On Wednesday, three suspects were remanded following their convictions on three counts of conspiracy, theft, and attempted trafficking of Baba Musa, a 5-year-old child. The suspects are Chima Kanu, Blessing Chima, and Kelvin Blessing. The suspects are accused of conspiring to steal and traffic the 5-year-old minor from the custody of the …
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Ex-Minister: Adeleke’s Victory Turning Point For Nigeria’s Democracy
Wole Oyelese, a former Minister of Power has stated that the victory of the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, meant that governors and other elective office occupants must work hard for the people, who elected them before thinking of re-election. This was stated on Wednesday by the former power …
Read More »Arteta Reveals Positions Zinchenko Will Play At Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that the club is nearing a deal with Manchester City for Oleksandr Zinchenko. Following a 3-1 victory over Orlando City in a preseason match, Arteta stated that only a few formalities remained. However, the Gunners manager is aware of the two positions in which …
Read More »Lagos 2023: Ex-PDP, APC Chieftain Becomes Labour Party Guber Candidate
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Moshood Salvador, on Wednesday defected to the Labour Party (LP), saying the national leadership of LP had given him the party’s governorship ticket for 2023 in the state. Mr Salvador, the leader of Conscience Forum in Lagos APC, …
Read More »2022 UTME: Only 378,639 Scored Above 200 – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday revealed that only 378,639 of the 1,761,338 who wrote the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations scored 200 and above. This was disclosed by the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2022 policy meeting. JAMB had earlier revealed that an Ekiti …
Read More »ASUU Strike: Nigerian Govt Declares NLC Solidarity Protest Illegal
The federal government has declared the proposed Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as illegal. The Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, stated this while briefing journalists on the decisions of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting in Abuja on …
Read More »US To Provide Additional Weapons, Security Assistance To Ukraine
The US administration has disclosed that it will provide additional weapons and security assistance to Ukraine later this week, as the U.S has collected “ample evidence” and intelligence that Russia is laying the groundwork to annex additional sovereign Ukrainian territory. The disclosure comes up after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
Read More »Senate Passes Bill To Establish National Social Security Commission
The Senate, on Wednesday at plenary, passed a bill to establish the National Social Security Commission. The bill seeks to put in place a national social security protection funding to take care of the needs of the unemployed, old-aged and underaged children below 18 years from broken marriages. Also covered …
Read More »2023 Presidency: What Buhari Told Shettima On Handing Over To Tinubu
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will hand to Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in 2023 if God wills it. Buhari made this known on Wednesday when he met with Kashim Shettima, the APC vice-presidential candidate, at the state house in Abuja. Earlier on Wednesday, the …
Read More »I Won’t Take Your Trust For Granted – Adeleke Tells Osun People
Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, vowed not to take the trust of the masses in the state for granted. This came on a day the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, ruled in favour of Senator Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the …
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