Nigerian universities are currently experiencing unprecedented crises owing to the rising cost of electricity in the country. Some of the institutions have been disconnected from the national grid owing to …
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Benue youths protest killings, block road, LG office
Youths in their tens on Wednesday blocked the Ayati -Sai road in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State to protest the incessant killings in the area. The youths also …
Read More »VIDEO: Man charges N200 to ferry people through floodwaters in Lagos
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s heavy rainfall which left parts of Lagos underwater, an individual has been spotted charging N200 to carry people through the water. In a video shared …
Read More »Cholera outbreak: Soldiers clean Ogun market, clear drainage
Soldiers from the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Alamala, on Wednesday, carried out an environmental sanitation exercise at Lafenwa market in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun …
Read More »Gunmen kill three IDPs in Benue
Three persons from the Agagbe Internally Displaced Persons camp have been killed by suspected armed herders while returning from their farms. In order to feed their families in camps across …
Read More »WHO releases first-ever guideline for quitting tobacco
The World Health Organisation has recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support delivered by healthcare providers, digital cessation interventions, and pharmacological treatments in its first guideline …
Read More »I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South East govs -Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the issue of releasing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not part of his discussion with the …
Read More »CAN condemns Borno suicide attacks
The Christian Association of Nigeria has expressed deep concern over the recent suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno State. The attacks, which took place on Saturday resulted in the death of …
Read More »Seven rescued as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has revealed that a two-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos has collapsed. The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this …
Read More »UNIBEN students block highway over power outage
Vehicular movement was hampered and commuters were stranded on Wednesday as students of the University of Benin blocked the Benin/Ore highway in protest over a power outage in the institution’s …
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