Real Madrid’s star summer signing, Kylian Mbappe, engaged in his first training session with the Spanish champions on Wednesday. “Day 1. Hala Madrid!” wrote the France captain in a post …
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Amnesty International says 21 killed in hunger protests
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 21 protesters during a week of rallies against economic hardship, the national head of the rights group told AFP …
Read More »25 more suspects arrested in Plateau over curfew violation
No fewer than 25 persons were arrested by soldiers in Plateau State on Wednesday for violating a curfew imposed on the state capital by the state government. This brings the …
Read More »Soldiers allegedly brutalise Catholic priest, cook in Taraba
There are palpable tensions in Taraba State over the alleged invasion of the house of a Catholic priest by the Nigerian Army. The house of the priest, located in Ikyaior …
Read More »NELFUND records 7,975 student loan applications in 24 hours
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund on Wednesday announced what it described as a significant milestone, receiving the highest number of student loan applications within 24 hours since the launch of …
Read More »24,816 killed, 15,597 kidnapped in five years – Global Right
Data by Global Right Nigeria has revealed that in the last five years at least 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in various incidents of mass atrocities across …
Read More »NANS faults rustication of poly students
The National Association of Nigerian Students, on Wednesday, condemned the recent rustication of some students at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede in Osun State. NANS, in a statement by the President of …
Read More »NCAA to unveil portal for real-time airline complaint resolution
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has commenced training its consumer protection officers and the airlines’ staff representative on using the soon-be-launched consumer protection portal to solve real-time passenger complaints against …
Read More »Court tells Ecobank to pay N1bn to ex-Oceanic Bank workers
The National Industrial Court Lagos division has ordered Ecobank Nigeria Limited to pay the sum of N1,086,611,589.11 being judgment debt into the account of the Chief Registrar of the National …
Read More »Tinubu appoints governing councils for aviation, maritime colleges
President Bola Tinubu has appointed 10 persons to serve on the governing councils of two federal tertiary institutions: the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, and the Nigerian …
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