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Consider legitimate students before blacklisting foreign varsities, NANS begs FG The National Association of Nigerian Students has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider the suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo.   The students’ body maintained that the government need to consider the impact of this decision on legitimate students who have pursued their education in the affected countries. The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. According to a statement on Tuesday signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, the government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end objective of getting graduate job opportunities for which they are not qualified”. The suspension followed an investigative report by ...

Boko Haram Kills 12, Abducts 1 In Borno  Suspected Boko Haram terrorists in military uniform have killed 12 persons and abducted one in Gatamarwa and Tsiha communities in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The latest attack came barely two weeks after the insurgents perpetrated a similar attack in Chibok, where they killed two persons and looted food stuff in some houses before settling them ablaze. The Police Public Relations officer, Borno State command, ASP Nahum Daso Kenneth, confirmed the attack saying 12 corpses were recovered. “The gunmen shot sporadically at the people in the two communities. So far, 12 corpses were recovered and two were injured,” he said. He said the police commissioner and other security heads had ordered discreet investigation into the matter to bring the perpetrators to book. Daily Trust gathered that the terrorists stormed the community of Gatamarwa around 5pm on Monday during the New Year celebration. Sources told our correspondent on Tuesd...

 Plateau killings similar to Rwanda genocide – N’Central govs Governors in the six North-Central states on Tuesday lamented the attacks and killings in Plateau State by gunmen, calling on the Federal Government to do everything possible to get to its roots and find a permanent solution. The Chairman of the North Central Governors Forum and Governor of Nassarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, said the Plateau killings should not be tagged herder-farmer clashes. Rather, he said what is happening in Plateau is similar to what happened in Rwanda. The 1994 Rwanda genocide led to the killing of about 800,000  members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group. The NCGF chairman, on Tuesday, led his colleagues on a condolence visit to the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, in Jos, during which they donated N100m to the victims of the Christmas Eve attack. He was accompanied by governors of Niger and Benue states, Mohammed Bago and Rev Fr Hyancinth Alia, respectively. On Christmas Eve, attack...

 Armed robbers kill CBN staff, three others inside Abuja supermarket Suspected dare devil men of the underworld on Tuesday evening struck at the popular Abdullahi Supermarket in One Man Village, near Mararaba, killing four customers, including a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN staff identified through his identity card as Daniel Adefemi Okunade was shot in the head and died immediately. Three others gruesomely murdered along with him could not be identified as of the time of this report. An eyewitness account said that the robbery operation lasted less than two minutes during which the CBN staff, who is said to be the choir master of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) also in One Man Village, was gunned down. He was said to have had a stop over at the Supermarket to buy bread for his family when the robbers found their way into the ever busy store and took lives out of the four customers. His Toyota Venza Car parked outside the Supermarket was not touched by the m...

GOV. SOLUDO APPOINTS PROF. CHARLES ONONUJU OFOEGBU AS MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO OF ANAMBRA SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD. AND CHAIRMAN, PETROLEUM AND ENERGY RESOURCES LTD The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Charles Ononuju Ofoegbu as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State Solid Minerals Development Company Limited and Chairman, Anambra Petroleum and Energy Resources Limited. Prof. Ofoegbu holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; an MSc and a PhD from University of Durham, UK where he specialised in Applied Geophysics in 1982. He is a fellow of many national and international professional bodies.  He's had a robust career spanning through Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the university system where he has been a professor of geophysics for over thirty (30) years. His appointment is with effect from the 1st of January 2024. Signed *SIR PAUL NWOSU*...

*Anambra Police Command Takes Down Members Of Fleeing Criminal Gang* Rose Oranye Anambra Police Command  has smashed part of the armed criminal gang that attacked and killed police personnel of Enugu State Command at Uga, in Aguata LGA of Anambra State, on 28th December, 2023. This was confirmed by the state's Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderemi Adeoye in a brief interview this morning. According to him, "since the attack at Uga, the gang had been under close surveillance. But what held the police back was to avoid unintended casualties of the season's merry makers. The police struck immediately the gang was isolated from the innocent public somewhere around Ogboji, in Orumba South Local Government Area. "Three members of the gang were killed, four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and defused. "In addition to that, two pump action guns and 16 live catridges were recovered as well as one Lexus SUV. "A 51-year old kidnap victim was rescued....

ICPC Chairman Meets Undercover Reporter on Cotonou University’s Alleged Six-Week Degree Scheme, Launches Investigation To verify details and move beyond speculation, ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, convened a critical meeting today at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja with a reporter from a news outlet. They discussed the outlet’s December 30th report on alleged corrupt practices in rapid degree issuance at a Cotonou university, aiming to deepen the investigation and initiate relevant actions. The investigation into Ecole Superieure de Gestion et de Technologies (ESGT) in Cotonou reveals a concerning situation where degrees are allegedly awarded in as little as six weeks, bypassing standard academic procedures like application, registration, coursework, and examinations.