The Anambra State Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect …
Anambra Police rescue man who attempted suicide over debt
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 27-year-old man identified Alozie John who attempted to commit suicide over a N1.2 million debt. The spokesperson of the command, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this to newsmen, said the young man who hails from Isielu LGA, Ebonyi State but lives in Umunnachi, Dunukofia LGA, was rescued after …
Kidnapped medical students regain freedom
Twenty medical students who were abducted last Thursday along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while travelling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention have just been rescued, security sources revealed on Friday. The operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue effort involved security …
FG declares certificates from Cotonou university invalid
Mass sack looms in Nigeria as the government has announced that all degree certificates from Cotonou University in Benin Republic issued between 2017 to date will be rendered invalid. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman disclosed this during a press conference with journalists in Abuja on Friday. This comes as the government also authorized the …
Osun Amotekun arrests three suspects for alleged theft of vehicle parts
Three men, Sodiq Oyedokun, Ojoko Ayomiposi and Busari Ayomide have been arrested by personnel of the Osun Amotekun Corps for alleged theft of vehicle parts. According to a statement made on Friday in Osogbo by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, CSP, Isaac Omoyele (rtd), the trio aged between 21 and 24 years were nabbed in …
Police apprehend suspected gun-runner in Bauchi
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command, in a joint operation with quasi-security outfits, have arrested a 54-year-old suspected gun-runner identified as Jinta Sati Dan-Anacha. Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakili, disclosed in a statement on Friday that Dan-Anacha, a resident of Anguwan Bauchi in Jos, Plateau State was apprehended by a sister security …
Supreme Court upholds Hope Uzodimma’s re-election victory
The Supreme Court has upheld the Imo state governorship election that produced Hope Uzodimma as the governor of the state for a second term. INEC had in November 2023 declared Uzodinma winner of the election after securing 540,308 votes to defeat his closest challenger of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, who scored 71,503 …
Kidnapped corps members have been rescued – NYSC DG Ahmed
The eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were kidnapped by unknown assailants on their way from Uyo in Akwa State to Sokoto State have been released. The Director-General of NYSC, YD Ahmed, who addressed the press on Friday, warned Corps Members against travelling at night. He said the welfare and security …
Meet the new Nigeria’s female CJN, Justice Kekere-Ekun
Nigeria has appointed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as its 23rd Chief Justice of the Federation, marking a significant milestone as the country welcomes its second female Chief Justice in history. This historic appointment, announced by President Bola Tinubu on Friday, is seen as a progressive step forward in promoting gender equality within the nation’s highest judicial …
Kamala Harris vows to be president for all Americans
Vice President Kamala Harris has assured that she would be president for every American if given the mandate. Harris gave this assurance on Thursday in Chicago when she officially accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, delivering a passionate speech that outlined her vision for the future of the nation. Speaking on the final night …