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Year: 2024

Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s ₦1bn suit against FG, DSS until March 4

Court adjourned the matter following the absence of counsel for Kanu in court. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a fresh ₦1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 4 for hearing. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following…

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Celestial prophet rapes Osun undergraduate during ‘deliverance’

The victim said the prophet had carnal knowledge of her after her mother took her to meet him for a spiritual rite. A Celestial Church of Christ prophet, Segun Kayode has landed in police net for allegedly raping an undergraduate. It was gathered that the student’s mother, on Thursday, January 4, 2023, took the latter…

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Israel’s army chief says Gaza conflict to continue throughout 2024

He added that the current full-scale conflict with Hamas could ease but not end. Israel’s military chief said the conflict in Gaza, persisting for three months already, would likely last throughout 2024 and spill over to other fronts. Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), made the remarks during a…

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27-year-old man in court for fingering neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter

Punishment for sexual assault by penetration in Lagos State is life imprisonment. An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court remanded a 27-year-old man, Owolabi Olabisi at a correctional centre on Monday for alleged sexual assault of his neighbour’s eight-year-old girl. Olabisi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual assault by penetration….

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Vice chancellor says Unilorin spends ₦1.3bn annually on electricity

He stated that the university incurred a monthly expenditure of ₦120 million to ₦130 million on electricity alone, totaling an annual spending of ₦1.2 to ₦1.3 billion. Prof. Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says the institution expends about ₦1.3 billion annually on electricity, in spite of its financial challenges. The…

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Nigerian Army destroys 233 illegal refineries in 4 states in 2023 – GOC

The division also arrested 1,112 suspected oil thieves during the special military exercise in the four states. The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, destroyed 233 illegal refineries during “Operation Still Waters 3’’ in four states in 2023. The refineries were destroyed in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta and Rivers. General Officer Commanding (GOC) the…

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Glo customers will soon be unable to call MTN customers, here’s why

NCC granted partial consent for the disconnection after careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding the interconnect charges. Subscribers of Globacom may soon face disruptions in their ability to make calls to MTN lines, as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed its decision to partially disconnect the two telecommunications giants due to unpaid interconnect charges….

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NUC dismisses report of fake professors in Nigerian universities

The official described the publications as a ploy by unscrupulous persons to create provoking outcries at both the national and international levels. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has dismissed reports of fake professors in Nigerian Universities. The commission said this in a statement by the commission’s Acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki in Abuja on Monday….

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NAFDAC alerts Nigerians about 5 contaminated syrups in WHO regions

NAFDAC boss stated that manufacturers of syrups that contain excipients, are at risk of contamination with EG/DEG such as glycol, sorbitol, and/or glycerin/glycerol. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public about five contaminated syrups allegedly going round in World Health Organisation (WHO) regions. The notification is contained…

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Tinubu suspends Betta Edu over ₦585m scandal

The President has directed Edu to hand over to the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. President Bola Tinubu has suspended Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation following the alleged ₦585m scandal in her ministry. The President suspended Edu on Monday, January 8, 2024, directing her to immediately hand over to the…

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