Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says 137 schoolchildren, and not 287 schoolchildren, were abducted on March 7, 2024, from Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The governor said all the schoolchildren abducted by the bandits have been rescued by the military in collaboration with local authorities from neighbouring Zamfara State,…
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), have ended their seven-day warning strike. In a circular to branch chairmen at public universities all over the coutry, SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, directed SSANU and NASU members to resume work from Monday, March 25, 2024. The two unions…
Troops Recover Weapons Of Slain Soldiers In Delta, Say No Hiding Place For Killer The Nigerian Military say they have recovered weapons of slain soldiers who were killed by suspected Okuama youths. The recovery has inched them closer to unraveling those that carried out the dastardly attack as some dismembered organs of the victims and…
Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Kogi State Chapter, warned the general public on patronizing and eating of unhygienic meat and unpasteurised milk to avoid the deadly Zoonic tuberculosis. The NVMA marked this year’s World TB Day celebration at the Lokoja abattoir was joined by a special team from the Kogi State Centre for Tuberculosis Program led by…
The Defence headquarters says the abducted students from Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were rescued in Zamfara State. Addressing the press on Sunday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, said in all, 137 hostages were rescued. According to Buba: “It would be recalled that , on 7 March, 2024,…
An organization Socio Economic Rights And Accountability Project group has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies. The in 2017 filed a suit seeking the repeal of pensions for former governors and their deputies across all states of the Federation. In 2019, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo…
A young man has taken responsibility for the death 17 soldiers in Okuama community of the Ughelli South local government area of Delta state. In a trending TikTok video, the man who dismissed reports that the soldiers were on a peace mission to the community, said he was the leader of the gang that killed…
The 7-day nationwide warning strike by the non-academic staff in public universities did not disrupt the ongoing semester examination taking place in the University of Ilorin according to the Vice-Chancellor. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Wahab Egbewole disclosed this at the Ramadan Iftar held at the main campus of the university, Ilorin, on Saturday…
A politician, identified as Alhaji Lado, has been killed by unknown men, wife and daughter kidnapped in Mairuwa village, Faskari local government area of Katsina State. Ekweanaedo News reports that the attack happened in the village mosque on Saturday night while worshippers were observing Ramadan prayers. However, it was learnt that the victim was killed…
Colombian pop star Shakira has been speaking on her failed relationship with former Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique.The couple, who had been together for 11 years, announced their separation in June 2022.This came amid allegations of infidelity on Pique’s part.Speaking said on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music 1 show: Shakira said “I thought love would be there…
