Panic has enveloped residents of Amaeze community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the tragic death of a yet-to-be-identified woman, her daughter and two others. The tragic incident which occurred on September 1, 2024 threw the whole community into deep mourning even as the cause of the deaths could not be immediately ascertained. …
FG Announces UK Scholarship Opportunities for Commonwealth Nations
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the application period for the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) for the 2024/2025 academic year. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the scholarships aim to support talented individuals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries in pursuing higher education in …
Man allegedly removes his wife’s eyes for money ritual
An aluminium worker identified as Lawrence Uzor, attacked his wife and gouged out her eyes allegedly for ritual purposes in Abia State. The incident happened at Adiele Estate in Umueze Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night, August 24, 2024 The suspect, who hails from Umuchieze in Bende LGA …
FG arraigns EndBadGovernance protesters
The Federal Government, on Monday, arraigned 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who had been arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, and Gombe before a federal high court in Abuja. The defendants were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on alleged treason, intent to destabilize Nigeria, conspiracy to commit felony and inciting to mutiny, which is said to be …
NAHCO Aviance rewards cleaner who returned $10,000 found in Aircraft
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company(NAHCO Aviance) has rewarded a staff member of the Company, Mr. Auwal Dankode, who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano. This is just as the man who was hosted at the Headquarters of the company at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos declared that no …
ICYMI: 161 Nigerian students denied entry after failing UK border checks
No fewer than 1,425 international students who gained admission to universities in the United Kingdom were denied entry at the country’s airports between 2021 and 2023. A total of 161 Nigerians were affected, as they were removed on arrival at airports across the UK. According to data exclusively obtained from the UK Home Office through …
President Tinubu arrives in China for state visit
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, China, on Sunday for a state visit. He will also be attending the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit themed “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.” Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, disclosed this in a post on X.com on …
Severe flood renders 9 Yobe LGs inaccessible
Nine local government areas located in Northern part of Yobe State have been cut-off from Damaturu, the state capital, following torrential rain that resulted in cutting off roads linking the areas with the capital. According to reports, the affected LGAs are: Bursari, Geidam, Yunusari, Bade and Yusufari. Others are: Jakusko, Karasuwa, Nguru and Machina. The …
CBN Sacks NIRSAL MD, Directors
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cancelled the appointments of all executive directors at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL). The sacked NIRSAL executive directors are the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Abbas Umar Masanawa; Executive Director, Operations Kennedy Nwaruh and Executive Director, Technical Olatunde Akande. …