About 219 girls (according to the final tally by the Nigerian Government) have been in the captivity of Boko Haram militants since 14 April.These girls were abducted from their schools in Chibo, Borno State. Till now, their whereabouts is unknown.Click the photographs to see the names of the girls.Photos, Courtesy …
22-Yr-Old Delta Poly Student Sentenced to Death for Robbery – A Delta State Polytechnic student, Eguono Akpeghughu, 22, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Warri High Court for armed robbery.He was found guilty of robbing his victim, George Ogbemudia, of cash and wrist watch worth N1,200, a …
We are glad to inform the general public that the Covenant University students that were abducted by unknown gunmen from their residence in Karmo, Abuja have been released.Recall that we posted a story of when the students were kidnapped last week, click here to read. The girls, Ejura Opaluwa, and Unekwu …
Gunmen have kidnapped two female students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State from their home in Karmo, Abuja on Sunday.The girls, Ejura and Onekwu Opaluwah, were taken away in the booth of a blue Honda car with number plate, HR 152 ABC, in what started off as a robbery incident at 5.00 …
Presidency Denies Naming University of Ibadan after Akunyili:The Presidency has denied a report saying it is planning to rename the University of Ibadan after the late former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili.Akunyili, who served as the Minister of Information and Communication between …
17-year-old Nigerian-American high school student commits suicide in New York after Cheating AllegationsOmotayo Adeoye was a brilliant student who attends one of New York City’s elite schools, the high school of Math, Science and Engineering in Manhattan. Sadly, her body was found floating in the Hudson River just a week …
Davido Disrupts Babcock Varsity Convocation, Finally a Graduate:HKN boss and Aye crooner, David Adeleke, known as Davido last Sunday disrupted the convocation ceremony of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, where he was one of the 1, 544 graduating students.The singer made a dramatic entrance at the time the special guest …
Borno State Government sets aside N100 Million for the education of students who escaped from Boko Haram’s nest. The Borno State Government on Wednesday said it has set aside N100m for the education of the 57 students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, who escaped from captivity. Gov. Kashim Shettima made …
Late Military Head of State General Murtala Ramat Muhammed first used the phrase Federal Character Principle in 1975 during his opening session address of the constitution drafting committee, which later gave birth to Nigeria’s 1979 constitution. Section 14 Subsection (3) of the Nigerian constitution states: “The composition of the government …
Escaped Chibok school girls returned to school to write the 2014 NECO June/July examination.It was another moment of deep grief for the parents of over 200 Chibok school girls still in the captivity of Boko Haram, when their fellow abducted girls who escaped back home returned to school to write …