The management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has announced the indefinite closure of its Ifetedo Campus following the death of a 400-level student of Criminology and Security Studies, Miss Grace Osunlakin. The university disclosed the decision in a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji. In the statement, the university described…
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday admitted before a Lagos Special Offences Court that its investigation into the alleged unlawful teardown of an Arik Air aircraft did not uncover any evidence that former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, and former…
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Sector 5, Joint Task Force South-East Operation Udoka, in collaboration with other security agencies, have neutralised three suspected operatives of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a gun battle in Anambra State. The operation was carried out on June…
Zedcrest Securities, the stockbroking subsidiary of Zedcrest Group, has launched stocks trading on the Zedcrest Wealth App, enabling clients to buy and sell shares of over 150 companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) directly from their mobile devices. The launch represents another milestone in Zedcrest Group’s vision of building a more connected financial services…
More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published Wednesday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal. At least 156 cases involved the death of babies, and six mothers also died at two units run by Nottingham University Hospitals…
A four-storey building under construction in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State has collapsed, trapping several persons beneath the rubble. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, barely 48 hours after another three-storey building collapsed at the Rumuolumeni axis of Port Harcourt. An eyewitness said at least seven persons were trapped in the collapsed structure,…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Drmocratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Tinubu’s decision to attack the media for reporting insecurity and economic hardship across the country is as absurd as blaming a thermometer for a fever, warning that denial does not change reality but merely postpones solutions. Atiku,…
Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Ibrahim Gotan has called on political parties, candidates and other stakeholders to conduct themselves peacefully ahead of the governorship election in the state. Speaking during an interactive session with stakeholders at the State Police Headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, CP Gotan said all political actors must work collectively to ensure…
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued three kidnapped victims and foiled a planned terrorist attack during separate operations in Zamfara and Sokoto states. The operations, carried out as part of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and banditry in the North-West, also led to…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has warned against treating critics, activists and journalists as threats to the state, following the remand of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore in Kuje Prison. Obi, in a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday, expressed concern over the development, saying democratic institutions…
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