Bowen University Student Found Dead on Campus Under Mysterious Circumstances; Exams Suspended

A male student of Bowen University has died on campus under suspicious circumstances, sparking concern for parents.   The management of Bowen University Community in Ogun State announced the sudden d3ath of a student of the College of Management and Social Sciences of the university in a circular issued on Thursday, Jan. 23, by its registrar,…

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Court Orders Detention of Man for Attempted Rape of Neighbor’s 12-Year-Old Daughter in Kaduna

A 36-year-old man, Nibras Isah, was on Thursday, January 23, remanded by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to r3pe his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter.   Isah, who resides at Ungwan Sanusi in Kaduna, is charged with attempted r3pe.   The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the plea of the accused, ordered…

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Gunfire Breaks Out as Police and NDLEA Confront Each Other Over Arrest of Suspected Drug Dealer, Reportedly a Policeman’s Wife, in Bayelsa

  Residents of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, were thrown into panic on Thursday as a clash erupted between operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and officers of the Ekeki Police Division during an attempt to arrest a suspected drug dealer.   The confrontation occurred at the Ekeki Police Division when NDLEA operatives arrived…

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Telecom Tariff Reviews to be Conducted Periodically? – Edun

Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that tariffs in the telecommunications sector will be reviewed periodically. Recall that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, had on Monday,  January 20, granted approval to telcos to implement a 50 percent tariff hike sparking reactions from the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,…

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