Be the first to hear it ...
On Friday, the Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) announced a comprehensive and ongoing strike action.The move came after the state branch of ASUU received national clearance to begin a strike to enforce its demands, and after the state gove ....
The Ogun State Police Command has detained popular singer Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, after giving him a 72-hour deadline to present himself for allegedly refusing to honour a police invitation following an alleged assault.According to information obtained by our corresponden ....
According to a Vatican source, Pope Francis had a restful second night in the hospital receiving treatment for bronchitis, and a top cardinal predicted the 86-year-old will be released as soon as Saturday.The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday, and doctors late T ....
According to a general, two US Army helicopters that were on a midnight training operation in Kentucky crashed, killing all nine soldiers inside.According to Brigadier General John Lubas, the helicopters, which are medical evacuation-specific Black Hawk models, were participating in a nor ....
For its subsidiaries in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has announced a gradual corporate name change.In a statement released on Thursday under the heading "FirstBank announces a name change of its subsidiaries, reiterates its commitment to boosting cross-bo ....
A 14-year-old child committed suicide after being expelled from school for not paying his tuition.Dickson Mwenda, a student at Kiriari Primary School in Kigumo Village and a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam this year, reportedly returned home fro ....
The first son of Nollywood star Yul Edochie, Kambilichukwu Edochie, reportedly passed away on Thursday morning.Two months after Edochie and his wife Mary Edochie celebrated their son's 16th birthday, the son passed away.Yul had on January 4 celebrated his (son) birthday via h ....
In connection with the passing of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student at Chrisland School in Opebi, the Lagos State government on Thursday filed charges against the school, its vice principal, principal, and two staff members.Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Ms. Belinda Amao, Nwatu ....
According to the World Food Programme, a part of the United Nations, 32% (64.3 million) of Nigerians do not have access to enough food to eat.According to the organisation, 170 million people do not have sufficient food to consume across 19 countries. In a March 28 update of the ‘Hu ....
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have received certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating malaria in their countries. The designation comes after a long-term, century-long campaign by the two nations to eradicate the illness.“The people and governments of Azerbai ....