There was tension in Nsukka, Enugu State, on Thursday following the reported killing of three students of the University of Nigeria in a cult war. It was learnt that the ongoing cult war between the Aiye Air Lords and Black Axe confraternities started three weeks ago and had left about …
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UEW impasse: We were naïve – Avoke apologises, begs for Napo’s intervention
The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Prof. Mawutor Avoke has apologised to the Education Minister for undermining the process of resolving the impasse at the University. Prof Avoke who lead a six-member delegation to pay a courtesy call on Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh said their conduct of taking matters …
Read More »Rtd Police officer, 4 others killed in early morning attack
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Thursday morning killed five persons in Ilile community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident occurred around 3am in the agrarian community. A community source who does not want his name in print disclosed that some of the persons who were killed …
Read More »Gunmen kill APC Vice Chairman in Rivers State
Gunmen have killed Edward Okechukwu, the Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 5, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. Okechukwu, the son of the paramount ruler of Azuogu Ndoki community and four other young men were shot dead in the early hours of Monday. Residents alleged …
Read More »UEW Impasse: Education Minister meets former VC, 5 dismissed senior staff
The Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh on Thursday morning met with the Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Professor Mawutor Avoke and five other senior who were dismissed by the defunct governing council. MyNewGh.com sources gathered that this move is a major step towards …
Read More »We’re angry over Senyo Hosi’s attack – UTAG Legon
Members of the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) say they are angry over the comments of the the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Senyo Hosi against the university and its management. The lecturers say they believe Mr. Hosi …
Read More »SAD as Angry father allegedly beats DAUGHTER to DEATH
In a sad report, an angry father has allegedly killed his little daughter. According to reports, the incident happened at Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Per what we gathered, the father killed the little girl by beating her massively resulting in the girl’s death. Details about the little girl’s death is …
Read More »WADUME: Investigative panel worried over confessional video
The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters to unravel the circumstances surrounding killings of three Police detectives and a civilian in Taraba during an encounter with troops of the 93 Battalion is worried over the trending confessional video of the principal suspect in the case, Alhaji Hamisu …
Read More »South Africa nullifies inquiry into Zuma’s 1999 arms deal
A High Court in South Africa has nullified the findings of a commission that found no wrongdoing in a 1999 arms procurement deal. South Africa spent more than $2bn (£1.6bn) on military hardware for its armed forces, 20 years ago. But the deal was mired in allegations of large-scale bribery …
Read More »How Soldiers killed Policemen, ensured my escape – Wadume
The alleged kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala Wadume has said that soldiers aided his escape after he was arrested by the police in Ibi, Taraba State. Wadume narrated in Hausa language how he escaped in a video released yesterday after he was rearrested. Wadume narrated in Hausa language how he escaped …
Read More »Residents flee as rival cultists take over Ijebu-Ode
There is tension in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State as members of Eiye and Aiye confraternities are reportedly taking turns to retaliate the killings of their members. Residents of Ijebu-Ode were said to running helter-skelter as the cultists continue to terrorise the ancient city. It was learnt that the superiority …
Read More »Full list of Nigeria ministers and their portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. The full list is below: Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minsiter of Niger …
Read More »Helicopter dropped weapons for my boss inside forest – bandit open up
A 20-year old suspected bandit, Aliu Musa, revealed on Wednesday that he once watched an helicopter drop weapons for his boss inside Dinya Forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Musa, along with another suspected bandit, Salmanu Isa, 18, were among other suspects paraded for various offences at …
Read More »Woman goes missing on her way to fetch mom at Cape Town airport
A woman who left a hotel in Cape Town on Monday to fetch her mother at the airport has been reported missing after she vanished without a trace. According to non-governmental organisation Pink Ladies, Djamena Manjenje, 27, who was staying at the Double Tree Hotel in Salt River, Cape Town, left …
Read More »Assistant headteacher of Prempeh College abusing students in a video
Ghana Education Service has on numerous times said that it has ban all forms of corporal punishments, which mostly are plain abuse of students, at primary and secondary schools in Ghana. In fact, even in the absence of this ban, what is done to Ghanaian students in the name of …
Read More »Death toll rises after Burkina Faso attack
