Ogundipe, who addressed the press on the activities lined up for 51st (2019) Convocation Ceremony of the institution on Wednesday, said whatever travails Chidinma is going through, the university would not deny her. ‘From our records which are available to us, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu is a student of the University of Lagos who was born […]
Police in Osun state on Tuesday evening arrested the custodian of the Masquerades, Chief Kayode Esuleke, that allegedly clash with Muslim worshippers inside a mosque in Osogbo capital of Osun,The Nation learnt. The Nation reports that one cleric was killed while 14 Muslims sustained various degrees of injuries during the clash with masquerades inside the […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Niger state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Jonathan Vatsa, has attacked the National Assembly over the media bill, which he said will die a natural death. He described the bill as faceless, saying it is meant to cage the media ahead of 2023 […]
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly to protest against the nomination of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, representing Delta State. This happened as the party vowed that four of […]
The trial of Eight suspected rapists and armed robbers who allegedly raped and murdered a 24-year-old University of Ilorin student, Olajide Blessing Omowumi, could not commence, on Wednesday, because of the inability of three of the suspects to produce legal representation. The suspects; Abdulazeez Ismail, Ajala Moses Oluwatimileyin (aka Jacklord), Oyeyemi Timileyin Omogbolahan, Abdulkarim Shuaib […]
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N74,773,601,916.30 as the 2021 budget of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval of the amount followed the presentation of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Police Affairs on the floor at plenary. Chairman Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Haliru […]
After operating a clinic illegally for 20 years in a remote village, Mansur, with unsuspecting villagers patronizing, two quack medical personnel have been arrested for running a clinic without permits in Bauchi by operatives of the Bauchi State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Bauchi State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Nuradeen […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not fix another examination for any category of candidates on July 3 as being peddled in some quarters. The board’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the report “is not correct’’. […]
Following the decision of the Federal Government to impose travel restrictions on South Africa, Air Peace, Nigeria’s major carrier, has suspended flight operations to South Africa, with effect from July 2, 2021. In a statement signed by Air Peace management, the airline stated that it acted in line with the Federal Government’s directive. Nigeria had […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, will, on Thursday, brief the Senate on the Petroleum Industry Bill, 2021. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this during plenary on Wednesday. Lawan said the briefing was to help senators better informed on the technicalities and financial implications of certain provisions in the […]
