Day: June 2, 2016

Senate Vows To Solve Farmers, Herdsmen Incessant Conflict

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has appealed to herdsmen and farmers across the country to maintain peace as the National Assembly is ready to proffer lasting solution to the perennial clashes over grazing by cattle. Saraki was speaking on Wednesday when a group of herdsmen from Kautal Hore Socio-Cultural Association Jigawa state branch visited…

FG Scraps Post-JAMB Exams

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, conducted by higher institutions in Nigeria for candidates seeking admission into their schools has been scrapped. The cancellation of the exams, commonly called post-JAMB, was announced by the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja during the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions…

Osinbajo Leaves Ogoni In Style (Pictures)

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has departed Ogoni land in Rivers State after performing the flag off exercise of the region’s cleanup. Osinbajo travelled to Rivers State for the programme to represent his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, who was supposed to kick off the exercise. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was on ground to…

BREAKING: Fire Guts High-rise Building In Lagos (Pictures)

Report just reaching us indicates that a building in Lagos is presently being engulfed by a raging inferno. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Berkley Street, Lagos Island. The affected property is a high rise building and those around are making frantic efforts to put off the fire. Men of the Lagos…