Day: April 18, 2022

JUST IN: Lagos Shuts Chrisland Schools Over 10 Yr-Old Pupil’s Sex Scandal

Abibat Babalola

School suspends 10-year old female pupil as video of Truth-Or-Dare sex game she engaged in during  school’s event in Dubai goes viral The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all Chrisland Schools across the states over a sex scandal involving minors who are oupils of the elite school. Platforms Africa reports that this is following the outrage by Nigerians after the alleged video showing the misconduct made its way to social media. Chrisland School has earlier announced the suspension of the 10-year-old female pupil after being sexually molested…

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Agege Bread Advert: APCON Disowns Sterling Bank, Mulls Sanction on Lender

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Sterling Bank did not submit the advertisement to the Advertising Standards Panel(ASP) for requisite approval before exposing same.”   Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) says it would sanction Sterling Bank Plc for its offensive Easter advertisement, which likened resurrection  of Jesus Christ to Agege  bread. Platforms Africa, which, on Sunday, broke the news of rage and condemnation that greeted the advert, reported calls by many Nigerians particularly Christians on social media on the regulatory agencies to sanction the bank. APCON, However, in a circular obtained by Platforms Africa, said…

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Why Nigerian youths are unemployed, Ngige says, joins Presidential race

Abibat Babalola

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has joined the Presidential race with promise that his intention to contest for the 2023 presidential election is to re-engineer Nigeria the way, he re-engineered Anambra State as a governor. Senator Ngige, who said that all roads will lead to his Alor hometown, in Anambra State on Tuesday for his declaration noted that he had rounded off consultation and was set to answer the calls of Nigerians across ethnic and religious divide urging him to contest for the presidency. The former…

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Nigerians now pay taxes, levies to terrorists, bandits — Lagos Archbishop

Abibat Babalola

Again Boko Haram abducts 15 NGOs staff, motorists along Damboa-Chibok Road In his Easter message, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Adewale Martins, has lamented that the insecurity in the country has degenerated to the level Nigerians now pay taxes and other levies to terrorists, bandits and other criminals, failure of which their lives are terminated. “Does it not surprise you that the government has abdicated its responsibilities to protect the lives and property of the people? Non-state actors, such as terrorists, bandits and kidnappers are successfully enforcing payment of taxes…

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Reps Advance JAMB Law Review, To Extend UTME Results Validity Period

ADEOLA YUSUF

JAMB Registration Fee becomes cumbersome, distorting and worrisome to average Nigerian – Lawmaker   Nigerian federal lawmakers appear set to reconsider extension of the validity period of results issued by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for admission into institutions of higher learning in the country. Platforms Africa reports that a lawmaker, Tolulope Akanda-Sadipe, representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House Representatives has canvassed that the one year duration of the validity of the result of the examination does not worth the trouble students go through in preparing and…

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Ilaro Poly Female Students Raped As Robbers invade off-campus apartments

Abibat Babalola

Armed robbers have reportedly invaded apartments of students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State. The robbers were said to have raped female students and left with valuables. Our correspondent gathered that the robbers, numbering about eight, attacked off campus students in areas such as School 2 and Deuteronomy. Apart from raping the female students, the armed men were also said to have made away with their telephone handsets, laptops, money and other valuables. READ ALSO: How 23 Year-Old Dropout Broke In, Raped, Killed OAU Graduate How Nigerian Man Raped…

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33.4 million Nigerians trade crypto, jettison CBN ban

Abibat Babalola

Despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s restriction on cryptocurrencies-related transactions in the banking sector, a report by a crypto platform has said about 33.4 million Nigerians trade or own crypto assets. In its report, ‘Into The Cryptoverse: Decoding The World Of Crypto Consumers,’ KuCoin, a crypto exchange with over 10 million registered users, said the crypto population is largely dominated by 18 to 60-year-olds. READ ALSO: Crypto Exchange Founder Disappears with $2bn, Lands 300,000 Users in Soup Cryptocurrency for a layman, understanding threats, trend of financial revolution It said, “According…

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275 Oil Workers, Others Escape As Saipem Crane Vessel Nearly Sinks

ADEOLA YUSUF

Barges next to crane vessels inflicted major damage and are capsized   275 workers and others have escaped death as Saipem 7000, Saipem’s giant semi-submersible crane vessel, tilted and nearly sank in a fjord in Norway. According to the Norwegian news outlet VG citing eyewitness statements, ‘loud bangs’ were heard before the vessel started to tilt in Åmøyfjorden outside Stavanger, a hub of Norway’s offshore oil industry. The accident occurred during a lift in the morning hours, Rigzone reports. READ ALSO: Food Prices Surge As Nigerian Inflation Jumps to 15.92%…

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