Teachers recruitment: Kebbi discovers 100 with fake degrees, NCE certificates

Teacher

In the ongoing recruitment of 2,000 teachers in Kebbi State, about 100 candidates have be caught with fake degrees and National Certificate of Education (NCE) certificates. Addressing newsmen yesterday, during the release of appointment letters in Birnin Kebbi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, Hajiya Rafatu Hammani said those found with fake certificates were under … Read more

Another Nigerian stabbed to death in South Africa

President of Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, says a Nigerian, Mr Okechukwu Henry, from Imo State, has been stabbed to death by unknown South African robbers. The NICASA president said this in a letter to the Consul-General, Nigerian Consulate Johannesburg, South Africa. A copy of the letter was obtained by the News … Read more

Salah stretched off in hard fought victory over Newcastle

Pharaohs of Egypt striker, Mohamed Salah, was stretchered off in Liverpool’s hard-fought victory over Newcastle on Saturday with a head injury after a collision with Martin Dubravka in the second half. Salah, who had scored in the Premier League encounter against Newcastle, Liverpool’s last match before the final match of the season next week, sought … Read more

Onaiyekan Harps on the need for restructuring

John Onaiyekan

The Catholic Archishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has re-echoed the need to restructure the country in order to decentralise power. He said restructuring would enable governors perform their constitutional responsibilities of being chief security officers of their states. He argued that the security situation in the country has made it more cogent for government to … Read more

FEC approves N169.74bn for 10 road projects

Babatunde Fashola

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N169.74 billion for the award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads across the country. Mr Hakeem Bello, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, NAN reports. He said that … Read more

Housemaid from hell: Lady shares video of her maid feeding her 12-month-old baby with vomit

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to share a very heartbreaking video of the moment her cruel housemaid was maltreating and assaulting her 12 months old baby girl while feeding the baby. The woman identified as Udoka Valerie Aneke took shared the disturbing video on Instagram. It was believed to have been filmed … Read more

Interswitch signs multi-billion Naira deal on transportation ticketing

Nigeria Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch Group, has signed a multi-billion Naira deal with Bekoz UK Ltd, a British transport ticketing company to strengthen transportation ticketing in Nigeria. The deal, which worth £56 million, will leverage British technology to keep Nigeria’s commuters on the move through the launch of three products developed … Read more

Auto accident, 16 dies in kano 

16 persons have died on Friday evening when three vehicles collided at Tukai Village in Dambatta Local Government Area in Kano State.   The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Kabiru Ibrahim, confirmed this in a statement in Kano on Saturday.   The statement said that the … Read more

North Korea ‘test fires short-range missiles’ for the first time since 2017

  North Korea has tested several short-range missiles, according to reports from South Korea, its neighbour.   They were reportedly fired from the Hodo peninsula in the east of the country, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. This will be the first missile launch since Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017.   … Read more

Lagos Hairdresser commits suicide over disagreements with her boyfriend

Lagos hairdresser identified as Kenile Nwabuzor, reportedly committed suicide over disagreements she had with her boyfriend identified as David. The resident of Fadausi Street, Ijeshatedo, Lagos State, who has had an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend after they met about two years ago, committed suicide on Thursday, April 11, 2019 after David reportedly said he … Read more

VIO, Police caution tricycle, okada riders against plying one-way

Tricycle and motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada have been warned against plying one-way and overtaking heavy vehicles to avoid the high rate of accidents recorded on roads. The warning was given during a workshop and sensitisation programme on ‘Riders and Passengers Safety in Our Roads’ organised by the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) in collaboration … Read more

FBI sent undercover investigator to meet Trump aide

FBI

The FBI sent an undercover investigator to meet with an advisor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to try to determine if it was working with Russia, The New York Times reported Thursday. The investigator who met with George Papadopoulos at a London bar in September 2016 — two months before the election that brought Trump … Read more

Main UK parties take Brexit battering in local elections

Britain

Britain’s governing Conservatives and the Labour main opposition took a drubbing Friday in English local elections as voters vented their frustration with the Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives lost control of several local authorities and hundreds of seats but Labour failed to capitalise, with votes going instead to smaller parties. The results do … Read more

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