The Karl Kumm University (KKU), Vom, Plateau state, is to introduce seven additional undergraduate programmes. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Nanven Gambo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Jos, at the end of the council meeting of the Church of Christ in All Nations (COCIN), owners of the university. The statement signed…
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, said that he will eliminate the bandits terrorising the North if elected president in 2023. He also assured that Nigerians will not regret if given the mandate as their president. Addressing thousands of party faithfuls on Tuesday at the flag-off of North-West Presidential campaign rally…
Over 70 vigilantes have been reportedly killed in an ambush by bandits at Kukawa and Bunyum communities of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau state. According to THISDAY, the clash occurred at about 2pm when hundreds of vigilantes from Wase Local Government Area were ambushed while on their way to the bandits’ hideouts. The Chairman…
The Plateau state government has warned residents against any form of protest. The warning came on the heels of rumours of a planned protest on Tuesday in Jos against the persistent killings in the state by suspected fulani herdsmen and the alleged failure of Governor Simon Lalong to stop the mayhem. The government, in a…
The Etsu Chikun, Dr. Danjuma Barde, a first class traditional ruler in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state is dead. He was said to have died in the early hours of Wednesday at the 44, Nigerian Army Referral Hospital Kaduna, following an illness. President of the Gbagyi Development Association (GDA), Mr. Peter Aboki confirmed…
In a major policy shift aimed at widening access to tertiary education, the Federal Government has announced that Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory subject for candidates seeking admission into non-science courses in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The new policy, unveiled on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Education, marks a significant departure from longstanding…