The military in Burkina Faso says the number of soldiers killed in a suspected jihadist attack on Monday has risen to 24. Dozens of militants are reported to have stormed the army base in northern Soum province, arriving on motorbikes and pick-up trucks. This is believed to be the heaviest …
Read More »Zimbabwe ex-Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko ‘on the run’
Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is being treated as a fugitive after fleeing from anti-corruption officials. Mr Mphoko was due at a police station to make a statement on allegations being levelled against him but drove away when his car was approached by the officials, AFP news agency reports. His …
Read More »70 Year Old Man killed by lions in South Africa
A 70-year-old man was killed by one of his lions on a game farm east of Pretoria on Tuesday. Netwerk24 reports that the attack happened at the Mahala View Lodge near Cullinan, owned by the man who was attacked. Best Care spokesperson Xander Loubser told News24 that Leon van Biljon was …
Read More »JUST IN: Suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin Wadume arrested
Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap lord in Taraba State, has been re-arrested, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt from official sources. It was not immediately clear when and where Mr Wadume was taken into custody, but a source informed about the development informed PREMIUM TIMES about it on Tuesday. Mr Wadume was …
Read More »Mahama didn’t pay for E-Block schools – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has told the chiefs and people of Wechianu in the West District of the Upper West Region that the Mahama government did not pay for the majority of the E-Block schools it constructed. The Mahama government had told Ghanaians that it constructed and completed some of the schools …
Read More »Sudan’s ex-President Omar al-Bashir arrives for trial
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has arrived at court to face corruption charges, which his lawyers say are baseless. Mr Bashir was ousted in April after months of protests bringing an end to his nearly 30 years in power. In June, prosecutors said a large hoard of foreign currency had …
Read More »Kenya’s ‘King of Kikuyu music’ dies in car crash
Popular Kenyan musician John Ng’ang’a, known by his stage name John De’Mathew, has been killed in a car crash prompting an outpouring of tributes from his fans. Known as the King of Kikuyu music, the singer was on his way back from an event in the town of Thika, 45km …
Read More »Police launch probe after gun found in FedEx package
Police in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, said on Sunday that an investigation had been launched into a case involving a FedEx package containing a gun. The Public Security Bureau of Jin’an District said it had earlier received a report that a gun was found in a FedEx package sent …
Read More »Army vs Police: Military issues strong warning to Nigerians
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned Nigerians against comments and actions that could pit the Nigerian Police Force against the Nigeria Army. The warning became necessary following the controversies and public criticism that greeted the killing of three policemen and a civilian last week by soldiers on the Ibi-Wukari Road …
Read More »Buhari told to review removal of Ex – IGP
Ambassador Eze N. Ebere has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the removal of former IGP Suleiman Abba who “former President Goodluck Jonathan angrily and illegally sacked for losing 2015 presidential election on the grounds that he went to welcome General Buhari at the airport”. Ebere pleaded with the President …
Read More »NAGRAT unhappy with teachers’ early recall from vacation
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is unhappy with the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) directive to third-year students in Senior High Schools to return to school earlier than the planned reopening date for extra classes. The students, the first batch of government’s Free SHS program who were supposed to …
Read More »Police arraign traditional ruler over alleged attempted kidnap
The Police Command in Enugu State has arraigned the traditional ruler of Obeagu Ugwuaji, Awkunanaw Autonomous Community of the state, Igwe Christopher Nyia for alleged attempted kidnapping, among other charges. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nyia, 60, was arraigned before an Enugu South Magistrates Court presided over …
Read More »Sex scandals in Varsity: Teenage student raped by HIV-positive lecturer
Despite punitive measures being taken by the management of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, many students are battling to overcome the trauma of sexual harassment and abuse by their lecturers. Asabe (not real name) was excited to secure admission into the famous Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. She …
Read More »Fake Policeman duping people as SPY recruitment agent arrested
A 45-year-old man who has been as a policeman and a recruitment agent for Supernumerary Police, SPY has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspect, Mike Okojokwu, who was clad in full police uniform, had allegedly extorted money from …
Read More »No pupil will be sacked for not wearing new uniforms – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says no pupil will be sacked for not wearing the new school uniforms for Junior High School students when the academic year starts in September. Commenting on its implementation, the Director-General of GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa said the old uniform will be phased out …
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