NEWS UPDATES

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students has declared a nationwide protest to demand the release of a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed, who was arrested and sent to prison over a tweet on Aisha…

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has sacked Chief Ikechukwu Ekwagbalu leadership of Anambra State Market Amalgamated Traders Association, (ASMATA). No reason was given for their sack but source said that it may be connected to the leadership squabble ravaging the union…

The family of late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the deceased student of Dowen College Lekki, Lagos State, who died in controversial  circumstances on November 30, 2021, has continued to cry out for justice on the matter, one year after. Oromoni allegedly died as a…

Lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have received full salaries for the month of November. However, it was learnt that the eight month arrears remained withheld by the Federal Government. A senior member of the union at the…

Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, has revealed plan by government to introduce insurance scheme for market traders. Ibezim spoke on behalf of Governor Soludo while on an inspection tour of buildings destroyed by fire at Kano street market, Onitsha, at…

To tackle insecurity, especially within its borders, the Kogi State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese investors for the provision of high technology security architecture. The first-of-its-kind smart technology would capture movements in and out of Kogi State from a…

The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, is currently in a monastery in Los Angeles, US for a retreat. In a video and photos that surfaced on Twitter on Tuesday, Mbaka is seen standing by the sign…

Abimbola Olajumoke Olawumi, a blogger, has raised the alarm over the alleged threat to her life in connection to her social media posts criticising Bisi, the wife of Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti. However, in a petition dated November 12, 2022,…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has said the number of medical doctors in the country decreases daily, adding that only about 10,000 resident doctors are left. The President of the association, Dr Emeka Orji, stated this during an interview with The PUNCH on…

Fire has gutted over 600 shops at a market plaza on Kano Street, near the Main Market in the Onitsha area of Anambra State. The fire, which started around 1am, was caused by a power surge from a cosmetic shop in the market. The…