Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo sisters, Sarah, 27 and Felicia David, 25, has been sentenced to five months imprisonment each for beating up their neighbour by Kaduna chief Magistrates court. The sisters, who reside in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to assault, mischief and joint act. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, however, gave them an option…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe varsity’s management reiterated its April 26 announcement on Thursday that academic activities would resume on Monday, May 9 for the continuation of the second semester 2020/2021 academic session The varsity branch of ASUU, however, countered that academic activities would not resume as it had not pulled out of the ongoing…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree governors of the southeast region, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state and Hope Uzodimma of Imo state on Thursday received President Muhammadu Buhari at the Akanu Ibiam International airport, Enugu. Buhari whose flight touched down t at 12.45 pm was on his way to Ebonyi…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 85-year-old Pope Francis, who has suffered from pain in his knee, used a wheelchair for the first time at a public event on Thursday. He was wheeled into the Paul VI hall at the Vatican for a meeting of a Catholic organisation of sisters and nuns, according to an…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Abia State Government has declared Thursday 5th May 2022  as a public holiday to enable residents participate in the ongoing voters registration exercise in the state. The one-day holiday is “to enable those who are yet to take part in the exercise to do the needful in fulfilment of…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAtedo Peterside, Nigerian entrepreneur and economist on Thursday said parties thinking of fielding Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate will be doing so in the face of damning data. Following  the  speculations that the former President may defect to the All Progressives Congress and contest for President in 2023. Mr Peterside said…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of members have presented a N50million cheque to Governor Babagana  Zulum of Borno State to pay for the expression of interest and nomination forms under the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC to recontest in 2023. Coalition for Zulum Good Governance and Continuity stormed the Government House in Maiduguri…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  University students in Benin City took to the streets for the second straight day on Thursday in protest against the strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tagging themselves ‘The University of Streets’, the protesters walked along the Ugbowo-Lagos expressway in Benin-City. On Wednesday, the students had taken…