Month: January 2021

The Senate of Ekiti State University (EKSU) has approved online resumption of academic activities from January 18, due to the second wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, Head, Directorate and Corporate Affairs and released to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Monday.It said that the Senate…

An 18-year-old Lady has been arrested by the police after allegedly setting her boyfriend ablaze after a quarrel in the Wadata area of Makurdi town. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the teenage girl carried out the dastardly act Monday morning at about 2 am when the victim was fast asleep. According to the source,…

A court in Istanbul on Monday January 11, handed Adnan Oktar, the head of a cult considered a criminal organization by prosecutors, hefty prison terms for 10 separate crimes. The 64-year-old Oktar and dozens of his followers were arrested simultaneously during nationwide raids in 2018. Oktar, whose online A9 television channel began broadcasting in 2011,…

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of three members of the same family in an early morning fire incident at Rijiyar Zaki of Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. Reacting to the incident on Monday, Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saidu Muhammad Ibrahim said the incident occurred at about…

Some Nigeria soldiers wounded during various encounters with the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East have vowed to return to the battlefield until the insurgents are defeated. The soldiers made the pledge when Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno), Chairman Senate Committee on Army, paid a fact-finding visit to the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital…

A female member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving in Akwa Ibom has reportedly been arrested for allegedly hacking a young man to death with a machete. A Facebook user, Godwin George, who shared the disturbing development on his page said, he saw a large crowd attacking a lady on Sunday morning, January…

Resumption of public Varsity Students might suffer set back if federal government fails to address the demands of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), as the unions have concluded their plans to embark on 3-day warning strike over government’s refusal to address their…

A middle-aged man in Edo state, identified as David, has reportedly abandoned his wife and three children at a Point of Sale (POS) shop, after collecting N43,000 from the operator. The incident occurred on Saturday at Oluku, near Benin City, the Edo state capital. It was gathered that the man went to the POS shop…