Adamawa Lawmaker Under Fire For Giving N1,000 Scholarship To Tertiary Institution Students

The lawmaker representing Mayo Belwa Constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon Ibrahim Musa Italiya, has come under fire for allegedly giving N1,000 each as scholarship to students…

Why I Arranged My Own Kidnap, Demanded N50,000 From Husband ― Ekiti Woman

Ahousewife, identified only as Sule, has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly arranging her own kidnap.It was learnt that a sum of N50,000 was demanded from…

Kogi Governor, Bello Budgets N1.5billion For Refreshments, N600million To Maintain Deputy Governor’s Office Amid Non-payment Of Workers’ Salaries

The Kogi State Government led by Governor Yahaya Bello has earmarked humongous sums for refreshments, furnishing of offices and others in its 2022 budget, despite its inability to pay the…

Niger Delta Activist, Tony Uranta Is Dead

Niger Delta activist, Tony Uranta has passed on. The former Executive Secretary of United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), died on Wednesday afternoon.  Actress, Regina Askia Williams also confirmed…

Nigeria Police Arrest Officer Who Shot Driver Dead Over N50 Bribe In Taraba

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a trigger-happy officer, Sergeant Haruna Idi, who allegedly shot dead a driver over N50 bribe in Taraba State.   On Tuesday, UGAMATV reported that…

Comedian Cute Abiola spends 10 days in detention, Navy says administrative procedure ongoing

Naval personnel and online comedian, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, has spent 10 days in the custody of the Nigerian Navy for posting a video of himself in military uniform…

Nigeria’s Exams Body, JAMB Uncovers 706,189 Illegal Admissions By Federal, State Universities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has detected 706,189 illegal admissions by universities, Colleges of Education, polytechnics and other tertiary education institutions. Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the registrar of the…

EU threatening to reject Nigeria’s cocoa, say farmers

The European Union has threatened to reject cocoa produced in Nigeria from next year due to a fall in the commodity’s quality, the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has said.…

Lagos State University Lecturer Spends Five Times His Salary On Newspaper Advert Discrediting #EndSARS Panel Report

A lecturer of the Lagos State University (LASU), Dr Abubakri Yekini says there was no “massacre” at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Yekini in a paid advert…

COVID-19: Germany’s death toll passes 100,000

More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge…