A bill that prescribes Higher National Diploma as a minimum educational qualification for contesting for president or governor has been okayed by the senate. The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, passed for second reading, a constitution amendment bill which prescribes Higher National Diploma or its equivalent as the educational qualification required for anyone seeking to contest…
Ahead of National Executive Council (NEC) meeting slated for 17th of March, a big Billboard, posters, and banners carrying the picture of the suspended national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has been removed. Blueprint gathered that one of the biggest banners at the main gate of the party house was replaced with that of President Muhammadu Buhari,…
Hollywood actor, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus while filming in Australia. The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor who is currently on the Gold Coast in Queensland filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled production about Elvis Presley made the announcement via Instagram. Tom Hanks revealed that they tested positive for coronavirus after…
Some yet-to-be-identified persons, on Wednesday, vandalized an Automated Teller Machine belonging to Guaranty Trust Bank on the main campus of the Osun State University in Osogbo. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of the day and affected only the GTB machine even though another bank had its ATM gallery near…
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on March 10, 2020 ordered the interim forfeiture of a four-bedroom bungalow belonging to a self-acclaimed herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, who defrauded a South Korean, Keun Sig Kim, of about N30million in an oil and gas contract scam. . . The property, located at…
A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment a man pretended to have been infected by coronavirus as he used a ‘coughing technique’ to displace passengers on a train from their seat. In the video, a man with a face mask could be seen aboard a train, he got to a row…
Deposed Kano Emir Muhammad Sanusi II has vowed to challenge his dethronement and banishment in court. His lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), declared this in a briefing few minutes ago in Abuja. He said the restriction of the Emir’s movement and his dethronement were unlawful and gross violation of his human rights. Details shortly…
The Kano State government has denied the reports that the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been banished from the state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in the state, Ibrahim Muktar, stated this during his appearance on Channels Television on Wednesday. He said, “You see, If you listen to the Secretary to the State…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, has said the 2020 rainfall prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) shows that the state will experience 240 to 270 days rainfall that is to begin on March 19th and end November 22nd. The Commissioner made this known at a news…
A 68-year-old married man, Abolade Saka, has died after he slumped in the home of his mistress, Kikelomo Adeyi, situated on Michael Ajanaku street in the Ipaja area of Lagos state. According to reports, Abolade who is a petroleum tanker driver, had gone to spend some time with Kikelomo on February 29th. He later went…