Category: General

Gunmen kidnap over 20 medical students in Benue

The Police Command in Benue says no fewer than 20 medical students from University of Jos were kidnapped in Otukpo on Thursday evening.

Benue Police Public Relations Officer Sewuese Anene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday by telephone t…

FRSC hands over accident victim N1m, other items to family

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FCT Sector Command, has returned over N1 million and other valuables to the family of an accident victim, who lost his life in a ghastly car crash.

Speaking, at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, the Sector Commander…

PM Abiy Calls for Planting 600 Million Trees in a Day

Addis Ababa: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on Ethiopians to make history by planting 600 million tree seedlings next week and break their own previous planting record.

The premier shared on social media that: ‘On 23rd August 2024, let’s make o…

Buea Central Prison inmates pass 100% in GCE examinations

Buea Central Prison’s reformation and transformation program is yielding positive results, as evidenced by the outstanding performance of inmates in the 2024 GCE exams.

The prison school, coordinated by prison authorities with inmate teachers, achiev…

Bishop celebrates Assumption of Mary in Nguti

His Lordship Aloysius Abangalo Fondong, Bishop of Mamfe, joined parishioners of Immaculate Conception Parish Nguti in celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The feast commemorates the belief in Mary’s bodily ascension …

Parents of Kaduna brides may now sigh in relief

Aisha Auwal, a 40-year-old housewife, is anxious.

Her daughter, Bilkisu, aged 19, is set to be wedded soon and the family is yet to provide the traditional household items popularly called Kayan Daki or Gara.

Mrs. Auwal and her husband had purchased…