Beggars in Ibadan have reportedly returned to Mokola roundabout and other places where they initially occupied in the city before they were relocated by the Oyo State Government. Many of the beggars were seen sitting down while some of their children were playing at Mokola roundabout a few days after the state government moved them…
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…
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…
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…
Hassan Magaji, a baker in the Galadimawa area of Kaduna State, has confessed to supplying bread to bandits. It is not clear if he was referring to students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, who spent over a month in captivity, or the College of Mechanisation students in Afaka. “I observed that whenever they kidnapped many people,…
A law enforcement official identified as Popoola Abayomi has been arrested for selling illicit drugs to students of a federal university and cult members in Ogun State. The drug dealer who serves in the Lagos State Command of the undisclosed security agency was arrested on Wednesday, June 15, 2021, after agents monitored activities at his…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission, will immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria. The NBC is the regulator of all radio and television stations in Nigeria. The minister announced this just as he said the Federal Government has also suspended micro-blogging platform, Twitter, which is…
Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said it is important for the country to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes. He also said he was in Thailand to study the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use. Illegal cultivation of cannabis is common in Ondo State. Akeredolu…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has described corps members as part of the national defence policy. The NYSC Director-General said this on Wednesday, on a programme on Channels Television. NYSC scheme is a one-year mandatory programme for graduates below 30 years of age. It was established to foster unity in…
