Day: September 19, 2022

Wife Dies While Chasing Husband Over Side-Chick In Calabar

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Cross River State, Maikano Hassan, has confirmed a lone incident that killed a middle-aged woman in Calabar, yesterday, who was in a hot chase of her husband over his “mistress.” The Sector Commander, who spoke with Vanguard, yesterday, said the incident was caused by over-speeding. He said the incident involving a Toyota Highlander, which occurred on Murtala Muhammed Highway in Calabar, claimed the life of the lone female driver who veered off the road into a ditch by the road. READ ALSO:…

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How NDLEA Busted N193bn Cocaine In Lagos Warehouse

Ganiyu Amodu

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos where 1.8 tons (1,855 kilograms) of cocaine were stored. The cocaine seized from the warehouse is worth more than Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($278, 250,000) equivalent to about One Hundred and Ninety Four Billion, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five Million (N194, 775,000,000) Naira in street value. READ ALSO How Brazilian Returnee Excreted 92 Wraps Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport –NDLEA…

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Hajj Shall No Longer Be Business As Usual – NAHCON Chair Assures

Aliyu Aliyu

The chairman of National Hajj Commission, Ustadh Dhikrullah Hassan, has declared his commitment to sanitize the Hajj operation in Nigeria. He made this declaration in an interactive session with a group of concerned Muslim clerics led by the Imam of the University of Abuja, Professor Taofiq AbdulAzeez, in his office recently. READ ALSO Internal Crisis Rocks Nigeria’s Hajj Commission Over Glitch, Job Racket No Hajj, Come For Refund, Lagos To Intending Pilgrims as Saudi Dashes Hope of 5,000 N2.5m Only: Nigeria Announces Price for 2022 Hajj HORROR: How 19 People…

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Imo Varsity Pulls Out Of ASUU Strike

Ganiyu Amodu

Imo State University, Owerri, on Monday, announced that it had pulled out of the seven-month-old strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The university asked its students and staff members to resume school on Tuesday, September 20. READ ALSO: ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good Its Threats, Grounds Lagos Airport ASUU Has Been On Strike for 1,744 Days in 16 Years — Report Why We’re Dragging ASUU To Industrial Court – Ngige ASUU: Gombe Varsity Calls Off Strike, Opens Register For Lecturers The Public Relations Officer of the varsity, Ralph…

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No Nigerian Movie Eligible For 2023 Oscars – Committee

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences has announced that it will not be submitting a movie for the 2023 Oscars. The Chairperson of NOSC, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, who communicated the development to the AMPAS, expressed regret that the committee could not find a film suitable for the award. A statement he sent read, “Although the committee received three epic films following its call for submissions in August, it turned out that none of them will advance to the next stage owing to the…

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HORROR: How 19 People Were Burnt To Death In Abuja Auto Crash

Ganiyu Amodu

No fewer than 19 persons were killed and eight others injured in an auto crash at Yangoji-Gwagwalada Road, Abuja, on Sunday. Dauda Biu, acting corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the figures to journalists when he visited the accident scene. Mr Biu said the crash occurred minutes into Sunday and involved three vehicles – two Toyota Hiace buses with registration numbers MUB- 30 LG and DWR-985 XJ and an articulated vehicle. READ ALSO: ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good Its Threats, Grounds Lagos Airport BREAKING: Placeholder: Tinubu, Obi Floor…

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BREAKING: Placeholder: Tinubu, Obi Floor Atiku In Court

Aliyu Aliyu

Your objection on placeholder unknown to law, Court tells the PDP Presidential candidate   Justice Donatus Okorowo, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday gave the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi the all-clear signal to contest next year’s presidential election. The court, threw out the objection of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who challenged the candidates and their political parties for appointing placeholders to hold place before the nomination of their vice presidential candidates, respectively. READ ALSO: ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good…

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Olaiya Igwe, Mr. Latin Bag Crescent Varsity’s Diploma +PHOTOS

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

University founded by World Court retired Judge, Bola Ajibola, fixes graduation for October 15, 2022 as popular actors defend academic projects   TAMPAN president, Mr. Bolaji Amusan popularly knowned as Mr Latin; Ebun Oloyede knowned as Olaiya Igwe of Theatre and Iya Sapon have successfully defended their diploma projects at the Crescent University Abeokuta. READ ALSO: Kuburat Elegbede Cash Madam, Tale of Mathematician They Call Socialite Sebiotimo Elewa Sapon: Life And Times of The Abeokuta Famous Beans Seller ÀARE̩ KURUMI OF IJAIYE. THE YORUBA WARRIOR WHO LOST FIVE SONS IN…

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ASUU STRIKE:NANS Makes Good Its Threats, Grounds Lagos Airport

Abibat Babalola

NANS makes good of its threats to block the Airports over the ASUU strike. Students under the platform of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have stormed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to press down their demands for the government to resolve the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike which has dragged on for almost seven months. As early as 7.00 am, the students with various placards had taken over all the entry and exit points of the airport, causing gridlock on the busy Airport and Moboljai…

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Anambra Abolishes Wearing Of Short Skirts In Schools

Abibat Babalola

As schools set to resume on Tuesday, the Anambra State government says it has banned the wearing of short skirts by female students in schools. The state commissioner for education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said the ban is for both public and private schools in the state. The commissioner, who met with education secretaries of public and mission schools at the weekend at the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), described such a mode of dressing as morally wrong. READ ALSO: Prominent Oyo Kingmaker Dies Amid Alaafin Stool Tussle Masquerades…

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