Category: News
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Death of OAU Student: Police Drag Adedoyin, 6 Others To Court
Punch Newspaper The Nigeria Police Force has charged the owner of Hilton Royal Hotel, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, and six others to an Abuja High Court over the circumstances surrounding the death of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who reportedly died at the hotel on November 6, 2021. Adedoyin, according to…
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17-year-old Nigerian Undergraduate ‘Brags’ About Becoming Millionaire Within Six Months
A 17-year-old undergraduate, Prosperity Olorunfemi has ‘bragged’ about his achievement of becoming a millionaire within six months. Olorunfemi took to his LinkedIn page to celebrate himself for the feat. Checks by Vreporters on his LinkedIn profile shows that, Olorunfemi is a fresh Varsity Student in Ekiti State studying computer science, the young man however didn’t…
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Dangote Retains Position As Richest Man in Africa (See Full List of Richest Men in Africa)
Kano-born busines mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his rank as Africa’s richest man as confirmed in the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. Dangote who has been fronting the list of Africa’s richest person for 11 years in a ro. He has an estimated networth of $13.9 billion, up from $12.1…
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Idumota Clash: Lagos Govt. Suspends Operations of NURTW
The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the Idumota area of Lagos Island following the deadly clash recorded in the area. Lagos State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known in a chat with The PUNCH on Tuesday. Details Shortly….
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23-year-old Man Arrested in Oyo For Allegedly Stealing Phones, Accessories Worth N2 Million
A 23-year-old suspected burglar has been arrested by by the operatives of Fele Divisional Police in Ibadan, Oyo State capital for allegedly stealing mobile phones and accessories to the tune of about N2m. The command spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, let this out in a release on Tuesday described the suspect, Awoola as a “habitual burglar”. Osifeso…
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After 3 Years In Comatose, UNILORIN SU Resuscitates Kerosene Depot
After three years which the students’ union kerosene depot of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has been in a comatose, the Omoluabi led government has announced the resuscitation of the deport for the use of teeming students of the better by far Varsity. The union made the disclosure in a release jointly signed by the…
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Hoodlums Burnt Ogun Monarch, 3 Others To Death
Some suspected hoodlums whose identity are yet to be identified yesterday, Monday, burnt the Alagodo of Agodo in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Ayinde Odetola, and three other persons to death. According to Tribune, three other persons burnt to death alongside the monarch were said to be friends of the traditional ruler.…
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Incomplete Registration: JAMB To Refund N4,000 To 2021 UTME Candidates (See How To Apply)
Punch Newspaper The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday stated that it would refund N4,000 deposit paid by candidates who failed to complete the registration process for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the Direct Entry Examinations. The board made this known in its latest bulletin made available to The PUNCH on Monday…
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Convention: Final Year Varsity Student Unveils Blueprint For APC National Youth Leader Post
Daily Nigerian A 23-year-old youth activist, Abdullahi Sidi Ali, has declared his intention to run for the position of All Progressives Congress, APC National Youth Leader in its upcoming National Convention. Mr Ali, a final year student of History at Yusuf Maitama Sule University, YUMSUK, told DAILY NIGERIAN that the signing of the Not Too…
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DE Admission: JAMB Issues Fresh Directive To Universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has given marching order to universities in the country not to accept National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, advanced level certificate as an entry requirement for Direct Entry into tertiary institutions. The Board said the directive became necessary following the discovery that relevant government policies on A/Level…