Nigeria Police has withdrawn the charges preferred against a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, who was detained for 82 days for operating a parody account of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Twitter. Olusola Babatunde was arraigned before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja for impersonating the former President…
The Kogi State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 56 suspects in connection with the spate of vandalization and looting of government warehouses in the state. The lootings as witnessed in some other parts of the country is not unconnected with the fallout from the #EndSARS protests which later turned bloody, particularly in Lagos State, where…
Jason Njoku, the co-founder, and CEO of iROKOtv, and his wife, Mary Remmy, a Nollywood actress, and ROK film boss, have tested positive for COVID-19. Jason disclosed this via his Twitter handle this afternoon. He said while his wife feels very well, he, on the other hand, isn’t feeling great. “My enemies are hard at work…
The Federal Executive Council has approved N2.9 billion contracts for the printing of sensitive and non-sensitive examination materials. The approval was granted at the council’s meeting presided over by President Buhari on Wednesday, October 28. Speaking with state house correspondents after the meeting, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the printing contracts were awarded to…
Cristiano Ronaldo has labeled Polymerase Chain Reaction testing as ‘bulls***’ after testing positive for Coronavirus for the third time, which ruled him out of Juventus’ Champions League clash with Barcelona. The Portuguese striker, 35, has been self-isolating since he tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race GioTV reports that Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at the final…
Comotion in the palace as the staff of Oba of Lagos has gotten missing following the national looting and unrest. An unknown Chief Priest has countered Oba of Lagos and his chief for lying to the public on the now found staff. It’s fake! He insisted
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has postponed the release of results for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) till next week. WAEC made this announcement in a statement on its Twitter page on Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020, when it said the examination body had to move the release of the…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 23 persons who allegedly looted warehouses during the #EndSARS crisis, recovering 14 motorcycles and six tricycles. The spokesman of the command, Mohammed Jalige, disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Wednesday. Jalige said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Barnawa, Narayi,…
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, was very critical of Vinicius Junior’s first-half performance against Monchengladbach to Ferland Mendy, while the young attacker stood right by them. Despite winning the Clasico against Barcelona last weekend, Madrid continued to struggle in the Champions League, as they drew 2-2 with the Bundesliga side. Marcus Thuram netted twice either…