Court remands teacher over alleged sexual assault on 2 pupils
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 27-year-old teacher, Wisdom Anokwuru, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged sexual assault on two pupils. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.O Kushanu,…
29 pupils taking high school exams killed in Central Africa stampede
Twenty-nine students taking their high school exams in the Central African Republic died in a stampede sparked by an exploding power transformer, the health ministry told AFP Thursday. Just over…
Seafarers Day: Merchant Navy wants CBA as prerequisite for ship license renewal
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) on Wednesday, called on the federal government to make Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for seafafers a prerequisite for…
Ijaw group says Klintoncod’s remarks on Prophet Fufeyin unfair
An Ijaw group, Ijaw Progressive Forum (IPF) has described recent statements credited to popular comedian, Ekene Egbuna about Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin as unfair and frivolous. The President, Peretimi Ebiowei, said…
Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine to run for president
Uganda’s main opposition party said Wednesday its leader, Bobi Wine, would run in upcoming presidential elections, likely pitting the popular musician-turned-politician against President Yoweri Museveni. The East African nation is…
Again, four killed, others injured along Maiduguri- Damboa road explosion
At least four people have been killed with an unspecified number of individuals sustaining various degrees of injuries when their vehicle stumbled on an Improvised Explosive device, IEDs suspected to…
Ijaw group warns social media influencers over attacks on Prophet Fufeyin
An Ijaw group known as Ijaw Progressives Forum, IPF, has frowned at what it described as “ongoing defamatory attacks against Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance…
Iran’s atomic chief says nuclear activities won’t stop
Iran’s atomic chief on Tuesday said that no pause would take place in the country’s nuclear activities, according to state-run IRIB news agency. President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of…
BBNaija S9 Reunion: Zion, Chinwe trade blames over breakup
Former Big Brother Naija Season 9 housemates and ex-lovers, Zion and Chinwe, were caught in a fiery exchange during the first episode of the BBNaija reunion show, which aired on…
Rwanda denies rumours President Kagame is sick
The Rwandan government on Tuesday denied rumours that President Paul Kagame was sick following his absence from public appearances in recent weeks. Kagame, 67, has not been seen in public since…
