A heartbreaking story of a 22-year-old widow, Grace Udeme Emmanuel, who resorted to feeding her four children with poultry feed in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, has prompted swift intervention from the state’s First Lady, Mrs. Patience Umo Eno. Grace, who works at a
A major divide has emerged between Nigeria’s leading education bodies as the Federal Government enforces a new age policy, banning under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO) exams. The Nigeria Union
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). The appointments, announced on Monday, follow the resignation of the previous heads
A 40-year-old tea vendor, Abdulrashibu Ya’u, is in police custody after allegedly beating a 20-year-old boy to death in Sararai village, Dutse Local Government Area, Jigawa State, over accusations of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. The tragic incident occurred on Monday, August
The Nigeria Police Force detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shi’ite group, following a violent clash in Abuja that resulted in the deaths of two police officers and left three others seriously injured. The
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has launched a nationwide 7-day warning strike to demand the immediate release of their abducted colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in captivity for over eight months. The strike, which commenced at 12 a.m. on
Tensions escalated in Abuja on Sunday as a symbolic Arba’een procession by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, erupted into violence, leaving multiple casualties. The peaceful trek, held in Wuse to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period
The Federal Government has declared that starting next year, only candidates aged 18 and above will be permitted to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. This directive, aimed at enforcing an existing
Tensions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have escalated as stakeholders, under the aegis of PDP Frontliners, condemned Dino Melaye, the party’s former governorship candidate in Kogi State, for his recent criticism of the party’s leadership. Melaye’s comments, accusing the party under Amb.
A 45-year-old man, Aramide Tito, faced a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly subjecting his 11-year-old stepson to severe abuse, including starvation and scalding with hot water. The incident occurred on August 17 at approximately 11:00 p.m. in the Oke Ogbe