Month: April 2021
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Secondary School Student Gets N340,000 For Returning Lost Phone in Port Harcourt
A Senior Secondary school student identified as Philemon Igbokwe has been showered with cash gifts for his rare feat of honesty by returning a lost phone to the owner in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A lawyer, Emma Okah, who disclosed this on Facebook on Sunday, April 11, said the boy saw the mobile phone forgotten…
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Ramadan: Sultan of Sokoto Issues Directive To Muslim Ummah
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday. Mr Abubakar gave the directive on Sunday in a statement issued by Sambo Junaidu, chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that…
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Kogi Deputy Governor, Onoja, ‘Yele Sowore In War of Matriculation Prayer’
Kogi Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja has stylishly bashed Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore over his prayer for his daughter, Oma Onoja who matriculated on Friday April 9. Sowore had prayed for the Deputy Governor’s daughter to excel and live in a Nigeria where the current challenges the country is facing are a thing of the…
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NIN: Jamb Announces Commencement of 2021 UTME Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. The decision came barely 48 hours after it had stopped the exercise over technical challenges of the National Identification Number. But a terse statement…
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OPC Distances Self From Clamoring For Oodua Republic, Takes Stance
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has distanced itself from the ongoing clamoring for Oduduwa Republic, stressing its support for restructuring of the country. The group’s President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, who belongs to the late Frederick Fasheun faction, made the declaration during his inauguration as the new leader. Oluwabunmi, son of Fasheun, the founder of OPC,…
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73 Regular Course: NDA Reacts To Purported Suspension Of UTME As Admission Requirement
The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, has reacted to the purported suspension of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for the incoming members of 73 Regular Course. The academy spokesman, Maj. Bashir Jajira, in a release issued in Kaduna on Saturday said, the attention of the academy had been drawn to a fake news speculating the suspension…
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NANS Introduces ‘Safe Campus Initiative’, Gets New Leadership
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone ‘A’ has introduced the ‘Safe Campus Iniative’ aimed at fortifying the campuses in the Northern region from external attacks from criminals. This was as they called for the immediate release of the remaining students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation who are still being held by bandits.…
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How UI Final Year Was Beaten To Pulp Over Alleged Theft (Photos)
A final year student of Wood Engineering at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Peter Abiola Akingbade, is currently hospitalised after being allegedly mobbed by indigenes over suspicion of theft, SaharaReporters report . The victim’s brother, Raphael, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said Akingbade had gone to visit a friend outside the university’s campus but was…
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How To Get Rid Of Fibroid Without Going Through Surgery, Gynecologist
Dr Abayomi Ajayi of Nordica Fertility is a renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician. Formerly based overseas but now practising in Nigeria, he talks about issues concerning fertility and infertility with passion anytime you come across him in any forum. But he surprised his audience when, at a recent webinar, he talked about a new technology by…
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US Mission Cautions Nigerians Over Fake Visa Alert
The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, has cautioned Nigerians over a fake visa alert in circulation. The United States said the press release claiming to offer a new type of work visa to Nigerians, was the handiwork of scammers and fraudsters. “The U.S. Mission to Nigeria is drawing the general public’s attention to a…