Author: Vreporters

A 20-year-old University of Ilorin, Unilorin, student, Udoh Sunday Okon has been convicted by Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday over Facebook lottery scam. In a statement by the head, Media and Publicity of the Economic an Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, Udoh, a 300 level student was said to have…

The first leg of quarter-final matches in the ongoing Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) will today go ahead across four centres. In Lagos, the UNILAG Marines will attempt to put themselves in a vantage position as they tackle the AAUA Luminaries going into the second leg. The Marine Boys led by Coach Ogunsemore qualified to…

Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has threatened to embark on industrial action by September if the Federal Government fails to execute agreements entered with it. According to NAAT President, Ibeji Nwokoma, the Federal Government had in September 2020 and February 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the association…

The Management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has announced the suspension of a lecturer in the Department of Curriculum Studies, Dr. Samuel Abiye, over sex-for-grade scandal. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday, August 24, via his Facebook page. Ndimele…

100-Level student of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, Adamu Hauwa, has won a N100,000 worth of scholarship award by the International Psychometric Centre, IPC, for emerging as overall best at a recently held Psychometrics examination organised for polytechnic and colleges of education students in the country. The award was organised by IPC following a…

Nollywood actor Jim Iyke, physically assaulted his colleague and gay activist, Uche Maduagwu, who accused him of engaging in fraudulent activities. A video that is now making rounds on social media shows Mr Iyke in a very angry state as he physically assaults Mr Maduagwu at a yet to be confirmed location in Lagos. On…

Christ Embassy Sydney pastor, Marvin Osaghae, and thirty members of his church have been fined for flouting Covid-19 restrictions. Australian police were on Sunday, August 22, called by fed-up neighbours of Chris Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy church in Sydney as members gathered for another service despite COVID-19 lockdown. When police arrived, there were 60 devotees in…

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday issued an interim injunction barring the embattled National Chairman of the leading opposition party in the country, the peoples democratic party, Prince Uche Secondus from laying claim to the apex seat in the party. Justice. O. Gbasam granted the order following a suit number: PHC/2183/CS/2021…

A law has been passed in Nairobi, Kenya, which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public. The new rules and regulations which are aimed at keeping Nairobi clean and hygienic, also applies to when you are caught urinating in undesignated spaces, spitting on the streets, sleeping in kitchens or food stores, among…