Anambra government bans parties in school facilities

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 …

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 …

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 …