Category: News

Seven females were reportedly found dead in a salon in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the victims; two married women and five ladies went to the salon in the evening to make their hair in preparation for Sallah. The cause of the incident couldn’t be ascertained, but a source in the community said the victims might have been killed by generator fumes. It was gathered that due to the downpour of that evening and the  perceived eagerness by the women to…

Ahead of their resumption on Monday, Ogun State Government has said it will conduct COVID-19 and malaria  tests for boarding students. The government said the test commenced from Friday July 31 and would end on Monday, August 3 before the students would resume. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, stated this in a statement on Friday. Soyombo said the arrangement was part of the  efforts by the state government to ensure a safe learning academic atmosphere for both students and teachers of all  public…

The rate of human trafficking in the United States is higher than that of Nigeria. This was made known by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP. The 2020 trafficking in persons report had placed Nigeria on a tier two watch list meaning that Nigeria failed to meet the minimum standards of compliance as regards human trafficking. NAPTIP, however, rejected the report, insisting that Nigeria had a better track record than the US. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie Okah-Donli, said it was curious that countries from…

Aggrieved parents and the management of Caleb University, Imota, are at loggerheads over fees being charged by the school. The parents described the fees as outrageous. Already, over 100 of the parents have written several complaint letters to the management to draw their attention to the irregularities going on in the school. A parent to a 100-level Accounting student at the university, Olaoluwa Ogundemi, said the school mandated parents to make full payment for the session, even when the institution moved from physical to e-learning as a result of the…

The Federal Government’s amnesty for repentant Boko Haram insurgents has been condemned by Senator Ali Ndume. The senator stated this following report of a repentant Boko Haram member, who killed his father, stole his wealth and disappeared after reintegration. The lawmaker representing Borno South in the National Assembly alleged that most of the insurgents recently integrated into the community had gone back to their old ways. Ndume said the programme was unacceptable, calling on the government to stop forthwith. Ndume queried the rationale behind government investing hugely on repentant insurgents.…