Year: 2023
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Police Handed Me Over To Thugs For Beating – NLC President, Ajaero Alleges
The President of Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero on Friday narrated how he was brutalized in Imo State, saying police operatives handed him over to some suspected thugs for beating. The NLC president narrated his traumatic experience at a world press conference in Abuja. The development is coming barely 24 hours before the governorship…
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OAU Tenders Apology Over Alleged Assault on Student by Lecturer
Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has tendered unreserved apology to the public, particularly its alumni, over the alleged assault on a male student of the university by a lecturer. PUNCH Metro reports that on Wednesday, the victim identified simply as Gift, who is a 200-level student at the university, suddenly dashed…
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Senate To Investigate JAMB, Other Over Admission Denial
The Senate has launched an investigation into the alleged lingering cases of undisclosed admissions that has left the fate of about 290 qualified students hanging in the balance at the University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State. A case in point was highlighted by the sponsor of the motion, Senator Nwebonyi Onyeka from Ebonyi North, of…
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Updated: EFCC releases Emefiele after court grants ex-CBN chief bail
The Nation Newspaper Looking frail and older, Emefiele walked away unhindered from the building housing the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama on Wednesday afternoon. Emefiele, dressed in light green native attire and a cap, was brought to the court about two hours earlier by a group of operatives of the…
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ASUU, VCs fault FG’s demand for varsities 40% IGR
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have described the plan by the Federal Government to automatically deduct 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue of universities in the country as an attack on the university system. The FG, in a letter dated October…
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Mohbad’s Widow Narrates Last Moments With Late Singer in Court (Video)
Punch Newspaper Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of 27-year-old deceased singer IleriOluwa Aloba alias Mohbad, told the Coroner Inquest sitting at Ikorodu on Tuesday that Mohbad had died long before he was declared dead due to past incidents of bullying, psychological trauma, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrest. Mohbad’s widow testified that he died…
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JUST IN: Court declares Lalong Plateau South Senator
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday nullified the participation of the PDP and its Senatorial candidate in the Feb.25 National Assembly Election, Napoleon Bali for the Plateau South Senatorial District of Plateau State on grounds of refusal to carry out the order of Court. The Appellate Court in a judgment delivered by Justice Elfaida Williams-Dawodu…
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Nollywood ‘martial arts’ star, Natty Bruce, dies at 57
Nigerian film star, Natty Bruce, has been reported dead at 57. The late actor began his career in the movie industry as a stunt man and also trained some stunt actors in the movie industry. During his lifetime, Bruce established the production companies; Natty Bruce Production and Nollyactions Entertainment Ltd. Moreso, he established the Natty…
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Just In: NLC, TUC Declare Nationwide Strike
Channels TV The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The two major labour unions said nationwide…
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Six Months After, Nigerian Celebrity Chef Dethroned as Longest Cooking Marathon Title Holder
Six months after Nigerian-born celebrity Chef, Hilda Baci broke the world record, as duly certified longest cooking Chef, an owner and chef of a restaurant in Alan Fisher (Ireland), has dethroned the Nigerian title holder. First up, he’s claimed the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That…