Author: Rashaad Harris

A video has emerged of Kano State Traffic Agency (KAROTA) chasing after a car on a full speed reverse. Though the personnels of the agency are not captured in the video, several eyewitness who took to Twitter to comment on the video of the incident fingered the body for the wild car chase and the subsequent accident, which is said to have claimed 3 lives. https://twitter.com/HafsatNaseer3/status/1522660985886154752?t=Yxak-faCZoooaqBhvOnY1g&s=19 The video starts with a silver coloured 4 door sedan reversing at a full speed and ultimately crashing into spectators. People could also be seen hanging out the windows of the car as it…

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Nwabueze Ngige has confirmed that the Federal Government will be meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities come next week. Recall that ASUU had embarked on a month strike back in February, but on the 14th of March, added 8 more weeks. He said this while meeting with the striking National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). Ngige recently paid N100m to purchase the APC Presidential ticket together with the Education Minister. “If you are from any union, you don’t need to book appointment to see me. The doctors started using that advantage,…

The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, a presidential aspirant Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State arrived the Lagos House to attend a meeting convened by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba. The meeting is expected to foster unity in the South-West and reduce the number of presidential aspirants from the region, under the umbrella of the All progressive Congress, which currently stands at seven. Credit: Eniola Akinkuotu

Mrs Rebecca Dung who hails from Gombe has narrated how she has managed to build two houses from selling of rice cake, commonly known as masa. Rebecca disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). She advised youths to start small businesses. “I achieved a lot through the business including, training my three children. One is an undergraduate; the other is in a seminary, while the last one is happily married. “I am grateful to God for His grace that has sustained me over the years. Selling masa has brought me good fortunes. “I built a…

President Buhari has commissioned the first state-owned Medical University in Ebonyi State built by Dave Umahi to produce more doctors and medical practitioners. Buhari also accepted the offer by David Umahi for the new Medical University situated in Uburu, to become a Federal University of Medical Sciences. The recently completed International Market was also formally launched.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has again maintained that the freedom and fate of detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, can only be determined by the court. Buhari insisted that Kanu must defend himself in court. The president stated this on Friday, at a meeting with leaders of the South-east, during a two-day working visit to Ebonyi State. He was reacting to appeals by traditional, religious and political leaders in the region, on a political solution, and release of the detained IPOB leader said: Buhari said, “I have listened carefully to the various appeals from…

The Government of the United Kingdom has recognised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation. United Kingdom Visas and Immigration Office clearly referred to IPOB whose leader, Nnamdi Kanu is currently in the custody of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) as a terrorist organisation to be excluded from its asylum programme for violent crimes in Nigeria’s South East. “IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government, and members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network (created in December 2020) – have reportedly committed human rights violations in Nigeria,”…

United States President, Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as the new White House Press Secretary. Karine Jean-Pierre, who is a black gay woman will be the replacement for the outgoing Psaki, who has been in office since January 2021. READ MORE: Biden Appoints man who claims to be a woman as Deputy Health Secretary Biden’s Gay Transportation Secretary, Buttigieg Welcomes Twin Babies Biden Set to Nominate Openly Gay Transport Minister The 44-year-old Karine Jean-Pierre is a French-American political campaign organizer, activist, political commentator, and author of Haitian heritage. She has been White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary since 2021.…

A fish thief was in the early hours of Thursday, given a serious beating after he was caught stealing catfish from a pond in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. The incident happened at Oxbow lake. According to a facebook user, Ben Agadaga, the thief, whose name was not given, was apprehended by the men of the kingdom grace vigilante security. He said the thief, who confessed to stealing fish from a pond, hails from Rivers State. He further said items recovered from him included fresh Catfish, Bible, hammer, Chisel, trowel and others. “A thief was caught in the early hours of today at…

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is going to hold between Friday, 6th to Monday, 16th May, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The Board said about 1.7 million candidates are taking this year’s examination. According to Fabian Benjamin, the Head of Media at JAMB, examination will be conducted for the 1,761,338 candidates that registered across 755 registered computer based centres. He added that measures have been put in place to ensure smooth conduct of the examinations. The Board will still make use of biometrics which is also a register of attendance in line with the Board’s policy.…