Month: July 2022

BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Lawmaker Assassinated, Son Shot

Scott Matthew

Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirms incident, gives details    A gang of armed men in the early hours of Saturday, assassinated the Deputy Leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council, Adamawa State, Hon. Ishaya Bakano. The death of late Hon. Ishaya, who represents Gudu Mboi Ward, is believed to have been the target of assassination, as the gunmen who broke into his residence at Bannga in the wee hours of Saturday, left the venue shortly after they shot and killed him. READ ALSO: Nigerian Lady Who Set…

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Nigerian Lady Who Set Husband Ablaze Over Alleged Infidelity Commits Suicide

Scott Matthew

How Cairo-based husband who returned to surprise his wife on her birthday met his untimely death + Why I did it, wife reportedly opened up before drinking poisonous substance   Ifeoluwa Bamidele, who set her Cairo-based husband ablaze over alleged infidelity, has been pronounced dead in a hospital in Osogbo, Osun State. Recall that the lady was reportedly on the run after she set her husband ablaze on Monday, the 18th of July 2022. According to reports, her husband, who is simply identified as Teebam, returned from Cairo to surprise…

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WAFCON: Zambia Defeat Super Falcons 1-0 To Claim Bronze Medal

Ganiyu Amodu

The Copper Queens of Zambia beat the Super Falcons 1-0 to claim the bronze medal in the third place match of the 2022 WAFCON, Friday. An own goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie in the first half led to the defeat and Zambia picking a medal for the first time. The Super Falcons could not recover as Zambia held on to their advantage to get the victory at the Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca. Super Falcons campaign at the tournament ended in a defeat just like their opening group loss to the Banyana…

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Aviation Fuel Crisis: Passengers To Experience More Flight Delays, Cancellations

Ganiyu Amodu

Airline passengers will experience more flight delays and cancellations in the coming days following the closures of Runway 18L, hike in aviation fuel also known as Jet A1, and suspension of aero contractors and Dana airlines. The Airlines Operators of Nigeria, AON has also called on the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to intervene in the situation, saying the development is frustrating. AON members include Aero Contractors (N2), Air Peace (P4), Arik Air (W3), Azman Air, Dana Airlines (9J), Ibom Air (QI), MaxAir (VM), Overland Airways (OF), and United…

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OP MESA Operatives kill Student While Shooting At ‘Yahoo Boy’ In Ogun

Ganiyu Amodu

Security operatives attached to a Special Security Outfits, ‘OP MESA’, yesterday, killed an SS 2 student of Unity High School, Ago Ika area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The student, simply identified as Sadiat, was hit by bullets by one of the OP MESA operatives, whose direct shot missed the target, but hit the 17-years old girl walking out of the school premises after finishing her examination for the day. Vanguard reliably gathered that the OP MESA operatives were chasing a suspected internet fraudster, popularly known as”yahoo boys,” who…

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2022 UTME: Institutions Allowed To Determine Admission Deadline

Ganiyu Amodu

Tertiary institutions have been allowed to determine the deadline for the 2022 admissions due to the status of 2021 admissions. The decision was reached at the end the 2022 Policy meeting and 2020 National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Award programme organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), some Vice Chancellors suggested that each university should be made to determine the closing date for the 2022 admissions into the institution, giving opportunities for universities yet to conclude…

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Man Hacks Oniru’s Facebook, Defrauds Professor Of N500,000

Ganiyu Amodu

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has remanded a man, Agbolade Agbolahan, in prison for allegedly hacking the Facebook account of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan, and defrauding a professor of the sum of N500,000. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ordered the remand after his arraignment before the court. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos. READ ALSO: N109bn Fraud: Nigeria’s ex-Accountant General Remanded In Prison Nursing Mother Bags BSc Civil Engineer from US Varsity 5th For…

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N109bn Fraud: Nigeria’s ex-Accountant General Remanded In Prison

Ganiyu Amodu

Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday remanded a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and two others in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje. Justice Ajayi ordered that Idris and his co-defendants be kept in Kuje Correctional pending the hearing of their bail applications on July 27. The remand order followed the arraignment of the former AGF by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The other defendants were Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and…

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Nursing Mother Bags BSc Civil Engineering from US Varsity

Abibat Babalola

How Khadijah Ceesay graduated at Howard University, Washington DC, United States despite having to combine her studies with caring for her newborn son A young and brilliant African Lady who hailed from The Gambia, Khadijah Ceesay has graduated from Howard University, Washington DC, United States despite having to combine her studies with caring for her newborn son. Khadijah who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering celebrated her achievement on Twitter noting that she was resilient and never gave up when things got tough for her during her academic…

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Lagos Harmonises Calendar For Public, Private Schools

Abibat Babalola

Lagos State government has declared September 5 the resumption date for the first term of the 2022/2023 academic session, in an effort to harmonise the calendar of public and private schools. The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance in Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Thursday in Lagos. The government said schools below tertiary level would resume for the first term on September 5 and vacate on December 16. READ ALSO: 5th For Asisat Oshoala. 2nd For…

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