FLYING OFFICER AROTILE : POLICE ARRAIGN DRIVER , OWNER OF KILLER VEHICLE

The police in Kaduna State on Wednesday arraigned  the driver and the owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, at the…

ASUU SHARES BAGS OF RICE, MONEY TO UNIMAID LECTURERS WHO ARE OWED FIVE MONTHS’ SALARIES

The Academic Staff Union of Universities of the University of Maiduguri has shared bags of rice and money to lecturers of the institution. The UNIMAID ASUU Chairman, Dr Dani Mamman,…

20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ARRAIGNED FOR ALLEGEDLY TEARING POLICE SERGEANT’S UNIFORM

Police prosecutor, Sergeant Olubu Apata, said the defendant, standing trial on a count of assault, allegedly “committed the offence on August 11 about 7:00 am at Odo Aremu in Ado-Ekiti,…

INT’L YOUTH DAY,OONI WANTS BIG BROTHER 9IJA SHOW REPLACED

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has suggested a replacement for the Big Brother Naija reality show. While playing host to members of the National Youth Council…

NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SHOT DEAD IN NASARAWA

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, on Wednesday, invaded the residence of Nasarawa State correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Mr Linus Oota. Oota, who is a resident of Ombi one Lafia, was…

ALLOW RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS CARRY AK-47, ORTOM TELLS FG

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to allow responsible citizens to protect themselves with weapons such as AK-47 rifles as part of measures to curb the…

AGAIN :BANDITS ATTACK KATSINA COMMUNITY , KILL ONE, KIDNAP TWO

Bandits on Wednesday morning attacked the Gidangizo village in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State and shot dead one Nasiru Alilu, 37. It was learnt that the bandits…

BREAKING : UNILAG GOVERNING COUNCIL SACKS VICE CHANCELLOR

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos on Wednesday announced the sacking of its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olawatoyin Ogundipe. The sack was announced at a meeting of the Governing Council…

FCTA DEMOLISHES 25 HOUSES

The Federal Capital Territory Administration Department of Development Control on Wednesday demolished 25 houses in the Kyami District of Abuja. This is happening barely one week after the department pulled…

MAGU: SAGAY CRITICISES JUSTICE SALAMI PANEL

Mr Wahab Shittu, the lawyer to the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has written the Justice Ayo Salami-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry,…