Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) has resigned as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. His resignation a result of his anger with with the Federal Government’s Visitation Panel set up to look into the leadership conflicts in the university. He submitted his letter, dated 15 September to the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu. In his view, the […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has signed into law the amended penal code 2020 which prescribes surgical castration for a rapist upon conviction. The development was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, after the amended law was passed by the Kaduna State House of Assembly last week. The state […]
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Sony’s eagerly awaited PlayStation 5 will launch on November, taking on a new offering by console rival Xbox as video gameplay booms during the pandemic. A streamed event showcasing games tailored for PS5 ended with the word that two versions of the console would be released on November 12 in Australia, North America, New Zealand, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened industrial action if the federal government fails to reverse the recent hike in petrol price and electricity tariff in 14 days. The NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said this at the end of the NLC’s central working committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Wabba said workers and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described Nigeria as the most prosperous black nation in the world. The unveiling took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Speaking on Wednesday during the unveiling of the theme and logo for the country’s 60th independence anniversary in Abuja, Buhari said the anniversary calls […]
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Not less than eight persons were injured on Wednesday as supporters of Rotimi Akeredolu of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Ondo. This face off is coming less than a month to the October 10 governorship poll. It was gathered that Mr Akeredolu’s campaign convoy ran […]
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Despite the seeming delay in resolving the concerns of Nigerian traders regarding some stiff business regulation imposed by Ghanaian authorities, the Federal Government will ensure that affected Nigerians get justice, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President gave the assurance on Tuesday evening during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community […]
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The minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has denied accusing members of the national assembly of benefiting from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that while appearing before a house of representatives committee probing an alleged mismanagement of N81.5 billion by the commission, the minister said national assembly members were […]
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The Akwa Ibom State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is set to arraign two university lecturers for their alleged involvement in electoral offences during the 2019 elections in the state. Findings revealed that the lecturers who were engaged as Collation and Returning Officers during the 2019 General elections, manipulated and falsified election […]
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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday justified his government’s borrowing to finance infrastructure. Buhari stated that his administration take loans to solve the dire shortfall in infrastructure. The president spoke on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House, in […]
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