An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has killed dozens of Muslims on the same day as another deadly attack on Catholics attending mass, local and security sources told AFP on Monday. “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed,” a security source…
The National Examination Council NECO, on Monday, revealed that 50,066 candidates representing 67.35 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat for Senior School Certificate Examinations got five credits including Mathematics and English language. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while releasing the results and launching the Automated Annual Posting…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, to rule on the fresh bail application filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also scheduled March 20, for the commencement of the resumed trial. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyanko, adjourned after listening to the argument…
No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed in a rival cult clash that rocked North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The severity of the clash, according to an eyewitness, forced the market located around the area to close for business. According to a source, the clash was between Black Axe and Red…
Again, tension gripped the people of Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State following the killing of a prominent cult kingpin, simply identified as Lucky, by a rival cult group in the community. It was observed on Sunday that most businesses, especially drinking bars, games and shops remained closed for fear of…
Three children of the same parents were on Sunday found dead inside a car parked in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased, a boy and two girls, were suffocated to death inside the car parked at their compound at No 8, Boluke Line, Zango-Kulende quarters in the Ilorin metropolis. It was gathered that their mother, Shade…
Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has sought information from members of the public about the parents or relatives of a toddler found wandering in the Owode-Ede area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the command, Kehinde Adeleke, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, said the boy,…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the Federal Government to fix a new minimum wage to tackle the rising cost of living in the country. Since the removal of fuel subsidy, the cost of living has spiked and inflation figures pushing new highs in Nigeria. Although there have been protests and meetings between…
Groups of activists under the aegis of Joint Action Force, Coalition for Revolution, Osun Civil Society Coalition, members of the Federation of Informal Workers in Osun State, and youths on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the rising cost of living in the country. They also fault the decision of the Federal Government to give…
A group of bakers in the country, on Monday, kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts, starting on Tuesday. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria announced on February 14 that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike on February 27 unless the Federal Government honours the agreement…
