Category: News
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UNILAG Lecturer To Appear in Court Over Alleged Rape of Undergraduate
A lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, simply identified as Dr Kadiri, has been accused of rape by a female undergraduate of the institution. The undergraduate said the incident occurred when she visited the lecturer in the office to sort out issues about her results. A non-governmental organisation, Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation,…
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Just In: Tribunal Affirms Tinubu’s Election As President
The Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was right to return Tinubu as the duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast in the February 25, 2023 poll, the Tribunal held that the petitioner…
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BREAKING: Labour Party Rejects Tribunal’s Judgments, To Announce Next Move
The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgments of the Presidential Election Petitions Court in the party’s petitions challenging the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 poll. In a statement after the verdict of the Tribunal on Wednesday, LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh,…
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PHOTOS: Ganduje, Keyamo, Ozekhome, Okinbaloye Captured Sleeping On Judgement Day
Social media users have started reacting to trending video photos and video clips of some prominent Nigerians and lawyers who were captured on TV sleeping during the proceedings of the presidential election petitions Tribunal Wednesday. Those seen dozing off some hours into the court session include the former Kano governor and national chairman of the…
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BREAKING: Obi, LP Failed To Prove Tinubu Was Convicted In US, Tribunal Rules
The Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday ruled that the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to prove that President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was convicted for money laundering in the United States. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani ruled that no record of criminal…
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Kogi Central: Tribunal Nullifies APC’s Victory, Declares Natasha Winner
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election. The court further declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the actual winner of the February senatorial election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgement of the three-man panel,…
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Fees Hike: Lagos Police Arrest NANS PRO, Other Students During Protest in UNILAG
Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday morning arrested Giwa Yisa while protesting with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Students against fees increment by the school authorities. SaharaReporters had reported how the police shot at students during the protest and arrested an activist, Philip Olatinwo and two other protesters.…
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Tinubu Meets With Indian Billionaire Hinduja In India
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital for a six-day office visit, during which he will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and other engagements. The President arrived in the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi alongside some senior government officials, including ministers and presidential aides. He thereafter proceeded to a meeting with…
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Suspended UNICAL Lecturer Drags VC, Others To Court, Management Reacts
Suspended Dean of Law Faculty, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof Cyril Ndifon, has filed a lawsuit against the lnstitution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, for character defamation. Ndifon had sued the vice chancellor of UNICAL and three others as defendants, expressing his displeasure over what he described as dragging his image to the mud even…
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Anxiety in UNILAG over proposed students’ protest
Vanguard News The recent hike in the fee payable by students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, may lead to a confrontation between the students and the management of the institution, as the students have concluded plans to embark on a protest over the issue on Wednesday. Sources told Vanguard that the students are being…