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The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has paraded an 80-year-old man identified simply as Pa Michael, and one Oladosu, 60, for allegedly vandalising the equipment of Ekiti State Water Corporation at Okemesi Ekiti, in Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state. The Corps Commandant, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd.), while parading the suspects, said […]
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady of Nigeria, has assured women of more appointments and opportunities under the administration of her husband. Tinubu, made this known at the merit award ceremony for inductees into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame in Abuja, Represented by Hajiya Nana Shettima, wife of the Vice President, Tinubu reiterated her commitment to […]
Lecturers under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Wednesday announced that its members would only go to their respective campuses twice weekly till the government addresses the issues caused by the removal of subsidy which according to the union has caused untold hardship to its members. The union in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, the country’s presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation. Putin’s potential visit has been a thorny diplomatic issue for South Africa. The Russian leader is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant — a […]
Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in England last week. “Lorient are happy to announce today the signing on a two-year deal of the French international left-back Benjamin Mendy,” the Ligue 1 club said in a […]
Comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has said he will no longer make efforts to end the longstanding feud between himself and colleague, Basketmouth. Recall the duo have been at loggerheads for 17 years over what AY claimed was an unpaid N30,000 debt Basketmouth owed him. Basketmouth, however, denied such, […]
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, for three missed whereabouts failures. The suspension was announced after it was discovered that Amusan had missed three drug tests within a 12-month period. This charge could result in a two-year suspension, even if an […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will appeal the judgement of a Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State which restricted its operations to only federal roads and banned its officials from state and local government (LG) roads. Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, in a statement by FRSC spokesman, Bisi Kazeem, […]
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, will begin to roll out sanctions against members of trade associations guilty of anti-competitive practices, indiscriminate and irrational hike of food prices. Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, said this on Tuesday during a forum organised by the commission to discuss […]
More than 700 people have been sentenced to prison over riots in France late last month, the country’s justice minister, Eric Dupond-Moretti, said Wednesday, lauding the “firm” response of magistrates. In total, 1,278 verdicts have been handed down, with over 95 percent of defendants convicted on a range of charges from vandalism to attacking […]
