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Benin releases Nigerian pastor after presidential pardon

Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in the Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by Presi

Kashere varsity matriculates 45 pioneer MBBS, 3,323 other students

The Federal University Kashere (FUK), Gombe State, has matriculated 3,368 newly admitted students for the 2025/2026 academic session, including 45 pio

PAP sends 34 postgraduate scholars to UK varsities

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed an additional 34 foreign postgraduate scholarship beneficiaries to various universities in the U

Afenifere decries terror attacks in S/West

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned the rising wave of terror attacks in parts of the South West and other regions of Niger

10 children die of cholera in Taraba

At least 10 children have been killed in a cholera outbreak in Chanchangi town in Takum LGA of Taraba State. It was learnt that the outbreak started o