Category: News Update
Six injured as truck loses rear axle, tyres along Abuja-Keffi highway
Six persons, all males, sustained various degrees of injury on Monday morning, in a lone accident involving a 911 DAF truck on the busy Abuja-Keffi highway. The truck...
LASPOTECH begins examinations in spite of workers strike
Students of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, on Monday commenced the 2018/2019 academic session’s second semester examination amid withdrawal of...
Just in: Court strips Kano PDP candidate of guber ticket
A federal high court in Kano state has nullified the candidature of Abba Yusuf, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Kano state. The court presided...
Chemist charged with performing abortion which led to death
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 40-year-old chemist, Folake Oluwafemi, who allegedly performed an abortion that led to death. The defendant,...
ASUU not embarking on another strike, says Prof. Ogunyemi
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has debunked reports circulating in some social media that the union are planning to embark on another strike. In a...
Court sacks PDP governorship candidate in Kano
Federal High Court has sacked the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Abba Yusuf. The decision of the Court was sequel to failure of the party to...
Player collapses, dies during league match
A player in the Gabonese first division, Herman Tsinga, has died after collapsing during a game in Libreville, local media reported on Monday. Tsinga, a striker for...
Federer climbs to 4th, as Djokovic stay top of men’s rankings
Roger Federer has gained three places to fourth in the men’s ATP tennis rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) released on Monday. The leap...
Pound rises on signs pro-Brexit lawmakers softening demands of May
Sterling gained on Monday on signs some pro-Brexit lawmakers were increasingly willing to compromise with Prime Minister Theresa May to increase the chances the British...
Photojournalist released after five years in jail
An award-winning Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released on Monday after being in prison for over five years. A post on his Twitter...
