Category: Metro
Ex Plateau gov, Dariye begs supreme court to reduce 14 year jail term
Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state, has asked the supreme court to nullify his conviction or reduce the 10-year jail sentence he was give [...]
Nigerian pastor, Peter Alabi, enmeshed in sex scandal
A senior pastor at Rhemaword International Christian Center (RICC), Peter Ayo Alabi, has been accused of sexual misconduct in the last couple of days. [...]
Breaking: Abducted Katsina schoolboys released, says govt official
The over 300 abducted schoolboys of Government Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State have been released.
The secretary to the state governme [...]
Insecurity: Kano govt orders closure of schools, health institute
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state.
The Kano State Commission [...]
Devil responsible for rising rape cases in Adamawa, says commissioner
The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Adamawa State, Lami Ahmed, has attributed the rising cases of rape in the country to the devil. Ahmed noted th [...]
Zamfara shuts schools over Katsina kidnap
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has ordered the closure of boarding schools around the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto states.
At a p [...]
Board suspends rector for fixing king-size bed in his office
The academic board of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has allegedly suspended John Adekolawole, the institution’s rector, for slee [...]
Justice of supreme court reveals CJN has tested positive for Covid-19
Yesterday, 72 senior advocates of Nigeria, SANs, were sworn in today and rather than the chief justice of Nigeria, CJN Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed to [...]
Leave your cows and seek help from US – Ezekwesili attacks Buhari
Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education has told President Muhammadu Buhari to leave his cows in Daura and prioritise the lives of students of [...]
Kaduna govt orders shutdown of schools over Covid-19
Following the rising cases of people affected with COVID-19 in Kaduna State, the Ministry of Education has directed that all schools in the State shut [...]