Year: 2024
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KWASU Student Bags Partial Suspension Over Controversial Skit
The management of Kwara State University (KWASU) has partially suspended an undergraduate by disabling his studentships portal over a controversial skit. In a trending video on X, the skitmaker, simply identified as Olamilekan, was seen tickling ladies on their waists. Another clip showed the student pecking random ladies on their cheeks while later revealing to…
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LPPC Shortlists 98 Lawyers for SAN Conferment (FULL LIST)
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 98 lawyers for the conferment of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank for 2024. Released on Monday, the list includes 87 advocate applicants and 11 academic applicants. In a statement, Hajo Bello, chief registrar of the supreme court and secretary of the LPPC, said the publication does…
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Sincere Nigerian Who Returned N21 Million Mistakenly Sent To His Account Gets N7.5 Million as Reward
A sincere Nigerian youth, Anjola Femi, who returned a sum of $14, 000 (over 21 million) mistakenly credited to his account by a foreign crypto trader has been gifted with financial rewards from the crypto community. As of the time of filing this report, Anjola has been rewarded with over N7.5 million by netizens who…
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Troops Kill Suspected ‘IPOB Kingpin’, Arrest Two Notorious Terrorists
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State. The troops killed the kingpin and arrested two other notorious terrorists during multiple raids of IPOB hideouts in the state, the army said in a statement…
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Talented Nigerian Singer, Tems Wins Big at 2024 BET Awards (FULL LIST)
Talented Nigerian Singer, Temilade Openiyi, better known as ‘Tems’ was one of the winners at the 2024 BET Awards, scooping the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational prize. Tem’s Me & U beat big stars such as Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Maverick City Music, and others to land the prize held at the Peacock Theatre in…
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500,000 Nigerians To Benefit in First Batch, as FG’s N180trln Consumer Credit Scheme Set for Takeoff
The Nation Newspaper The Consumer Credit Scheme of the Federal Government will take off with a target of N180 trillion available as loans to the beneficiaries, the agency in charge said at the weekend. The Consumer Credit Corporation (CreditCorp) plans a take-off with 500,000 beneficiaries by the end of next year. Already, two million Nigerians…
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Family Debunks ‘Death’ of Veteran Nollywood Actor, Olú Jacob
Following online report indicating the death of veteran Nollywood Actor, Olú Jacob, founder of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor, has debunked the now viral report. There were rumours on social media that the seasoned thespian passed away at 82 years on Sunday. Jacobs had been battling dementia for a while now. But Irabor tweeted: “Olu Jacobs…
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Presidency Clears Air on Alleged Attempt To Run 4 Budgets in 2024 Fiscal Year
The Presidency on Saturday denied claims that it will run four budgets in the 2024 fiscal year. This came as the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Temitope Ajayi, reacted to a thread of tweets by former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, who alleged that the Tinubu-led government was running four budgets…
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Police Arrest Suspected Killer of UNIBEN Female Graduate in Delta
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the suspected killer of a graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Glory Adekolure. Adekolure was said to have gone to school (UNIBEN) to submit her project on June 13, 2024, but her remains were found under a tree on a street in the Iyowa Community…
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FG Announces N1tn Palliative For Nigerians, Massive Construction Projects
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food productionPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday gave all the state governors seven days to provide concrete feedback on their plans to rev up food production in their respective states. Tinubu gave…