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Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, protested over the sudden death of a 500-level student of the institution, Ayomide Akeredolu, who slumped and died on Thursday evening. The students blocked the ever-busy Akure-Ilesha road for several hours as the travelers were stranded on the road due to the gridlock. All […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party (LP) has dismissed claims that its party leadership, led by Julius Abure, has been sacked by the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State. Instead, the LP said it was another devastating blow for the Lamidi Apapa-led faction as the Court of Appeal in Owerri dismissed the appeal filed by one Mr Basil […]
Continue ReadingFuneral and burial of the 22 soldiers who died during the combat and air crash incident in Niger State, which happened on August 14, 2023, took place today August 25. Bodies of the slain soldiers were committed to mother earth at the military cemetery in Abuja. The funeral ceremony was attended by the wives of […]
Continue ReadingHuman Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while still doing the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. In a statement on Thursday, HURIWA alleged that years back, Musawa had abandoned her NYSC programme in Ebonyi state […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian lady lawyer, Ifunanya Excel Grant has responded to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which recently filed a petition against her before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) over her social media lifestyle. The NBA centered its petition on her “social media notoriety of posting photos and videos of her unclad, while also […]
Continue ReadingRoads between the Atlanta airport and the Fulton County Jail were blocked off as former President Donald Trump arrived in a motorcade to turn himself in on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, giving the scene something of a presidential aura. But Trump was going to do something no other president has […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamidi Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked prepaid meter users to update their meters before November next year. NERC announced the development via its X (Twitter) handle . The commission said prepaid meter users might face difficulties in recharging their meters after November 2024 if the required update is not done before the deadline. Assuring […]
Continue ReadingThe man who led a failed mutiny against the Russian Army in June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been reportedly killed alongside nine others in a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday. BBC reports that Prigozhin, who is also the leader of the mercenary group, Wagner, was believed to be on board the plane. The jet […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis star, Serena Williams has announced the birth of her second child with husband Alexis Ohanian. The couple shared the news in a heartwarming video on social media. Williams posted the clip to her 1.6 million followers on TikTok, and was accompanied by husband Alexis and eldest child Olympia. In the video, the tennis icon […]
Continue Reading14-year-old girl identified as Desola Adeoye, on Tuesday, August 22, committed suicide in Shogunle community, Lagos. Vanguard reported that Desola who had allegedly suffered untold violence in the hands of her father, Sunday Adeoye, and his wife, drank insecticide to escape torture. It was gathered that she decided to commit suicide after her step-mother allegedly […]
Continue ReadingUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has ruled that it has jurisdiction in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, to compel Chicago State University (CSU) to produce critical student documents relating to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As one of […]
Continue ReadingBritish police said on Tuesday they had charged former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pounds oil and gas contracts, according to Reuters. Alison-Madueke, 63, was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, serving as […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu on Monday warned his new 45-member ministerial cabinet that he would hold them to the standard he promised Nigerians during his campaign to be elected. Tinubu gave the warning after presiding over their oath-taking in the conference centre of the presidential villa in Abuja, where he admonished them not to see themselves […]
Continue ReadingLagos Police Command is expected to arrest Farida Sobowale, the popular socialite and businesswoman, who tried to end her life over the collapse of her marriage after 8 weeks. Farida Sobowale, owner and CEO of House of Phareedah, almost committed suicide on Third Mainland bridge after her husband, Ademola Okulaja abandoned her and went back […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and he is now challenging that in court. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop star singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has lost his mom, Mrs. Jane Dolapo Balogun. She was said to have died in London in the early hours of Friday. The incident has been confirmed by Sunday Are, Wizkid’s longtime manager. Sunday Are also confirmed that Mrs. Balogun died in […]
Continue ReadingJollof rice fans worldwide have taken to social media to share their thoughts about The Gambia emerging winners of the 2023 Jollof competition at the West Africa Food Festival held in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition, which ran from August 9-14, saw the winning team, led by the award-winning Chef Saikou Bojang beat 15 other countries […]
Continue ReadingLagos socialite and owner and CEO of House of Phreeda, Ms. Farida Sobowale, was rescued after attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos on Thursday evening. The socialite in a video making the rounds, was seen attempting to jump into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge […]
Continue Reading34-year-old Nigerian man, Samuel Adebiyi, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Serah Ogungbe. Adebiyi was arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State on Monday during a routine patrol. The suspect was said to have murdered his 27-year-old wife at Lekki Phase II in Lagos, Nigeria, but fled to hide in […]
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