IN SOUTH AFRICA CLASH , TWO CHILDREN HIT BY STRAY BULLETS

One child was killed by a stray bullet in Cape Town on Monday and another wounded when illegal residents fired at police seeking to prevent them from moving into social…

IG SUSPENDS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has suspended entry requirements for applicants who wished to join the Nigeria Police Force as constables. The IG in a signal dated August 24…

BUNI RECONCILES SYLVA, AMAECHI: APC CRISIS

The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Monday, reconciled the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.…

IN AKWA IBOM :WASSCE CANDIDATE CONTRACTS COVID-19

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday said a student taking the ongoing West Africa Examination Council examination in the state had tested positive for COVID-19. Emmanuel, who made…

MONARCH ELECT ARRAIGNED IN COURT FOR PERJURY

The Enugu State Police Command on Monday arraigned the traditional ruler-elect of Ogugu community in the Awgu Local Government Area of the state, Emmanuel Ogbonna, before an Enugu South Magistrate…

AMCON RETURNS PROPERTY TO ANGLICAN CHURCH AFTER 99 YEARS

The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria has handed over a landed property and all the assets on it popularly called the Ambrosini Property at Ebute Meta to the Cathedral Church…

BREAKING :NIGERIA’S ECONOMY SHRINKS BY 6.10% IN Q2

For the first time in more than three years, the nation’s economy shrank in the second quarter of this year as the Gross Domestic Product fell by 6.10 per cent.…

KILLINGS :SULTAN OF SOKOTO VISITS EL-RUFAI IN KADUNA

The Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, on Monday, visited Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The governor disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle. “Malam Nasir El-Rufai has welcomed His Eminence, the Sultan…

106M IN BACK TAXES, FACEBOOK AGREES TO PAY FRANCE

US social media giant Facebook on Monday said it has agreed with the French government to pay €106m ($125m) in back taxes for its French operations over a decade-long period…

OGUNSOLA EMERGES UNILAG SENATE NOMINEE AS ACTING VC

Professor Folasade Ogunsola has secured the highest number of votes in the election held by members of the University of Lagos Senate to choose an acting Vice-Chancellor. She was the…