Lagos hands over amputee water hawker to NGO, N25m raised

Mary Daniel, the 27-year-old amputee hawker, has received over N25m in donations from kind-hearted individuals from within and outside Nigeria. The single mother, who used to hawk bottled water in…

IPOB attacks on South-South states provocative, unacceptable – Niger Delta group

A coalition of Niger Delta groups under the aegis of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States Coastal Aborigines on Wednesday warned the Indigenous People of Biafra to leave…

IPOB names Imo Govt House after slain ESN commander

THE Indigenous People of Biafra has named the Imo State Government House at Douglas road, Owerri, after Ikonso, the Eastern Security Network commander killed by security agencies. The Director of…

Slain Kaduna varsity student buried, colleagues narrate night of horror

Tears flow as the remains of one of the abducted students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna State, killed by bandits, Miss Dorothy Yohana, were laid to rest on Wednesday in…

VC condemns govt harassment, Imo controversial varsity shut

THE management of Eastern Palm University, Ogboko, has announced the shutting down of the institution with immediate effect. The institution, which was established during the administration of Rochas Okorocha, is…

Cash crunch: NNPC writes govs, bloated subsidy eats up revenue

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has alerted the federal and state  governments to its  dwindling contribution to the federation account as a result of the bloated fuel subsidy. It said…

NMA donates UTME forms to 63 rescued Kankara students

THE Nigerian Medical Association, Katsina branch, has given out free JAMB registration forms to 63 kidnapped but rescued students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The state NMA chairman, Dr.Abubakar…

I pray Nigeria’s case won’t be like Chad’s where bandits killed president –Rev. AYOKUNLE

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Olasupo Ayokunle, spoke to journalists recently on the sidelines of the 108th convention of the Nigerian Baptist Convention on his exit…

I’m traumatised, says Senator whose convoy was attacked by bandits

THE Senator representing Edo Central, Clifford Ordia, has explained how he was attacked by bandits on two occasions on Monday, along the Okenne-Lokoja and Lokoja-Abaji roads. Ordia, who heads the…

Senate demands explanation on N7.5bn withdrawals from NSA, AHMED

The Chairman, Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Finance, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Office of the National Security Adviser till…