Music star Tems has expressed her frustration with the expectation of fans regarding her moral standards as an artiste. Born Temilade Openiyi, the Try Me crooner in a series of tweets on Tuesday, warned fans against looking up to her in upholding their “beliefs about God.” “I don’t …
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Alleged Partisanship: FCT Police Forcefully Disrupt Anti – CJN Protest
A protest against the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola was on Tuesday forcefully dispersed by a detachment of anti-riot policemen of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Police. The protesters under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Societies of Nigeria CCSN had begun their …
Read More »Ogun, Oyo To Deploy Drones Against Kidnappers
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, said over 30 patrol teams have been formed between Oyo and Ogun to tackle issues of kidnapping along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Abiodun also disclosed that drones would be deployed to cover the road, explaining that the drones would aid security agents …
Read More »NDDC: Ex-militants Demand Replacement Of Onochie, Give Ultimatum
Fresh crisis looms over the Niger Delta Development Commission as ex-militants in the region have given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum within which to replace the NDDC Chairman-nominee, Lauretta Onochie, with Chief Bernard Okumagba. The ex-militants gave the ultimatum in a statement signed by their leader, ‘General’ Peter …
Read More »China Police Out In Force After Anti-lockdown Protests
Security services were out in force across China’s major cities Tuesday, which for the time being appeared to have quelled nationwide protests calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. The country’s leadership faced a weekend of protests not seen in decades as anger over unrelenting lockdowns …
Read More »Singer Slami Ifeanyi Shot Dead In Anambra
Nigerian singer, songwriter and ex-Mr Universe, Slami Ifeanyi, is dead. According to reports gathered the singer was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in Anambra State on Sunday. In a video that made the rounds on social media on Tuesday, the lifeless body of the singer is seen …
Read More »Why State Varsities, Polytechnics, Colleges Exist – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday explained that the Federal Government gave approval for the existence of state-owned tertiary institutions in order to address issues surrounding the “shortage of admission spaces.” Speaking in Abuja during a one-day retreat on the state of education in Nigeria, organised by …
Read More »Fuel Hike: NANS Threatens To Shut Petrol Stations
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, has condemned the hardship brought upon Nigerians, most especially students, by the increment in fuel pump prices in the southwestern region of the country. NANS, in a statement signed by the zone’s Coordinator, deputy Coordinator and Public Relations …
Read More »Nigeria-Canary: Three Stowaways Found On Ship Rudder
The Spanish coastguard have rescued three men who stowed away on a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria by balancing on its rudder just above the waterline. In a photograph distributed on Twitter by the coastguard on Monday, the three stowaways were shown perched on the …
Read More »Aisha Buhari: Sowore Demands Student’s Release
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has joined the calls for the immediate release of a 500-level student of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed. Sowore in a Twitter post on Tuesday expressed surprise that Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, allegedly participated in the …
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