Pupil sues school, demands N100m over cancelled admission
A former student of Hillcrest School, Jos, has dragged the school authorities before a Jos Federal High Court, demanding N100m as damages over the `deliberate cancellation’’ of his admission. The...
View ArticleStrike may delay civil servants’ September salaries – AGF
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on Thursday called on the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its warning strike in order to allow the office to complete the...
View ArticleOsun election: Seek redress in court, Adeleke told
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Returning Officer in Osun State governorship election, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, asked the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to seek redress in court...
View ArticlePolice rescue kidnapped Madonna varsity student, arrest suspects
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command have rescued an undergraduate of Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, Esther Nnabuo, from her...
View ArticleNigeria: Northerners are smarter than southerners
’Tunji Ajibade tunjioa@yahoo.com 08036683657 It is the last Friday of the month when I focus on occurrences on television. The programme, ‘Journalists’ Hangout’, on TVC News recently had in attendance...
View ArticleUS bodies predict electoral violence in Lagos, Rivers, Kano, others
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The United States Institute for Peace and the International Republican Institute have said Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Adamawa, Ekiti, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna, may erupt in...
View ArticleGuard, praying during car theft, arraigned for stealing
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a security guard for allegedly stealing a vehicle belonging to a lawyer, Fatiu Badmus. The police alleged that the guard, Mohammed...
View ArticlePSP operators collect waste for free for Sanwo-Olu
Oladimeji Ramon Ahead of Saturday’s direct primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, members of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, popularly called PSP operators, on...
View ArticleASUU mobilises for strike, demands N1.1tn funding for varsities
Friday Olokor, Alexander Okere and Sampson Itode The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday called on the Federal Government to effect the payment of N1.1tn which had been earmarked for the...
View ArticleWorld Cup: Nigeria ready for USA challenge
Idris Adesina Nigeria face defending champions USA in the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Basketball Cup in Spain on Friday. D’Tigress reached the quarter-finals after beating Turkey...
View Article10 questions you should ask your bank
What looks on paper like a no-fee or low-cost account may not actually be the one that is best suited to your needs. Here are 10 questions to ask to help figure out if your account is right for you,...
View ArticleMan United face West Ham test with all eyes on Pogba
Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Paul Pogba plummeted to new depths this week and all eyes will be on the Manchester United teamsheet at West Ham on Saturday for the latest chapter in the saga....
View ArticleEmery eyes seven in a row as Arsenal face Watford
Unai Emery believes restoring Arsenal’s confidence has been the key to his side’s revival as they look to make it seven successive wins when they face Watford on Saturday. When Emery took charge at...
View ArticleSerena Williams out of China Open draw
American great Serena Williams was left out of the China Open tennis draw on Friday as she appeared to call time on her season following her meltdown at the US Open. Williams’ name, along with that of...
View ArticleBREAKING: PDP calls emergency NEC meeting over convention venue
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned its National Executive Committee meeting to discuss the venue for its national convention. The emergency NEC meeting holds in Abuja...
View ArticleOsun election: Buhari congratulates APC, Oyetola
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated the All Progressives Congress and the Governor-elect of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, for winning the state governorship...
View ArticleHow rescued Chibok girls passed WASSCE, entered varsities —WIMBIZ
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja A speaker at the Women in Management, Business and Public Service summit in Abuja, Dr Mairo Mandara, has revealed how some of the rescued Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State were...
View ArticleHoodlums attack party secretariat, shoot policemen in Bayelsa
• Thugs set campaign vehicle ablaze in Ondo Simon Utebor and Peter Dada Suspected thugs on Thursday unleashed terror on Brass Island in Bayelsa State, attacking the secretariat of the Peoples...
View ArticlePolice arrest 20-year-old, one other for kidnap in Imo
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri THE Imo State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old-man, Victor Onumajuru, and his 25-year-old accomplice, Chibyke Chikere for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl....
View ArticleMy beard is my trademark – Woli Arole
Chux Ohai It is unusual, especially in this part of the world, for an entertainer to attribute his success or popularity among fans to his looks or a natural endowment, but comedian Woli Arole (real...
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