An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos identified as Chidinma, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usigo Ataga in the Lekki area of the state. Chidinma was on Thursday, paraded at the police headquarters in Ikeja where she confessed that she…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday travel to London, UK, for a medical check-up. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement obtained by SaharaReporters. Buhari is expected back in the country in the second week of July. Since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, Buhari…
Anxiety and confusion have overwhelmed residents of Olopa estate, a community in Ofatedo, Egbedore local government area, Osun state after robbers sent a notice of intent to rob the area. The notice, which was handwritten and partly in Yoruba language, ordered that members of the community contribute the sum of N20 million to avoid being…
At least 30 students have been suspended by the Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery management for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited the state on June 17. A letter of suspension from the college to one of the students obtained by SaharaReporters showed that they were suspended for one week…
Kaduna State University has released a letter of undertaking to compel students from protesting against any increment of school fees. The letter, which is to be completed and signed by parents or guardians, will assure the university that their “son/daughter/ward will be of good character/conduct and will obey all the rules and regulations of his/her…
The Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery has suspended a student for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited the state on June 17. A letter of suspension from the college which was sighted by SaharaReporters on Thursday stated that the student, whose name had yet to be ascertained, was suspended for…
The baby delivered in prison by Kemisola Ogunniyi, an 18-year-old girl detained over #EndSARS protest has been christened. Among those who attended the event was the wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Naomi Ogunwusi. The Ondo State High Court sitting at the Olokuta Medium Prison in Akure had on Tuesday granted Kemisola bail in…
Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, says about 1,000 corps members nationwide have been blocked from relocating to another choice of state. He said the relocation was free and allowed even though it must be on health, marital or insecurity grounds. Ibrahim said over 1,000 corps members tried to deceive the staff to…
Officials arrested a Nigerian man and a Thai woman for allegedly possessing cocaine and separately seized about half a kilogramme of heroin destined for Australia. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said on Tuesday that 470 grammes of heroin had been found in a parcel at a shipping company in…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu. The suspects allegedly specialised in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public, including foreigners through the internet. Items recovered from them include mobile phones, laptops, one Lexus ES 350 car with the registration number APP-331-GV belonging…