Month: April 2023

How We Rescued Hijab Wearing Students Barred From Covenant Varsity – JAMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has narrated the role it played when some female students were prevented from sitting for Mock UTME examination at Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State. It was gathered that the students were prevented from accessing the university owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, for wearing Hijab. The action had triggered nationwide outrage, with individuals and civil society groups accusing the management of the University of discrimination. READ ALSO: ‘I’ve Learnt Real Lesson’, Portable Speaks After Release From Prison Nigerian…

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‘I’ve Learnt Real Lesson’, Portable Speaks After Release From Prison

ADEOLA YUSUF

Controversial hip hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, says he has learnt his lesson. Portable said this shortly after he was released from Ilaro Prison in Ogun State, on Monday. Platforms Africa reported how a magistrate’s court sitting in Ifo in Ifo Local government area of Ogun state granted Portable bail but remanded him pending perfection of the bail conditions. READ ALSO: Nigerian Govt Declares Friday, Monday Public Holiday For Easter I warned Peter Obi About Obidients’ Excesses – Soyinka  Wabote, Jonathan, Lumumba Win African Heritage Awards The…

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Nigerian Govt Declares Friday, Monday Public Holiday For Easter

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth. READ ALSO: I warned Peter Obi About Obidients’ Excesses – Soyinka  Wabote, Jonathan,…

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I warned Peter Obi About Obidients’ Excesses – Soyinka 

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said he warned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on excesses of the his supporters, otherwise known as ‘Obidients.’ Soyinka, stated this in a statement titled, “Media responsibility,’’ on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the elder statesman said his recent interview with Channels Television was misrepresented, with his remarks rendered unrecognisable. The TV station had aired a one and half-hour interview with Soyinka a week ago on Monday. He maintained that his rejection of fascism wasn’t new and that on three occasions, he was…

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Wabote, Jonathan, Lumumba Win African Heritage Awards

ADEOLA YUSUF

It was a night of colourful display of African culture and honour at the inaugural African Heritage Concert and Awards, where the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote was conferred with the Champion of Local Content Development in Africa Award. The event was held on Saturday evening in Kigali, Rwanda and it featured a stellar cast of change makers across Africa who physically picked up their awards, including the immediate past Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who won the African Democracy…

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27 Ways To Make Money In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

1.Make Money From Affiliate Marketing If you’ve got an amazing fan base on Instagram, a small blog, or a popular Facebook group, you can start bringing getting bank alert if you can sell products on these platforms using any affiliate network of your choice. Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money as a student in Nigeria. To make money an affiliate, you simply have to sign up for a good affiliate program, check their offers and merchant listings, get your affiliate link, and share them with your friends and…

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Australia Bans TikTok On Government Devices

ADEOLA YUSUF

Australia has announced that it will ban the popular social media app TikTok on government devices due to concerns over national security. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus stated that the decision was based on advice from intelligence agencies and would come into effect “as soon as practicable”. The move places Australia in line with its Five Eyes security alliance partners, the United States, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, who have already banned the app. READ ALSO: Anthony Joshua declares Laura Woods His ‘Dream Date’ In Flirtatious Interview Nigeria Bars Illegal Online Banks,…

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Anthony Joshua declares Laura Woods His ‘Dream Date’ In Flirtatious Interview

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Anthony Joshua has revealed that sports presenter, Laura Woods is his “dream date”. Joshua revealed this when the duo sat for a flirtatious interview following the Brit’s victory over Jermaine Franklin on Saturday. The victory was Joshua’s first since December 2020, bringing to a grind a streak of back-to-back defeats suffered at the hands of Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. READ ALSO: UNIBEN Final Year Student Shot Dead In Hostel Nigeria Bars Illegal Online Banks, Approves 173 Loan Apps Delta APC Expels Omo-Agege, Crisis Deepens AFCON 2025 Bid: CAF Team Inspects Nigeria’s…

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UNIBEN Final Year Student Shot Dead In Hostel

ADEOLA YUSUF

A final-year student of University of Benin simply known as Desmond was on Monday shot dead in his room at the Hall 3 Hostel by unknown gunmen in what appeared like a cult-related incident. The late student popularly known as ‘Mayor’ was said to be in the Department of Public Administration and was shot at about 9 pm on Monday. The incident caused panic among students. He was also said to be a Kegite chief before he was killed. READ ALSO: Nigeria Bars Illegal Online Banks, Approves 173 Loan Apps…

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Nigeria Bars Illegal Online Banks, Approves 173 Loan Apps

ADEOLA YUSUF

: President Muhammadu Buhari has, through the Nigerian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, barred illegal online banks as he approved 173 digital lending applications to operate in the country. Of the 173, 119 have full approvals and 54 have conditional approvals. After loan apps started harassing Nigerians, the FCCPC began a registration drive to protect citizens from the atrocities of these apps. It released a ‘Limited Interim Regulatory/ Registration Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending 2022’ to regulate the digital lending space and make registration and approval a prerequisite for…

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