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NANS Exposes Fraudulent Vice Chancellors

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), says it has uncovered multi-million naira assets owned by vice-chancellors of some universities.

Unibadan Students Protest Against Lack Of Water, Light

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Activities have been grounded at the University of Ibadan due to the strike embarked on by the three non-academic staff…

IGP deploys special force to end attacks in Benue

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Worried by recent attacks that left scores dead and several others injured in Zaki Biam, Benue State, the Inspector-General of…

Attack On Amnesty International Embarrassing, Unacceptable – CACOL

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has condemned the attack on a global Human Rights Organization, Amnesty International,…

States Receive N36b Less Revenue From Federation Account

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N429.1 billion, about N36 billion less than what the three tiers…

Buhari condemns spate of killings, orders investigation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari condemned a spate of killings in different parts of the country and ordered an investigation into…

The 2017 Black Billionaires

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Of the 2,043 people who made it to the 2017 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 10 of them are…

Boko Haram: Cameroon Forcefully Repatriates Nigerian Refugees

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The UN refugee agency has criticised Cameroon for the forced return of hundreds of refugees to north-east Nigeria after they…

Afenifere accuses police of bias investigation into Ile-Ife mayhem

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, says it does not trust the Nigerian police to conduct a trustworthy investigation into the…

No court order stopped us from demolishing Otodo Gbame – LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said no court order stopped it from demolishing Otodo-Gbame and Seafront area besides Freedom…

Ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu gets N300 million bail

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum…

Why I Planted Explosives In My Church – Pastor

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A 57-year old pastor of the Christ Chosen Church of God, Abel Eku, has explained why he planted explosives at…

I won’t honour Senate’s invitation on Wednesday — Customs boss

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, says he will not honour the invitation of the Senate on Wednesday.

N5b Fake Tyres: Court Grants 2 Chinese N10m Bail

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria on Tuesday granted bail to two Chinese and a Nigerian who…

Ooni To Crown Obasanjo Ruby King Of Festac

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Due to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s contributions to the successful celebration of Festac 77 in 1977, the Centre for Black…

Bill To Prohibit Tribal Marks Passes Second Reading

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Bill for an Act to provide for the Prohibition of Facial Mutilation, Offences, Prosecution and Punishment of Offenders on…

Nigeria Dominates Africa In Internet Data Usage

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The power of the overall country population should never be underestimated – that is the case with Nigeria, with a…

Senator To Resign For Soliciting Sex From Teenager

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An embattled Republican state senator from Oklahoma will resign from office amid allegations that he solicited sex from a 17-year-old…

Judge’s Absence Stalls Maj Atewe’s Trial

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The absence of Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday stalled the trial of Maj.-Gen.…

2 Held For Supplying Gun To Paris Airport Attacker

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Two men were on Tuesday held for questioning on suspicion that they supplied a handgun to the man who attacked…

5 Men Arraigned For Diesel Theft

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Five men were on Tuesday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 1,910 litres of…

Somali President Names 26-Minister Cabinet

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia on Tuesday named a 26-strong cabinet, including a former foreign affairs chief as finance…

Governor Bags Award For Tackling Open Defecation

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Pan-African Integrity Initiative Centre has presented an Award of “Excellence’’ to the Yobe Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency…

NSCDC Evacuates 78 Destitute From Kaduna

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it evacuated no few than 78 destitute in Kaduna…

Police Arrest 4 Persons Who killed Father, Daughter

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested four persons suspected to have killed one Bernard Zaakaa and his daughter,…

University Student Remanded Over Murder Of Colleague

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 34-year-old student of Osun State University, Osogbo, Akanbi David was on Tuesday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo…

Court Grants Former NNPC MD Bail

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday admitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to…

U.S. Bans Laptops, Tablets On Flights

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The United States is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin luggage on certain flights originating from…

9.8M Viewers Watched French Presidential Debate – Agency

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An audience measurement agency “Media metrie” said some 9.8 million viewers tuned in to Monday night’s French presidential debate.

Death Of Employment Pushes Young People Into Learning Arts

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Patrick Agose, the Secretary, Universal Studios of Arts, National Theatre, Iganmu, says young people are studying visual arts and other…

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