Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has reportedly been arrested for taking brass knuckles through security and John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The 33-year-old, who lost his title by TKO to Alex Pereira in New York last Saturday, was arrested by Port Authority police in the American …
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The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may be preparing for another showdown as the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has insisted the government will not pay full salaries to lecturers despite their ongoing nationwide protest. ASUU had on Monday begun protests across the country to …
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The South-East and Middle Belt Forum has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi. This was the group’s position during a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Forum Olisa Uzowulu noted that the former Anambra State governor ranks higher than all …
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The University of Abuja announced that it awarded 10 undergraduate students the sum of N3.7 million naira as research grant. This was made known by the Director of the Centre for Undergraduate Research of the institution, Dr Talbat Atoyebi. In a statement made available to our correspondent on …
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The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday said those criticising him over his choice of Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 polls had approached him for the position. He said most of them were close to him, adding that they had …
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the decision to redesign the naira is aimed at returning hidden public funds. Bawa stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle DW Hausa Service, adding that the government wanted people who hid the funds to …
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Jos—A microbiologist with one of the research institutes in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, who killed her 11-year-old maid, said she assaulted the girl because she was masturbating. It was gathered that the Kebbi State-born deceased, identified as Margaret Joshua, reportedly fled from insecurity in her …
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Israel is urging its citizens traveling to the FIFA World Cup this week to be less visibly Israeli. The unprecedented influx of thousands of Israeli fans descending on Doha for the first World Cup in the Middle East has raised fears of an embarrassing diplomatic crisis between the countries …
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Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has identified alarming poverty rate, inequitable distribution of wealth as root causes of protracting insecurity in Nigeria. Okowa stated this in his remarks as Chairman of the occasion at the 11th Zik Lecture Series with theme …
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Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence that the party will win Lagos and other 25 states in 2023 general election. Ayu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, when he received the second stanza of the report of the PDP Special Reconciliation Committee …
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