NCoS offers N5m reward on fleeing inmates of Ilesha prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced a cash reward of N5 million for credible information leading to the rearrest of inmates that recently escaped from the Medium Security Custodial…
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Otuaro lauds Tinubu as PAP presents laptops to 663 scholarship beneficiaries
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has concluded the distribution of laptops to final year beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme aimed at enhancing their academic research in universities across Nigeria. The…
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Woman in court for stabbing boyfriend with knife
……..Kaduna A 23-year-old woman, Abigail Victor, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Kaduna Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a knife. Victor, a resident of Ungwan Sunday, Kaduna,…
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Bomb hits school bus, killing 5, many injured
……..in south-western Pakistan A bomb struck a bus carrying children to an army-run school in south-western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people, including three children, and injuring dozens more, officials…
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Police arrest officer who accidentally shot dead student
……in Ibadan The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on…
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7 inmates escape after rain damaged Ilesa custodial centre – official
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall…
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Tinubu returns to Abuja from Vatican after Pope’s inauguration
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy.The President who arrived at the Presidential Wing of…
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Lawmakers not elected to confront Executives but foster national devt- Akpabio
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President…
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Reps apologise to Nigerians over UTME glitch
The House of Representatives has apologised to Nigerians, especially parents and candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over the avoidable glitch that affected more than 300,000 participants.…
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CBN retains headline lending rate at 27.5 per cent
For the first time since February 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.5 per cent. CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced the…
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