The National Population Commission(NPC) on Thursday disclosed that 2 million Nigerians will be engaged for the 2023 census exercise, with the warning that it has zero tolerance for corruption. The Commission declared that it would guard jealously the integrity of the census exercise, saying anyone found vitiating and compromising the …
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Irate Youths Set Two POS Robbers Ablaze In Enugu
Two young men who wanted to make it big this forthcoming Yelutide on Wednesday afternoon met their Waterloo in Enugu as irate mobs set them ablaze alive. The incident took place at the Independence Layout area along the ever busy Independence Avenue popularly known as Bissala Road. It was gathered …
Read More »Flooding: Switzerland Commits $756,000 To Support Victims
ABUJA—THE government of Switzerland has donated the sum 750, 000 Swiss francs which approximately is 756 000 US dollars to support victims affected by the devastating floods in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Swiss Embassy in Nigeria, and signed by the Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Lang, said the …
Read More »Onitsha Fire Explosion: We’re Yet To know Casualty Rate – Police
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra Command says the police was yet to be furnished with the casualty rate at the fire explosion in the chemical market in Onitsha. Ikenga stated this on Tuesday in Onitsha while reacting to a fire explosion that rocked the chemical market. According …
Read More »UniJos Safe For Students, Staff, Says VC
Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor (VC), of the University of Jos, has assured parents that the university was safe for students, members of staff and visitors. Ishaya said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Jos, reiterating that the university management had …
Read More »Many Injured As Gunmen Attack Commuters On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus. According to one of the victims who craved …
Read More »Hushpuppi Jailed 11 Years Despite Wife, Imams’ Pleas
The United States District Court sitting at the Central District of California on Monday sentenced convicted fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpupi, to 11 years and three months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of laundering proceeds of a school financing scam, business email compromise and other fraudulent cyber schemes. The …
Read More »Stop Humiliating ASUU, Ohuabunwa Tells FG
A former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sam Ohuabunwa, has lashed out at the current Federal Government led by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over its ineptitude towards the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was as the past President of …
Read More »Floods Affecting Manufacturing Sector – Festus Mbisiogu
Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Logistics Limited, Festus Mbisiogu, has revealed that the current floods rocking the nation are hampering the delivery of manufactured products to the desired destinations. Festus said that this delay in delivery has increased the cost of logistics, stressing that it would be difficult for Nigeria’s economy …
Read More »Twitter Users Drag Hermes For Misspelling Chadwick Boseman’s Name
Tweeps have reacted to BBNaija housemate, Hermes Chibueze Iyele better known as Hermes over misspelling late American actor, Chadwick Boseman at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere in Lagos. Recall that some cast and crew members of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were present in Lagos ahead of the first-ever Marvel …
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