Day: April 10, 2023

Yul Edochie Deletes Instagram Photos Of Second Wife Judy, Son

Ganiyu Amodu

Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has deleted many of his Instagram photos and videos, including those belonging to his second wife Judy Austin shared over the past year. The actor also removed the post he made in April 2022 to announce that he had a new son and a second wife. Meanwhile, the Nollywood star still has photos of his first wife May Yul Edochie and also spared the picture of him and his father. READ ALSO: Suspected Yahoo Boy killed For Crushing Four To Death In Ondo FG Bars…

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Suspected Yahoo Boy killed For Crushing Four To Death In Ondo

Abibat Babalola

A young man identified as Temitope Oluwaseun Olorunfemi aka Newcash, suspected to be involved in ‘yahoo plus’ has been killed by a mob after he crushed four persons to death. Witnesses said sympathisers, who rushed to rescue the driver found some fetish items inside the vehicle and raised their suspension that the driver was into ritual otherwise known as ‘yahoo plus’. Seeing fetish inside his car, the sympathizers descended on the driver and beat him to a coma. According to the Police PRO in Ondo, SP Funmilayo Odunlami Omisanya, she…

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Nigeria Bars Online Banks From Accessing Customers’ Photos, Contacts

Abibat Babalola

Loan apps on Play Store will lose their ability to access their users’ contacts or photos from May 31, 2023. This came as the Federal Government said it would enforce the latest policy by Google, saying the action was consistent with the Nigerian authorities’ move to curtail the invasion of customers’ privacy by loan app firms. The Federal Government had in recent time taken major decisions aimed at tackling the violation of customers’ privacy by loan apps. Notably, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission had recently registered 170 loan…

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Brain Drain: UK Places Nigeria On Red List For Health Workers’ Recruitment

Abibat Babalola

The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. This is coming one month after the World Health Organisation listed 55 countries, including Nigeria facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to Universal Health Coverage. The United Kingdom Government said Nigeria and other countries on the red list should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers unless there was a government-to-government agreement. READ ALSO: How Nigerian Lecturer,…

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How Nigerian Lecturer, Zahrah Ibrahim, Won European Engineering Award

ADEOLA YUSUF

The University of Aberdeen gives details of how her PhD candidate won 5,000 Euros cash prize for the prestigious award   The School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, has given details of how a Nigerian lecturer and PhD candidate at the university won the inaugural European Drilling Engineering Association Drilling Engineering (DEA(e)) Innovation award, which came with 5,000 Euros cash prize. Platforms Africa reports that the University in a statement on its website, wrote: “The School of Engineering would like to congratulate PhD student Zahrah Ibrahim, who was selected as…

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Abducted Nasarawa Ex-Deputy Gov, Gye-Wado, Regains Freedom

Ganiyu Amodu

The former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State Professor Onje Gye-Wado has been released by his abductors after N4m ransom was paid. Gye-Wado was abducted last Thursday at his country home, Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of the Wamba local government area. It was gathered that a ransom of N70m was demanded by the abductors but Gye-Wado’s family negotiated from N2m to N3.5m before eventually settling for N4m. READ ALSO: Popular Nigerian Instagram Vendor, Khadi Found Dead In Ibadan Hotel Room JAMB Fixes New Date For 2023 UTME How, Where Bola…

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Popular Nigerian Instagram Vendor, Khadi Found Dead In Ibadan Hotel Room

Ganiyu Amodu

Adeshina Olayinka, popularly known as Khadi, an Instagram cloth vendor, has been found dead at a hotel in the Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State. On social media, Olayinka was known for her designer clothing and bags. According to Oyo Affairs, she informed her friend of a meeting with someone at the Wetland Hotel in Akobo on the evening of Wednesday, April 5. READ ALSO: JAMB Fixes New Date For 2023 UTME How, Where Bola Ajibola Will Be Buried – Family Royal Queens Hold Inaugural Confab, Discuss Impact in National…

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