Bizzare as man kills rice farmer, cuts off head, hides it in bag, takes home

Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba Enugu State Police Command has begun investigation over circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a rice farmer and jungle justice meted to the suspected killer. It was gathered that Nenwe in Aniniri Local Government Area of the State was in turmoil on Tuesday afternoon after a young farmer was […]

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FG says fuel subsidy regime remains till 2022

Customs makes N1tr, CBN denies alleged financial breach Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has said the Federal Government will sustain subsidisation of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known as petrol) till 2022. Speaking at a stakeholders’ hearing organised by the Senate Joint Committees on Finance, National Planning, Foreign […]

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Massive loan default in North West Anchor Borrowers Programme

Kaduna farmers repay less than 50 per cent 80 per cent of Kano farmers yet to pay We now take farmers to court, says RIFAN President ‘Some farmers see the loan as national cake’ Kebbi set up a recovery committee to no avail Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) in the Northwest is threatened by the failure […]

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HIV vaccine quest falters as experimental jab fails

Nigeria concerned as Japan halts use of Moderna COVID-19 Hope of an effective Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine may have been dashed, as researchers announced Tuesday that an advanced trial in Africa had been stopped after data showed that the shots offered only limited protection against the disease. The therapy, by Johnson & Johnson, is […]

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Ex-NULGE President, Akinwalere: How to revamp Nigeria’s crumbling local government system

Blames nation’s rising security challenges, crimes on failure of local administration By Banji Ayoola A former National President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Dr Deji Akinwalere, has blamed the security challenges and other criminal activities such as kidnapping, insurgency, banditry and cyber crimes rocking the country on alleged failure of Local […]

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JAMB scraps uniform cut-off marks, pegs post-UTME fee at N2,000

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) at N2,000. It also adopted the minimum cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions sent by heads of tertiary institutions across the country. The adoption signifies that there will be no uniform cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions, as was done […]

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‘Unemployment major cause of kidnapping, banditry’

A former Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chief Anthony Sani has blamed the worsening insecurity in Nigeria on the mass unemployment and introduction of cashless economy. In this interview, the elder statesman, who notes that kidnapping for ransom has supplanted armed robbery, says government must address the underlying causes because the problem cannot […]

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NANS urges federal, state govts to tackle kidnapping on Benin-Auchi expressway

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged federal and state governments to intensify fight against banditry and kidnapping, especially on the Benin-Auchi expressway. National Vice-President (Special Duties) of NANS, Odiahi Ikhine, made the call in Edo State during the convention and inauguration of NANS executives at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi. He lamented that […]

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6 Anambra APGA lawmakers join APC

Buni and the defectors Ahead of the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra State, six ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) members of the state’s House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress,APC. They are: Hon. Nonso Okafor representing Nnewi North; Hon. Timothy Ifedioramma representing Njikoka 1; Hon. Cater D. N Umeoduagu representing […]

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