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Murder in calabar university Reporting live at the cross river university of technology was a clash of multiple cultist group which has led to the murder of one of their member right at the entrance of the university Unidentified sources from the university tells our reporter that  multiple gun shots was heard at about 6:30 pm today within the school premises and continued again at about 8:00pm before the murder occurred outside the school premises. Sources outside the school whose name is kept hidden tells that the victim was dragged by a group of seven boys in unified colored outfit  to the round about directly at the university entrance where he was beaten up with burning woods from nearby market place before he was shot at the head to death . Right after the incident did the special anti crime patrol arrive the vicinity and identified the body before it was taken away. Different sources claim multiple cult groups are currently having a clash as the univer...

  Sources have confirmed that the hostel accommodations were flooded by rain in the cross river university of calabar cross river state. The rain which started at about 3:30pm and lasted for more than two hours brought down heavy down pours and thunder storms which also caused the over flooding of a drainage close to the university sporting centre and expanded towards the girls hostel before covering the entire staff quarters of the university. Reports from students confirmed that the flooding was caused by a drainage that was filled with dirt which couldn't allow the easy flow of water. Lot of students belongings were soaked ranging from cloths to food stuffs to books and handouts. Student are currently lamenting the on going strike actions taken academic staff union of universities(ASUU), which is currently hindering the academic flow in the school system, added to that is lack of campus amenities like water and light. Students have therefore urged and begged the school...

BBC has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for “an apparent lack of faith in the health systems at home”. Buhari was named in the category of five African presidents who routinely travel abroad for medical treatmentOthers listed were Presidents Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), Jose Eduardo dos Santos (Angola) and Patrice Talon (Benin). Buhari was described as the “first among equals” in terms of time spent abroad getting medical help. In the report, BBC quoted Naziru Mikailu, its Abuja editor, as saying the public health system in Nigeria is terrible because of poor funding. Earlier in the year, Buhari spent 49 days in the United Kingdom. BBC has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for “an apparent lack of faith in the health systems at home”. Buhari was named in the category of five African presidents who routinely travel abroad for medical treatment. Others listed were Presidents Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), Robert Mugabe (Zimb...

ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike From 14th August 2017 Following the outcome of the referendum meeting held Sunday afternoon in Abuja by the union leaders, the Academic staff Union of Universities has declared an indefinite strike from Monday 14th August 2017. This the Union leader says is to persuade the Federal government to meet their demands. This came after several branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have voted overwhelmingly for members in both federal and state universities to embark on an indefinite strike to press home the implementation of their demands. ASUU branches nationwide on Friday held a referendum in line with an earlier directive by the National Executive Council (NEC) to vote whether the strike will be indefinite strike, one month strike, one week warning and no strike. The meeting of ASUU NEC is currently ongoing at the union’s secretariat at Abuja to deliberate on the outcome of the referendum conducted by the branches. Feelers ...

Angry youths in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have reportedly buried alive a suspected armed robber identified as Chukwudi Omaka. Omaka along with his gang members had allegedly robbed and killed a businessman, known as Idam Ogbonnia.Ogbonnia was reportedly killed at Amaisri community in the area. New Telegraph reports that Omaka was also among robbers who robbed a cold room known as Etuelughu, belonging to one Oko Udu Monday and another Provisions Store belonging to a businessman identified as David.The youths, after burying the suspect alive, reportedly planted a tree on the grave in accordance with the customs of the community against anyone who committed a crime.The tradition has been as old as the community.A 29-year-old brother to the man who was buried alive, Gideon Omaka, told the newspaper that he did not know anything about the robbery for which his brother was killed.He said, “I was in my house when people attacked me and killed my brother, Chukwudi....

The US Police have rescued a man named Jose Duran whose two hands were nailed to a tree in the forest area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to Breitbart News website, a city worker (who preferred not be named) discovered Duran with both hands nailed to a tree and screaming for help“He kept yelling, ‘Help. Help,’ and so I came and I saw him and I kind of freaked out because I didn’t know if there was any other guys around,” the city worker told police. Breitbart further reports that a police officer who followed the city worker to the forest finally found Duran nailed to a tree, still conscious, breathing, and groaning in pain.The officer immediately called for paramedic rescue.However, Duran initially refused to tell the officer his name but finally gave some details about how he ended up there.He claimed two men were sent that day to threaten and scare him after he was involved in an ugly real estate deal, which he says is all laid out in documents.Duran later took journalis...

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has lamented the poor quality of graduates Nigeria universities produce on a year-to-year basis.Saraki, who maintained that most universities churned out unemployable graduates, said that Nigeria’s university curriculum and teaching methods must be scaled up to reflect the demands of employers from both the public and the private sectors.He stated this in Abuja through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu.The Senate President said: “This situation requires the urgent intervention of all stakeholders in the education sector.“What we have on our hands is an influx into the workforce of many graduates who are unable to meet the demands of both the public and the private sectors.“In order to reduce the incidence of unemployment and make our country more competitive going into the future, we must immediately work to ensure the careful and constant realignment of what our young people are learning in the classroo...

The ongoing protest over the long absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from seat due to ill health continued on Wednesday with the protesters accusing the Nigerian government of holding the nation to ransom.The groups insisted that the President must either return or resign his position as the nation’s number one citizen.According to them, the acting President Yemi Osinbajo has been unable to take concrete decisions that could move the nation forward.The protesters who held a sit-out at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja under the wary eyes of policemen, stressed that the President was not greater than the country. Ariyo Atoye of the Coalition in Defence Of Nigerian Democracy told newsmen on Wednesday that Buhari was being propped up in power by a cabal that wanted to continue using his name to loot the national treasury.“It is the cabal that wants him (Buhari) to continue in power so they could loot the treasury. They said power has fully been transmitted to Osinbajo but he could ...

Popular Nigerian rapper and record label executive, Jude Abaga also known as M. I Abaga, has said that there is nothing wrong with being gay or lesbian. Hence, according to him, there is no reason homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to be who they were.Abaga criticized the anti-gay rights law in Nigeria when he featured on a podcast show, Middle Ground, which was hosted by the trio of April Maey, Loose Kaynon, and Wendy Akomolafe-Kalu. In a conversation that veered into lesbianism, gay rights, moral ethics and what not, MI could be heard talking at length about how everyone is entitled to their sexuality. The rapper said: “It’s not my business what anybody does. And what I mean by that is it’s my privacy. Everybody has a right to their privacy. “If you bring a tape of two men having sex then you can prove [they are gay]. But for the most part, how are you going to prove without fringing on someone’s right or privacy- going through their phone. It almost seems to me to be an...

Lauretta Onochie, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, and Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, have traded words over comments on Buhari’s health. Onochie, while featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today hosted by Seun Okinbaloye said: “For the life of me, I have no idea why anybody would disrespect another by asking for the details of their health status. As we speak, we have an acting president.“As we speak, President Buhari seems to be like a private citizen at the moment. We have no right and it is very disrespectful for anyone to ask for his health status. In the UK where I came from nobody would release anybody’s health record to another, not even the members of their family unless the person decides to approve. “On the social media, the president is well loved by Nigerians. I come across a lot of Nigerians who wish him well. “The prerogative to speak on his ailment lies only on President Buhari. If he chooses, it...