Twitter’s Motion, A Signal Warning To Buhari – Ohanaeze
Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, has commended Twitter for deleting a controversial post by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 and 1970. The tweet, which was posted on Tuesday, read in part, “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of […]
NIS: Over 40,000 Passports Available, Yet To Be Obtained
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it has made significant progress in clearing the backlog of passport applications. Over 230,500 applications have been cleared and the passports generated, the NIS said in a statement by its publicist, Amos Okpu. Out of the over 230,500 passports ready, 43, 350 are yet to be collected. “Passport Control […]
15 Fraternity Members Charged In Connection With Death Of Pledge
Fifteen men who belonged to a Washington State University fraternity were charged Wednesday in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of a 19-year-old pledge two years ago, officials said. Whitman County prosecutors charged the former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity with furnishing liquor to one or more minors, a gross misdemeanor that carries a jail sentence […]
JBS: FBI Says Russia-linked group Hacked World’s Largest Meat Supplier
A Russian cyber-criminal group was behind a ransomware attack that has targeted the world’s largest meat processing company, the FBI has said. The FBI said it would was working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS. The cyber-breach over the weekend shut some JBS operations in the US, Canada and […]
Trump’s 2024 Run Builds As Legal Pressure Intensifies
Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he’s planning a comeback bid for the White House. “We need you,” conservative commentator Dan Bongino told the former president. “Well, I’ll tell you what,” Trump responded. “We are going to make you very happy, and […]
Abubakar Malami Denies Advising Buhari To Apply Martial Law, Suspend Constitution
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has denied advising President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Nigerian constitution to be able to tackle the escalating insecurity in the country more effectively. The Peoples Gazette reported on Wednesday that Mr. Malami had written a legal advice to Mr Buhari to consider declaring […]
Gunmen Hijack School Bus, Abduct One In Ondo
Some gunmen numbering about eight have hijacked a school bus in a housing estate in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident according to eyewitness occurred early on Thursday morning when the driver of the bus and the attendant were going round to pick the pupils. Fortunately, they were yet to […]
US Risks ‘Losing A Friend,’ Erdogan Warns Before Meeting Biden
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that the United States risked “losing a precious friend” if it tries to corner his country, speaking two weeks before his first meeting with US counterpart Joe Biden. Already tense, relations between the two NATO states have further deteriorated since Biden replaced Erdogan’s ally Donald Trump in January, […]
WHO Grants Emergency Approval To China’s Sinovac Covid Vaccine
The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 jab made by Sinovac, paving the way for a second vaccine produced in China to be distributed among developing countries. The UN health agency gave the green light to the two-shot vaccine on Tuesday as the jab “meets international standards for safety, efficacy […]
Makinde Reduces LAUTECH’s Tuition Fees By 25%
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, declared openly the 25 percent reduction in the tuition fees payable by students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). The governor, who announced during an unscheduled visit to the institution in Ogbomoso, said that the reduction would cut across all students irrespective of their statuses. A […]
