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OAU queries hostel owner after student’s death, police take over investigation
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has issued a query to the owner of BVER, a private hostel on the campus of the institution, where a student lost her life. A second-year student in the Department of…
Lagos probes teacher for ‘brutalising 2-year-old pupil who couldn’t recite English alphabet’
The Lagos state government says it has commenced investigation into the case of a two-year-old pupil allegedly brutalised by her teacher. On Friday, Chima, an uncle to the pupil, had…
Buhari’ll decide APC candidate, successor, says Ayade
The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has said he trusts the President Muhammadu Buhari to make the right decision on who to take over from him in 2023. According to Ayade, Buhari would act in “the interest…
Ikoyi building: We were unaware construction continued despite stop-work order, says LASBCA
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) says its officials were unaware that construction continued on the 21-storey building which collapsed in Ikoyi — despite a stop-work order. The high-rise collapsed in the Ikoyi…
Electoral bill bars INEC from registering new parties for 2023 polls
Once President Muhammadu Buhari assent to the reworked Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill presently on his table, the Independent National Electoral Commission will be barred from receiving applications for registration of more…
Unravelling Kano’s Phone Snatching Menace
Morning, afternoon or night, looming fear hangs around the neck of residents of Kano city, especially those that use commercial tricycles to move around the city or even take a short…
Oil price rises to $95 a barrel amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
Brent crude oil rose to $95 a barrel for the first time since October 2014 amid between Russia and Ukraine. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, climbed 3.9 percent to $95.1 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate…
BREAKING: PDP postpones North-West Zonal Congress
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday postponed its North-West Zonal Congress earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 12, 2022. This is according to a statement signed on Friday by the…
Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount
US President Joe Biden urged Americans to leave Ukraine immediately, as his top diplomat said Friday that a Russian invasion could come “any time” — including during the Winter Olympics, which end in nine days. With Moscow…
Group Tackles MURIC Over Comments On 2023 Presidency
A group called the Democratic Reformers has flayed the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) for allegedly saying that Christians from the South-West should not contest for the office of…
Letter Requesting N20m From Oyetola To Marry Bayero’s Daughter Is Fake – Oluwo
The palace of the Oluwo of Iwoland says Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi did not request N20m from Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, for his forthcoming marriage to a daughter of the…
JUST IN: Supreme Court declares Executive Order 10 unlawful, dismisses govs’ N66bn suit
The Supreme Court, on Friday, declared that the Executive Order 10 on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature, was unlawful and unconstitutional. The majority of a 7-member panel of the court agreed that President…
West Ham Under Pressure To Drop Zouma For Leicester City Battle
West Ham manager David Moyes is in the spotlight ahead of his side’s trip to Leicester on Sunday, with the build-up overshadowed by the fallout from a video showing defender…
MTN pays $253.86 million balance to NCC for 5G licence
MTN Nigeria has paid the remaining $253.86 million to complete the $273.6 million fifth generation (5G) licence fee to the Federal Government before the February 24 deadline, an industry…
Two men in possession of lion arrested in Abuja
The National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency on Thursday seized a lion (cub) and arrested two men for alleged illegal trading in Abuja. Director,…
Valentine’s Day: Ladies who extort men risk 20 years’ imprisonment — Lawyer
Ahead of Valentine’s Day celebration, a former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Douglas Ogbankwa, has warned that ladies who extort men risk 20 years…
Oando fires back at NNPC, says firm didn’t import adulterated petrol
Oando Plc. has said it did not import adulterated Premium Motor Spirit into the country, in contrast to what the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. said on Wednesday. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, had…
Hacker ‘steals’ $40,000 from Neymar’s account
Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, officials in Sao Paulo said. Police said the alleged hacker…
VAT: Facebook asks Nigerian customers to update records by Feb 25
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, says Nigerian customers should update their value-added tax (VAT) identification numbers by February 25. The social media giant said this in a…
Soludo’s inauguration not for public, will last 20 minutes – Commissioner
The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C-Don Adinuba, has said the inauguration of the state governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, would be done within 20 minutes. Adinuba also stated that…
IPOB: Despite court order, DSS refused to allow Nnamdi Kanu change clothe – Lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has complained that the IPOB leader was not allowed to change his clothe by the Department of State Services. He made the…
At last, FIFA clears Lookman to represent Nigeria
World body FIFA on Thursday cleared Leicester City striker Ademola Lookman to represent Nigeria at senior international level. Lookman was born in Wandsworth, England to Nigerian parents and represented England from U-19 to…
Do you know foreigners are begging to be citizens of Nigeria?
To ‘japa’ or not to ‘japa’, that is not the question. The question is; if not Naija, where else? If it is not Naija, e no go fit be like Naija. The song by Korede Bello, ‘I love Naija’,…
2023: Steer clear of local politics – Buhari tells Diplomats
Ahead of the 2023 general election, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned diplomats serving in the country to keep their focus on diplomatic assignments and steer clear of Nigeria’s…