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The number of federal-owned universities in Nigeria may hit 99 in the coming months as a bill to establish 47 new ones has scaled through the second reading. This is just as about 56 bills have passed for the second reading to establish Federal Medical Centres in different parts of the country. The PUNCH reports that currently, there are 52 federal universities in Nigeria, with some states of the federation […]
Senegal’s Supreme Court has ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko’s appeal in his defamation conviction, a decision that puts his chances of running in presidential elections at risk. “The sentence and fines have been confirmed. Sonko lost on all counts,” state lawyer El Hadji Diouf said on Friday after the judge ruled to uphold the six-month suspended sentence following a more than 12-hour hearing. He added that Sonko was “now […]
Two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Benjamin Kiplagat appeared in court in Western Kenya on Tuesday (Jan.02). The two males were arraigned in Eldoret law courts for a miscellaneous application. The court directed that both David Lokere and Peter Khalumi be held at Eldoret Central police station for 21 days as the police undertakes investigations. The police also say they arrested the two in possession of […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. This came against the backdrop of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar at both the official Investors & Exporters Window and the parallel market. On Tuesday, the local currency closed at 998/dollar at the official […]
Japanese investigators on Wednesday probed a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport between a coast guard plane and a passenger jet that airline executives have said was permitted to land. Five people on the Coast Guard aircraft died, but all 379 passengers and crew escaped to safety down emergency slides minutes before the Japan Airlines Airbus was engulfed in flames late Tuesday. The burned-out husk of the airliner, still sitting […]
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, and Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, were yesterday up in arms against the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, over the latter’s declaration that Nigerians cannot be allowed to bear arms to defend themselves in the face of attack by marauders. The Army chief’s stance came against the backdrop of calls by groups and individuals across the country that Nigerians […]
Nigerian actor, Kunle Remi is married. The Aníkúlápó star made the announcement on Instagram on New Year's eve. “Locked in,” he wrote in the caption of a post with images of him and his wife, Tiwi who is based in the US.The couple had their wedding in a private ceremony sometime between August and November 2023, where they wrote their own vows and “included our commitment to laughter in our […]
By Georgina Humphrey National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark and the people of the South-South geopolitical zone have expressed pain over the death of the Former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu. This is contained in a statement signed by the National Chairman of PANDEF, Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien, in Abuja. The statement acknowledges late Governor Akeredolu’s standing as a great Nigerian lawyer, […]
By Georgina Humphrey The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has approved the sales of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the 2024 Bye-elections. This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh in Abuja. Aaccording to the statement the Purchase of Nomination, Expression of Interest, and Delegate Forms for the Bye- elections will commence on December 28 and end […]
