Month: May 2022
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Daredevil Terrorists Release Fresh Hostage Video of Kaduna Train Passengers (Watch Here)
The daredevil Terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train and killed eight people have released a fresh hostage video showing their victims in an unidentified location suspected to be a forest. The victims were abducted when bandits attacked the Kaduna-bound train on March Eight passengers were killed during the train attack, while a yet-to-be-confirmed number of…
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Pathologist Addresses Osun High Court On Death of OAU Student
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo. Vanguard A Professor of Pathologist, Olusegun Sylvester Ojo Wednesday, told an Osun State High Court that the death of Timothy Adegoke cannot be anatomically determined. He disclosed this at the resumed hearing of the murder trial of Adegoke, an OAU postgraduate student allegedly killed inside Hilton Hotels and suites owned by Dr…
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12-year-old Pupil Vomits, Dies in Lagos Hospital After Been Flogged by Teacher Over Failure To Do Homework
A 12-year-old Secondary School pupil of Simple Faith Schools, Agbara, Lagos State, Emmanuel Amidu, has died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere. According to Punch, The victim’s father, Akinola Amidu, claimed that the deceased was flogged by a teacher when he went to school on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He said his son who…
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Over 90% of A-Level Candidates Present Fake Results – JAMB
Vanguard The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said yesterday its assessment has shown that more than 90 per cent of A’ Level results presented by candidates to gain admission into universities were fake. The examination body said its focus on developments around the Interim Joint Matriculation Board, IJMB, and the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination…
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Strike: FG Makes Fresh Move To End Impasse With ASUU, ASUP, COEASU
The Federal Government has made another move to end the impasse in the nation’s higher institutions of learning by earmarking N34b for payment of minimum wage arrears of their members of staff. Out of the N34 billion, universities will receive N23.5b; polytechnics, N6 billion and Colleges of Education N4 billion. Apart from the striking members…
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Grieving Husband of Pregnant Woman Killed Along With Four Daughters in Anambra Speaks
Ahmed Jubril, the grieving husband of Harira Jubril, the pregnant woman who was killed by unknown gunmen alongside her four children in Anambra state on Sunday, has described the incident as his worst life experience. Some sections of the media identified the deceased woman as Fatima. He said his late wife’s pregnancy had reached 9…
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ASUU Strike: American Educational Experts Send Message To Varsity Managements
American educational experts have urged management of Nigerian universities to look outside the government for the funding of their respective institutions. The experts made the call during a two-day conference organised by the Public Affairs Section of the US Consulate-General as part of efforts to strengthen the education system in Nigeria. One of the U.S.…
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Primary Elections: APC Approves Revised Timetable
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday approved a revised Timetable/Schedule of Activities for the Governorship, State House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives Primary Elections. In a statement signed by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party noted that its Special Convention for the Presidential primary…
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Just In: JAMB Loses Former Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has lost one of its Former Registrar, Dr. Saleh Abubakar. According to a family source the deceased, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Press Affairs, Abubakar died at a Kaduna hospital after a protracted illness. Abubakar hailed…
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EFCC Breaks Silence Over ‘Invasion’ of Rochas Okorocha’s Residence in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrived at the Maitama, Abuja home of a former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, to effect his arrest. A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the move followed the refusal of the former governor to honour invitations after jumping the…