Teenager, 8-year-old boy drown in Kano well
A teenager, Yusuf Malam-Gwani, has drowned in a well at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Director of the Kano...
Some private universities operate like business centres — Jegede
The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, has cautioned that several private universities in the country are...
NSCDC arrests two Islamic clerics over abuse of Quranic pupils in...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two Islamic clerics in Owo, Ondo State, over the alleged abuse of...
How ₦46.5m was paid to American school in ₦80.2bn Yahaya Bello’s...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over an alleged ₦80.2 billion money laundering case resumed on Thursday at the Federal...
UK court jails Nigerian man for life over murder of ex-girlfriend
A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old...
EFCC arraigns former FUDMA VC, two others over N19.7m bribery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, before the...
Kebbi releases N714.98m for tuition, upkeep of indigent students studying abroad
The Kebbi State Government has approved and released N714.98 million to cover registration, tuition and upkeep for indigent students studying in various foreign universities.
Commissioner...
IGP deploys tactical team to Kwara over killings
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of tactical, operational, and intelligence assets to Kaiama Local Government Area of...
Ex-MD NEXIM Bank Oyra bags 490 years in prison over N2.4bn...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Roberts Orya, to...
Dangote: Coastal evacuation may add N75 per litre to petrol cost
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reiterated its commitment to supplying affordable, high-quality petroleum products, urging marketers and policymakers to adopt distribution methods that help keep...
