NEWS

At least 18 killed in twin bomb attacks on Philippine church

At least 18 people were killed on Sunday when double bomb attacks hit a Catholic church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, the military said, days after voters backed expanded Muslim self-rule in the region. A powerful first blast shattered pews and left bodies strewn inside the cathedral in […]

January 27th, 2019

Six soldiers injured as Boko Haram attacks military bases in Borno

Boko Haram jihadists attacked two military bases in Borno Sate, near the border with Cameroon, injuring six soldiers, two military sources told AFP on Sunday. The attacks were the latest against military targets in the region with security becoming a major campaign issue ahead of presidential and legislative elections next month. Early on Sunday, troops […]

January 27th, 2019

Fayemi’s removal of Ekiti State varsity VC didn’t follow due process, says ASUU

Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has condemned the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele, by Governor Kayode Fayemi, saying the action did not follow due process. “The vice chancellor of EKSU was arbitrarily removed. The removal is hereby condemned in […]

January 27th, 2019

UK govt may scrap MPs’ holiday to pass Brexit laws

British MPs could sit longer hours and their February holiday may be scrapped as the government races to pass its Brexit legislation before Britain leaves the EU on March 29, Downing Street said Sunday. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is looking at making the House of Commons sit on more Fridays — which it does […]

January 27th, 2019