The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau State, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, ordered security to break open the gate of the university locked by protesting non-teaching staff members of the university. Non-teaching university staff, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), began a one-week strike on Monday, March 18, over alleged unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of their salaries by the Nigerian Government. On Monday …
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The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the 7-year-old Indiana girl who died after getting trapped in a collapsed sand hole on a Florida beach in February are speaking out about their tragedy in hopes to save other families from experiencing such. In an emotional interview, Therese Mattingly and Jason Mattingly told Good Morning America’s Erielle Reshef that they remembered their bright and vivacious daughter “as a beam of light [and] joy.” “She just lived life,” said Jason of his little …
Bandits have abducted a nursing mother, her 14-year-old son and four young women in Zamfara State. According to TVC News, mother and son were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at their residence in Saminaka, a community along Gusau-Sokoto road. The incident occurred two days after the naming ceremony of her newborn baby who is currently under the care of the father, a lecturer at the Federal College of Technology, FCET Gusau. It …
A 17-year-old Nigerian boy, Akor Kelechi Kingsley has fulfilled his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most watermelon eaten in 30 seconds. Akor had since received approval from GWR before embarking on the challenge on Thursday July 20. In a video sent to LIB, Akor can be seen eating slices of watermelon. According to the teenager, he ate 750g of watermelon. Watch the video below…
Apostle Suleman has reacted after he was accused of throwing shade at Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz. After JJC announced that he and Funke have separated, Suleman took to Twitter to write: “Stop disturbing us with break up stories… “When they bought you shawarma, did you give us?” He later took to Twitter to reveal that his tweet “has nothing to do with anyone” “It must have been a coincidence,” he stated, adding that …
The Oyo state police command has detonated a bomb at Abolongo custodial centre, four days after the correctional centre was attacked by gunmen who freed hundreds of inmates. It is speculated that the bomb was one of those planted by the criminals who attacked the centre last week Friday. Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in the state, Olanrewaju Anjorin confirmed the development. Anjorin said; “It is true but police detonated the bomb after the officers …