JUST IN: University lecturers suspend two-week warning strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its ongoing two-week warning strike. The National President…
Over 1 million online worshippers join Nathaniel Bassey’s Hallelujah Challenge, Day 15
The 2025 edition of the Hallelujah Challenge led by Nigerian gospel artist, Nathaniel Bassey, has once again crossed the one…
DSS raises alarm over ‘ISWAP’s plans’ to attack Ondo, Kogi
The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over an imminent terrorist attack on some communities in Ondo…
Goods destroyed as fire guts shops at Alaba market in Lagos
A devastating fire on Tuesday evening engulfed parts of the popular Alaba International Market in Lagos, destroying several shops and…
Senate okays life sentence for convicted child defilers
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prescribing life imprisonment for anyone convicted of sexually defiling a minor, in…
Ivory Coast jails 32 people for protesting ahead of presidential vote
Just four days before tense presidential elections, an Ivory Coast court on Tuesday sentenced 32 people to three years in…
Tragedy as 31 die, 17 hospitalised in Niger fuel tanker explosion
At least 31 people have been confirmed dead and 17 others others hospitalised after a petrol tanker conveying Premium Motor…
NELFUND opens student loan portal for 2025/2026 academic session
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026…
JUST IN: Many feared dead, injured as tanker explodes in Niger
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly lost their lives, while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in…
Gunmen kidnap ‘73 residents’ in fresh Zamfara attack
At least 73 persons have reportedly been abducted following an attack on Buzugu and Rayau villages in Bukkuyum Local Government…