The Kano State Upper Shari’ah Court, today, issued an order for the arrest of an officer of the Nigerian Customs Service, Yusuf Ismail Mai Biscuit, over his failure to attend court proceedings concerning a property ownership case filed against him. However, the presiding judge, Garba Hamza Malafa, gave the order in respect to the prayer [&hell...
•NANS president, Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Benin Republic, has called for leniency over the ban on validation of degree certificates from the country and Togo, saying 15,000 Nigerian students are in Benin. A reporter detailed how he bagged a degree in under two months from a universi...
•Sebastine Broderick Sebastine Broderick-Imasuen who led the Golden Eaglets to the milestone win of the inaugural U16 World Cup in China, has died at 85. One of the players he handled at the 1989 U17 World Cup in Scotland, Bamidele Oguntuashe first broke the news before another confirmation came from Harrison Jalla, the Chairman, Professional ...
•Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the federal government to reassess the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. The federal government yesterday suspended certificates from the two francophone West Africa...
•Sanwo-Olu Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ordered the arrest of a lance corporal of the Nigerian Army, for allegedly driving against traffic along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway today. The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Wale Ajetunmobi, revealed this in videos shared on his Twitter handle today. His caption reads, ...
•Japa The Home Office of the United Kingdom on Monday announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Home Office reiterated that only those on postgraduate research or government-s...
•Prof Bello Malami A university lecturer from Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto, Professor Bello Malami, has asked President Tinubu to redouble efforts in the fight against corruption in Nigeria which he described as the base for progress, development and solutions to prevailing insecurity in the country. While expressing optimism that the eco...
•Late Ayokunle Odekunle Users of the social media app, X, poured in condolence messages and heartfelt emotions early Saturday, following the demise of a popular Canada-based Nigerian lawyer, Ayokunle Odekunle. Odekunle, until his death, lost his life to stage 4 cancer, reports Saturday PUNCH. Announcing his death today, one X user, @KayceeMadu...
Death is inevitable! There is no doubt that the outgoing year, 2023, has proved to be a lethal year as it has claimed the lives of many Nigerians, including some prominent politicians and influential personalities. The news of the demise of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has evoked the memory of governors who died as […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, on Dec. 23, destroyed six illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, today in Abuja. Gabkwet […]

