The Federal Government has defended its decision to invalidate over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians from unrecognised universities in Togo and Benin Republic. According to the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, these degrees, awarded by what he described as “illegal” institutions, tarnish Nigeria’s reputation. Mamman emphasised that the decision …

The Enugu State Government has discovered 2,640 ghost and deceased pensioners during a recent pension verification exercise. On August 25, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), announced that the government has started processing pension payments for local government retirees. He expressed dismay at the level of fraud …

Former Senate President and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Adolphus Wabara, is facing mounting criticism from within his party. A pro-democracy youth group within the Abia PDP, the Action Youths for Democracy, has called on him to cease his unedifying efforts to undermine the PDP both in …

By Olumide Olusegun Controversial crossdresser, Olarewaju Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has voiced his surprise and frustration over his sentencing for spraying naira notes. In April, the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced him to six months in a Correctional Centre without the option of a fine for the offence …