Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, as questions emerged over just how much protection is offered by one of the leading vaccine candidates. Like much of the continent, Germany is battling a resurgence of a pandemic that shows little …
Read More »Four dead as migrant boat capsizes in Spain
At least four people died when a boat carrying about 30 migrants sank off Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, emergency services said. Rescuers were searching for more possible victims following the accident off the fishing village of Orzola in the north of Lanzarote island late Tuesday. “A small …
Read More »Man allegedly beats wife to death for attending family function
The family of Nike Opeifa has accused her husband, Abayomi, a former worker in a hotel, of allegedly beating his wife to death in the Sango area of Ogun State. It was gathered that trouble started on Sunday when Abayomi initially prevented Nike from attending her elder brother’s child christening …
Read More »Court orders Maina’s arrest, his trial in absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, adjudged to have jumped bail regarding his trial involving N2bn money laundering charges. Justice Okon Abang made the order in Wednesday’s ruling in which he also revoked …
Read More »IPPIS: Education minister should apologise to lecturers over farming comment, says ASUU
The Calabar zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities said on Tuesday that the disparaging comments from the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, and the Accountant General of the federation, Ahmed Idris, are insulting to its sensibilities The Coordinator of the …
Read More »#EndSARS: Actor, Daniel Edah condemns destruction, looting by hoodlums
Ghanaian-Nigerian actor, Daniel Edah has condemned the destruction as well as lootings that marred the peaceful #EndSARS protests in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria. Recall that hoodlums hijacked the peaceful protests, causing mayhem and destroying public and private properties across the country, including the burning of police stations. Edah …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses suit against Bayelsa gov, deputy
A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta, in his judgement, predicated …
Read More »#EndSARS: Government will no longer tolerate violence – Minister
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government has resolved to ensure that there is no repeat of the violence that was unleashed on parts of the country in the wake of the recent #EndSARS protest. Dingyadi disclosed this to State House correspondents at the …
Read More »#EndSARS: Court grants bail to Eromosele
The Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, in the sum of N1m. The magistrate ruled against an application filed by the policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department seeking to remand Adene for an extra 30 days. Eromosele’s lawyer, Tunde Jinadu, …
Read More »NECO releases 2020 common entrance examination results
The National Examinations Council on Monday released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results and fixed the national cut off marks at 142. NECO said that “16,713 candidates were absent due to the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country recently.” According to the organisation, a total of 70,580 candidates sat …
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