Category: News
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Emiefele: Panic At CBN, NIRSAL As Investigators Swing Into Action
Daily Trust There is panic and apprehension within the top hierarchy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the team deployed to support the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the activities of the apex bank and related entities commences intelligence findings, Daily Trust reports. Recall that sequel to the sacking…
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Tinubu strikes multiple deals with Germany, Korea, India
The Nation Newspaper President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured major investment commitments and economic cooperation from three of world’s largest economies. He got commitments from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand their investment frontiers in Nigeria. The pledge was in acknowledgment of the…
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Fees Hike: It Will Be Difficult To Return To Formal Rates – Unilag VC
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, says the increase in obligatory fees is not intended to stop indigent students from accessing quality education. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, made the assertion at a virtual news conference on Saturday night in Lagos, where she explained why it would be difficult to return the fees…
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Tinubu’s Legal Counsel Clears Air On Copy of PEPC Judgement in Circulation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal team at the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) has debunked what it describes as “mischievous” claims over a copy of Wednesday’s tribunal’s judgment circulating online with “Tinubu’s Presidential Legal Team” (TPLT) in the header. The Coordinator, TPLT, Babatunde OGALA (SAN), in a statement on Saturday, expressed the need to offer…
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Five Things To Know About Earthquake-Hit Marrakesh
The historic Moroccan city of Marrakesh suffered extensive damage in a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 820 people, mostly in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Here are five things to know about the Ochre City, so-called after the colour of its stonework. Top tourist destinationSituated at the foot of the snow-capped Atlas mountains, the…
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Tribunal Judgement: Again, Peter Obi Writes Supporters
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has addressed his supporters known as obidients, saying they should not relent until he becomes Nigeria’s president. The former Anambra governor’s message was contained in a post made on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The message two days after losing his…
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Court okays fresh suit against Tinubu’s minister, Musawa
Vanguard News The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has okayed a fresh suit seeking to restrain the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Ms. Hannatu Musa Musawa, from serving as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The Originating Summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1230/2023, is seeking to not only declare the seat of the Minister…
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7 Major Pronouncements of Presidential Tribunal
The Cable News After 13 hours of judgement delivery, the five-member panel of the presidential election petition tribunal upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The tribunal, led by Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour…
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10-year-old Nigerian Pupil Wins $5,000 After Beating 782,852 Other Contestants
Nigeria’s Oluwademilade Odumuboni has emerged the global grand prize winner of the 2022/23 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. The 10-year-old pupil of Corona School, Gbagada, Lagos, won the coveted prize after beating 782,852 other contestants from 90 countries. The competition is organised annually by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Japan for school children all over the…
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10 Suspects Arrested Over Gruesome Murder of 200-level FUOYE Student
No fewer than 10 suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder of Modupe Deborah Atanda, a student of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Atanda, a 200-level student in the Department of Nursing, was declared missing after she went out to study at night on September 5. But on Thursday, Mufutau Ibrahim, the university’s…