Author: Jennifer Okundia
Army Partners Foundation To Empower 183 Women
The 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA), Minna, on Wednesday said that it was collaborating with the Mallam…
Cambridge University Trains 100 Teachers
The Niger State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hajiya Fatima Madugu, says the Cambridge University in the United Kingdom…
Blind Persons Reject Special Schools, Want Inclusive Education
The National Association of the Blind (NAB), has expressed displeasure over plans by the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative…
I Beat My Wife When She Flouts My Instructions
An estranged husband, Clifford Monday, on Wednesday admitted in an Akure Customary Court that he only beat his wife, Bukola,…
4 Men Nabbed For Stealing Governor’s Car Battery
An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on Wednesday remanded four men in prison over alleged theft of a Sky…
Man Docked For Destroying Trees Worth N10m
The Police on Wednesday arraigned 65-year-old Ade Owoloye, in an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged destruction of rubber and…
Taraba Government To Recruit 3,000 Teachers
Taraba Commissioner for Education, Mr Johanes Jigem, on Wednesday, said the government would soon recruit 3,000 professional teachers to address…
Morocco, Algeria Tightens Border To Stem Illegal Migration
Morocco will further tighten border control with Algeria to counter illegal migration of sub saharan Africans and arm trafficking, local…
Shoes With High Heels Causes Spinal Injury – Expert
Dr Martins Adejo, a consultant, with the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, has cautioned women against the effects of the frequent…
Xenophobia: Philanthropist Urges Zuma To Protect Foreigners
A philanthropist in Osun, Mr Olayinka Ibrahim, on Wednesday said that the xenophobic attacks in South Africa had created a…
Gunmen Disguised As Doctors Attack Military Hospital
Gunmen dressed as doctors attacked a military hospital near the U.S. embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday and…
Final Report On MH370 To Be Released
A final report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be released in the months ahead, an investigation…
Wild Elephant Kills 18 Year Old
A wild elephant killed an 18-year-old man who was trying to scare the animal away after it destroyed crops in…
International Women’s Day: Organisation To Support 300 Pupils
As part of its observance of the International World Women’s Day, the Junior Achievers Nigeria (JAN), has partnered with some…
UN Envoy Resigns
UN envoy Christopher Ross for the disputed Western Sahara territory has offered his resignation after eight years of trying to…
South Africa Revokes Instrument Of Withdrawal From ICC
South Africa has formally revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its High Court blocked the government’s…
Brutalised Woman Delivers, Wants Baby Father Punished
Miss Justina Dusu, 27, who was allegedly brutalised and her sister, Simi, killed by her boyfriend, Stephen Luka, for refusing…
Zambian Authorities Nabs Women Who Stole Hippo Meat
Wildlife authorities in western Zambia confirm arrest of four women and three men with 412 kgms of hippo meat.
Kano Businessman Offers 50 BUK Students Scholarship
A Kano-based businessman and Chairman of Jifatu General Enterprises, Alhaji Sabitu Yahaya,has offered scholarship to 50 indigent students of Bayero…
Committee Warns Against Corrupt Practices
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Review of Pump Price of Petrol has said that it will not relent…
BoI Insists N10bn YES Programme Is Loan, Not Grant
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says its N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support Programme (YES-P) is not a grant but a…
Human Factors Responsible For 80% Of Road Crashes – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), says that 80 per cent of road accidents are caused by human factors such…
My Emergence As Governor A Miracle -Akeredolu
Gov Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his emergence as governor of the state as “a miracle”. The governor…
Expert Warns Against Heat Stroke
A paediatric doctor, Mrs Olutosin Adeyemo, has advised people to take more water to prevent dehydration that could lead to…
Xenophobia: South African Govt To Punish Perpetrators
A retired Permanent Secretary, Amb. Bulus Lolo, has urged the South African Government to punish perpetrators of xenophobia attacks on…
FG Creates Asset Register To Curb Illegal Sales
The Federal Government has launched an Asset Tracking and Management Project through which it would locate, identify, assess and evaluate…
Lent: Cleric Urges Christians To Make Amends With God
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Udu, has charged Christians to use the 40-day period of fasting as a time…
Sokoto Govt To Conduct Mass Wedding Of 100 Couples
The Sokoto State Government says it will conduct a mass wedding for 100 couples in the next one month. The…
9 NCAA Inspectors Qualify As ICAO Instructors
Nine Inspectors of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have qualified and duly certified as International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)…
Nigerians React To EFCC’s Anti-corruption Fight
Some Nigerians have commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its current fight against corruption. They said that…