Nigeria’s new JAMB Registrar has finally been named — and the education world is buzzing. 🎓 President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the incoming Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. E don happen! Prof. Aina is a computer engineering scholar. He lectures at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo…
Dangote Refinery has debunked an online media report, which stated that a protester was shot and killed by Policemen while protesting at the Refinery on Tuesday. Group Executive Director, Projects and Portfolio Management, Edwin Devakumar, said nobody was killed during the protest and also that the protesters are not employees of Dangote Refinery, but of…
On Monday 27 July Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari approved the naming of some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe/Ajaokuta/Aladja/Warri corridors after some noble Nigerians. The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi in a statement through his spokesman, Eric Ojiekwe, said that these deserving citizens have contributed to the progress and development of their respective communities…
After President Joe Biden was sworn into office, his administration immediately began undoing his Trump’s policies and beefing up the federal government’s response to the coronavirus through a slew of executive actions and orders. Biden issued a mask and social distancing mandate on all federal lands for federal employees and contractors. The Biden administration extended…
Two Internet fraudsters, Ridwan Garuba and Adebayo Agbabiaka, have been sentenced by the Federal High Court in Abeokuta for their involvement in fraud. The convicts were arraigned on separate charges of fraud and impersonation. They pleaded guilty to the charges. Following their pleas, the counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Shamsuddeen Bashir, urged…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted the wife and son of a security detail attached to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Yolde Pate, a surbub of Yola. Sources said Wednesday that the incident took place in the night when the target was believed to still be around after arriving town with the former Vice President last…
A suspected drug trafficker, Chibogu Ernest Obiora, intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, has excreted 97 wraps of cocaine worth N360m. Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement ion Friday, April 30, said Obiora, 47,…
In Lagos, the Federal High Court has declared that the National Assembly Service Commission has no power to fix or determine the National Assembly’s pay. Rather, the court, in a judgment on Friday by Justice Chuka Obiozor, held that the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission should fix the pay of lawmakers to reflect the current economic realities in the country. According to…
Regina Daniels new baby birth was confirmed when her brother took to his Instagram page to congratulate her. Regina and her billionaire husband, Nwoko confirmed that they were expecting their first child together between May and June. Daniels marriage to Nwoko, an older man, has been the subject of social media debate. The couple got…
The tension just went up several notches. Human rights lawyer and serial agitator Deji Adeyanju has come out blazing — this time pointing his finger squarely at controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, demanding that President Bola Tinubu’s administration arrest him without delay. And the reason? A viral video that has tongues wagging from Abuja…
