Impending strike is looming at federal and State Universities over the alleged kidnap of Benin Zonal Coordinator of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Monday Igbafe by gunmen. Report says the varsity don, who is a lecturer in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was allegedly whisked away at about 9.PM on Saturday when armed men...
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20 bank accounts trace to arrested drug kingpin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has traced 20 bank accounts to a wanted suspected drug kingpin, Ajiboye Damilare Samuel also known as ‘Na God’ after 12 months the suspect evaded arrest by men of the anti-narcotic agency. His arrest, followed the raid of his warehouse in Akala, Mushin area of Lagos, where a total...
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Outrage as lion kills Obasanjo zoo keeper
Visitors have been temporarily restricted from Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State where 35-year-old lion zoo keeper was mauled to death last Saturday morning. The tragedy occurred when Babaji Daule, the trained handler of the male lion at the Zoological Garden “carelessly neglected to secure the locks and barricade of the...
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Organized baby’s murder draws media attention
Report of unnamed father who ignored safety concerns and declined giving his consent to an unbudgeted Cesarian section for his wife, resulting in stillbirth, has attracted the attention of netizens social media. A viral video that captured the incident, trended last week Wednesday on Facebook, with netizens asking who will chose death over Cesarian as...
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Lagosians protest cost of stable electricity supply
Residents of Akinola and Aburo Communities in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have protested against forceful migration from Band A to Band B electricity tariff by Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC). On a daily basis, Band A customers gets 20 power supply for a minimum of 20 hours at N227 per kilowatt of...
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Obaseki sidesteps disorder, says govt on course
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sidestepped disorder across key sectors of governance, assuring that the government is very much on course. The Governor spokesman, Crusoe Osagie on Saturday in a statement, urge the public to disregard fake news regarding purported shutdown of Government House. He said, “As against the false insinuations in the...
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Four persons, cows killed in Taraba cattle war
A long-running conflict between cattle herders and farmers has claimed the lives of four persons and unspecified number of cows in Taraba State. Police said attack between herders and farmers in Gwomu village, the Karim-Lamido Local government Area of the State. The Nigeria Police Command in Taraba State spokesman, Gambo Kwache said in the avoidable...
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Scammers hack minister’s Whatsapp line
Suspected scammers have reportedly hacked the WhatsApp account belonging to Nigerian Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. A statement issued on his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, Mamman said on Friday. The statement warned the public to avoid communicating through the affected number, which was however not made public. The Ministry disclosed that...
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4 arrested after seeking ransom for nude photos
Four criminal suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police for alleged Sextortion and Romance scam involving a male Croatian national on a dating app and claimed to be a woman. The male suspects, Abodunrin Rasheed, Abodunrin Tunde and Abodunrin Rokeeb were nabbed after seeking ransom as a condition not to publish his pictures on...
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Reactions trail judges free houses, 300% pay rise
Reactions are trailing the construction of 40 housing units for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) judges and justices in addition to 300 per cent salary increase for all Nigeria judges and justices. President Bola Tinubu gave the directive to the FCT, through the FCDA, to immediately construct 40 numbered judges and justices quarters at Katampe...