Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has intervened in the planned nationwide protest against hardship by youths, urging them ‘to shelve the plan’. Recall that some youths had proposed August 1st 2024 to begin a 10-day nationwide hunger and hardship protests to draw the federal and State governments’...
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Tinubu supporters caught up in hunger—Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President has alleged that supporters of Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress have been caught up in the hunger, anger, and hopelessness in the current administrative of President Bola Tinubu. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic party in the 2023 general election, Abubakar Atiku said this on his verified Facebook page, Tuesday....
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UNIBEN stakeholders meet, plan reopening
University of Benin (UNIBEN) Stakeholders will on Wednesday July 24th 2024 meet to discuss series of agitations/protests, which led to indefinite closure of the University for academic activities on 4th July, 2024. UNIBEN’s Registrar, Mr Ademola Bobola said on Monday July 22nd in a statement issued on behalf of the Vice Chancellor the University, Prof....
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Content creator sent to prison over ‘love scam’
A suspected cyber criminal has been remanded in custody of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) by a federal High Court in Kaduna State over a romantic love scam. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alleged that the defendant had created fake online video contents and dating sites, which he allegedly used to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was...
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Policeman in custody after killing father with rifle
Police operatives have apprehended a police Sergeant, who fatally gun down his father with his rifle behind police headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital on Sunday. The trigger-happy Cop identified as Sergeant Sunday Wadzani, undergoing orderly room trial, was said to have committed the alleged crime after a minor misunderstanding with the deceased, who was...
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Amputee arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kebbi State have arrested an amputee, Amadu Garba for alleged trafficking of Illicit drugs suspected to be cannabis sativa. Spokesman of the anti narcotic Agency, Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest of 48-year-old male suspect on Sunday in a statement. Garba, was nabbed in his house at...
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Bandits kill two, kidnap Corps members in Ondo
An unspecified number of persons, including some members of of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been abducted by gunmen who also killed two persons in Ondo State. Multiple reports revealed that the hostages were travelling on Saturday on Ifon/Owo road in Ose Local Government Area of the State where bandits ambushed and took...
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UNIBEN blackout persists after connection to grid
Despite the connection to power grid by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) few days ago, blackout has persisted on (Ugbowo and Ekehuan) Campuses of the institution after connecting to Electricity grid, TheNewspad investigation reveals. Pressure is mounting on both the Management of University and BEDC by parents, depressed students and other Stakeholders over what...
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Dansukigait: Court grants Fayose travel request
The Lagos Division of Federal High Court presided over by Justice Chukujekwu Aneke has granted Ayodele Fayose request to travel abroad for medical check. EFCC said Justice Aneke gave the ruling at resumed sitting of the Court on Friday, July 19, 2024, after listening to the application made by Ola Olanipekun, SAN, Counsel to the...
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Stories about my sack fake, says Okinbaloye
Trailblazing journalist staff of Channels Television anchor, Seun Okinbaloye has proceeded on vacation, contrary to social media rumors doing the rounds that he has been sacked. US based, veteran Nigerian lecturer, Farooq Kperogi confirmed this after speaking with the Channels Television Politics Today Magazine anchor on Saturday. Kperogi via his verified social Media handle said...