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In the early hours of January 25, 2021, gunmen stormed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in Owerri, Imo State, freeing over 1,800 prisoners and leaving

The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Husseini Baba-Yusuf is enmeshed in an ethnic bigotry scandal in violation of Nigeria's constitution on federal character by appointing his daughter as one of the newest judges in the system. According to the Peoples Gazette, Justice Baba-Yusuf is meshing contentiously with Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola and other members of the legal elite who have turned the judiciary into a premium job racket for family members.  

Troops of two divisions of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and destroyed a massive illegal refinery in Okoloma, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State and Umuahale area in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State.

How John Calipari’s Wildcats and Mark Few’s Bulldogs match up at each position for Saturday’s men’s basketball game.

Soulpepper and Obsidian Theatre present 'Three Sisters' from Feb. 29 to March 17, 2024. This collaboration brings together two of Canada's leading theatre companies to present a powerful and innovative adaptation of the beloved Chekhov play, set in Nigeria.

To foster active learning, we must go beyond identifying critical thinking as an instructional strategy to making critical thinking intense in schools, colleges, and universities. We must introduce the subject of critical reasoning in primary and secondary schools. It is necessary to have critical thinking as a stand-alone discipline. Critical thinking must become a foundational subject that compliments other mental habits, such as verbal and quantitative reasoning in primary schools.

Indigenes of Nawfia Community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have called on the state Governor, Charles Soludo, to intervene over the

In the last six years, Nigerian football fans across the country have hardly been starved of the fun and ecstasy when the Super Eagles, Super Falcons and the other national teams compete in international tournaments abroad.

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has increased police presence in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state.

The distance from Lagos to Aba, in Abia State, is 464 kilometres, and normally completed in six to eight hours. While the road infrastructure has improved, to anticipate a better sail for motorists, the traffic has become more chaotic – with a new travel time of 12 to 16 hours!