The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has declared a one-month strike over the failure of the Federal Government to implement agreements reached with the Union including the non-release of the N15 billion revitalisation fund for the colleges. The Colleges of Education lectures are also aggrieved at the Federal …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general, has ordered a review of the Nigerian Army’s rules of engagement and code of conduct for “Operation Safe Conduct” ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Yahaya gave the directive at the opening of the Second Quarter COAS Conference …

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old JSS 3 student. The convict was arraigned and tried before Justice Adekunle Adeyeye on a one-count charge of defilement. Delivering judgment, Justice Adeyeye, held that the prosecution proved its case against the …

Nigerian footballer and former Torino striker, Akeem Omolade, was found dead in his car in Italy just days after complaining of pain in his legs. Emergency services found him unresponsive in a Peugeot in Sicily’s capital Palermo on Monday, June 13. Initial examination showed no obvious external injuries. The 39-year-old …

Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has reacted after the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, described the president’s government as the most wicked and corrupt Recall that the clergyman had described Buhari’s government as the most wicked and corrupt in the history of Nigeria. …

No fewer than eight persons have been abducted by gunmen while travelling on a speedboat along the Brass-Yenagoa waterways in Bayelsa State. The speedboat reportedly departed Egweama waterfront in Brass Local Government Area of the state before it was ambushed by suspected sea pirates. There were about 15 passengers onboard. It …

At least eight persons have been kidnapped in Katsina after a fresh attack on the State metropolis by terrorrists in the early hours of Tuesday. The motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Shola Quarters behind the Federal Medical Centre in the city capital around 4 am. Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Gambo Isah …

Gunmen have invaded and abducted two worshippers from the Celestial Church Christ, SBJ Oshofa at Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The hoodlums numbering four, stormed the church around 11pm on Monday, and took an Assistant Shepherd of the parish, Oluwaseun Ajose and a Sunday school teacher, …

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has raised the alarm over possible attacks on Christians and non-Muslims in Biafra land by killer-herdsmen and bandits. According to the group, the plot is to replicate the ugly incident of Owo, in Ondo State, where over 32 Christians were massacred, inside a …

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, has weighed in on the reported merger between Labour Party, LP, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. There are reports that NNPP and LP are working towards a merger ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Reacting to the claims, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu …