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An X user Justus, who identifies as LordJustusN on X, has expressed dismay over the deplorable state of a hostel, Eni Njọkụ Hostel, in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Justus disclosed that he had visited the hostel to inspect the room his cousin was assigned to, only to be met with appalling conditions. Sharing a […]

8th May 2024 All Progressives Congress candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo The All Progressives Congress candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, is at risk of being sentenced to six- months imprisonment in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria Act of 2007

In connection to a plot to assassinate Zelensky. She was accused of gathering intelligence about Zelensky’s planned visit to Mykolaiv in order to plan a Russian airstrike to kill him. The SBU said it caught the woman “red-handed” as she tried “to pass intelligence to the invaders.” In April, a Polish man was accused of

The apex bank said oil firms can now spend 50% balance of the repatriated export proceeds on financial obligations.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has relaxed its initial restriction on the repatriation of forex proceeds by international oil firms operating in the country. In a circular dated May 6, 2024 signed by the Director, Trade

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over an alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being questioned by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja. Though details of the probe are still sketchy, the Punch correspondent gathered that the

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed three unregistered bakeries and a sachet water factory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency disclosed this in a post on social media on Tuesday, stating that the facilities were operating in “makeshift structures with poor hygiene standards, posed serious health risks to

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday hosted the first female Nigerian graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, 2nd Lt Oluchukwu. In a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Kukoyi Busola, Mrs Tinubu was said to have commended Owowoh for her outstanding

7th May 2024 Again, the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday night accused the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of deliberately attempting to undermine the political relevance of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, ahead of the next election in Kano State. This was disclosed by the National Legal

7th May 2024 The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle exchange rate manipulators and dollar racketeers. The development came against the backdrop of the recent moves by the Federal Government to regulate Nigeria’s crypto

7th May 2024 Law students from the Lagos State University have emerged winners of the National Inter Faculty Competition. The competition which attracted participants from universities across the country, was organised by the Redeemers University in Osun State. This was revealed by the LASU handle on X on May 4, 2024, tweeting as @LASUOfficial. The