The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone has rejected the students’ loan scheme of the federal government, noting that non-refundable grants should be given to Nigerian students instead of loans. The ASUU Bauchi Zonal Coordinator, Lazarus Maig-oro, disclosed this while speaking at a scholarship-for-indigent-student programme held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU),…
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, CP Olatunji Disu has revealed that the command arrested 13 officers over indecent dressing during patrol by the Monitoring unit in various parts of the city. He stated that the arrest was part of an ongoing effort to eradicate indecent dressing by officers of the command. Disu also…
A pastor, Abiodun Sunday Oluwadare, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his pregnant wife, Tosin Oluwadare, in Ido-Ile in Ekiti West LGA of Ekiti State. Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the arrest, said that investigation was ongoing. It was gathered that the pastor popularly known as…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has attacked President Bola Tinubu for sponsoring 1,411 delegates to the COP28 Climate Change. Obi, in series of tweets on his X handle on Sunday, said in a twist of sad irony, “let me congratulate the giant of Africa, Nigeria, for matching the great China, with the same…
Captains of industry and prospective investors of South-East extraction have expressed their readiness to key into the investment and economic growth plans of the Dr. Peter Mbah-led Enugu State government. They expressed satisfaction with the administration’s effort at rallying local domestic business leaders and de-risking the state’s business environment, stressing that investments go to where…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo enters the studio to make her own song for the famous Afrobeat singer, Wizkid after his generous gift of N20M to a hypeman. This comes hours following the N20M Wizkid credited GOE for making a viral music track praising the international music act who is currently on a vacation break….
Public primary school teachers in Abia State have tackled Governor Alex Otti-led’s government for allegedly subjecting them to penury over three months of unpaid salary. The workers who spoke on condition of anonymity said the continued non-payment of their salaries by the government had brought misery upon them. They stated that they have resorted to…
A viral video of oyinbo children sobbing at an airport as their nanny departs has warmed hearts on social media. Rosie, the black nanny, had already gone a long way when her employers’ children caught up with her and refused to let go. The white man and his wife attempted to restrain their children in…
Up-and-coming hypeman, God Over Everything a.k.a GOE bags a massive followership of over 100K on his Instagram page after receiving N20M gift from Wizkid. It would be recalled that GOE made a track where he dedicated most of it to praising the internationally recognized Afrobeat star after which Wizzy acknowledged it with N20M cash gift….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to freeze all accounts of Nigerians without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) starting from April 2024. According to the bank, a BVN or NIN verification will be “conducted shortly”. Recall that the apex bank at the Prembly Compliance Breakfast Dialogue in…
