The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday, matriculated 12,590 students for its 2024/2025 academic session, and warned them to shun indiscipline and cultism. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, at the 2024/2025 matriculation ceremony, said over 62,000 applicants applied to the university. Olatunji-Bello urged the students to be of good behaviour and…
The Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested eight suspects for illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna. According to him, on Aug. 18, at about 4:00 p.m., Police operatives of Central Police Station, Minna,…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that North Korea has sent soldiers as well as weapons to support Russia in its fight against neighbouring Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. “This is no longer just about transferring weapons. “It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned until July 11 to deliver judgment in a case against a 37-year-old defendant, Samuel Bitrus, charged with drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) arraigned the defendant before Justice Yelin Bogoro, on a four-count charge of exporting 42.2 kg of cannabis sativa to the United…
40 persons were killed and about 1000 displaced in last week’s attack on Hurti, Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti, said this when Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), led other government officials on an assessment visit to the…
Reports from Reuters reveal that Tunisia has expelled hundreds of Sub-Saharan African migrants to a desolate area along its border with Libya, following days of violent confrontations between migrants and residents in the port city of Sfax. The unrest unfolded after a Tunisian man lost his life in clashes with migrants. Local residents voiced grievances…
A Nigerian lawyer, Vincent Ottaokpukpu, has taken the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court, challenging the legality of a ₦1.5 billion fee imposed for providing certified copies of the country’s national register of voters and polling unit lists. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, argues that INEC’s demand for such…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the 2025-2026 external borrowing plan of 21.5 billion dollars presented by President Bola Tinubu for consideration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate’s approval, followed presentation of the report of Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at plenary by Chairman of the committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto)….
Chairman of Labour Party in Oyo State, Sadiq Atayese, has said that the leadership crisis at the national level of the party will not create factions among its members in the state. Atayese told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan that stakeholders in the state had agreed to work together to…
The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Justice Ricardo Goncalves, has called for justice to be brought out of courtrooms to the heart of West African communities. Goncalves made the call on Monday in Lagos, at the sensitisation outreach by the Community Court of Justice, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He…
