoon, March 16, a tanker carrying petrol skidded and toppled while attempting to negotiate the Takie roundabout in Ogbomoso. The apprentice sustained severe leg injuries in the accident. He has been transported to Ladoke Akintola…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have instructed their members across university and inter-university center campuses nationwide to initiate a service withdrawal starting from Monday, March 18. This directive comes after the associations recently conducted a seven-day warning strike over the unpaid…
Last night, a Nigerian woman was rescued from a suicide attempt after consuming bleach. According to a pharmacist who intervened, the young lady took this drastic action because her boyfriend ended their relationship. “Choosing suicide as a response to a breakup should never be considered an option!!! At approximately 8:30 pm last night, a woman…
