Many Trapped As Four-storey Building Collapses In Lagos

A four-storey building has reportedly collapsed at number 15, Iga Idungaran, Lagos state, trapping several residents under the debris. This was contained in a post via the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. Emergency response teams, including the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and the Nigeria Police, are said to be actively involved in rescue operations to save the victims. The collapsed building, situated just a few meters from the palace of Oba Rilwanu Akiolu, collapsed o at about 11 am,…

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How Judge, Lawyer Clashed Over Girlfriend, Richard Akinnola Recounts Afe Babalola’s Case

“Hitherto untold story of unbelievable stuffs that happened in Nigerian courts”   To an average litigant or court spectator, the brickbats exchanged between a judge and a lawyer look fascinating. Some litigants think that a particular judge must have received bribes from the other party if the judge is highly critical of the litigant’s counsel. It could, however, be due to the fact that the lawyer was unprepared. But sometimes, and unfortunately, some judges exhibit undue bellicosity towards a counsel not because the counsel had not prepared for his case…

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ExxonMobil, Seplat $1.2Bn Asset Sale To Be Finalised In 30 Days

. NNPCL resolves deals, partners await NUPRC’s consent in 4 weeks   After over two years of delays, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has finally signed a settlement agreement with Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Mobil Development Nigeria Inc., and Mobil Exploration Nigeria Inc. resolving the long-standing compliance issues under Section 14 of the 2019 Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) contained in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). This settlement was reached between the management of the two organizations on Thursday, thereby granting consent to the sale of ExxonMobil’s 40…

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365 Days In Office: What Principal Officers Said About YabaTech Rector

As the Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul marks one year of leading the 77-year-old institution, key principal officers have been celebrating his landmark achievements. Dr Ismaila Badmus is the College Deputy Rector (Academics). He re-echoed the slogan of Dr Abdul, being “to consolidate on what we met on ground and shape the future’’. To that extent, Badmus said the College management has enhanced the development of its academic staff. “Management is supporting them to attend conferences and conduct research that won them national and…

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Real Reason Tomato Price Skyrocketed – Growers

The Tomatoes Growers Association of Nigeria has blamed the current hike in prices of the produce on ‘Tuta absoluta,’ Sharon insect infestations on local farms across the country. The Kaduna State chairman of the association, Mr Rabiu Zuntu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. NAN reports that ‘Tuta absoluta,’ also known as Tomato Leaf Miner, is a specie of moth in the Gelechiida pest family. It is a serious pest that attacks tomatoes in Europe, Africa, western Asia, and South…

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N500k For Sex: Why Tiktok Bans Content Creator Boj’s Page

Controversial influencer, Sarah Idaji Ojone, better known as Saida Boj’s TikTok account was pulled down by Tiktok following her controversial remarks. Saida has been trending to days after featuring on the Podcast, the Honest Bunch and claiming that any man with N20 m can sleep with her. In the interview, she had made a lot of statements some of which included billing a man 24 hours after meeting them and also describing men as cheap. Before its ban, her account had about 1.3 million followers. It is suspected that many…

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Lillian Jean Williams, 7 Things About British Writer Of ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’

+ The three stanzas of the National Anthem and how Tinubu’s government made the old to become the new   President Bola Tinubu signed the bill to revert to the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’, as part of the constitutional provisions to make it a law on Wednesday. The Senate and the House of Representatives previously passed the legislation to swap the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” at separate sittings. ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’ was adopted on Independence Day, 1 October 1960,…

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Reps Probe CBN Over 600 Workers’ Sack

House of Representatives has resolved to look into the mass retrenchment exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The lawmakers passed the resolution during the plenary session on Wednesday after the adoption of a motion sponsored by Jonathan Gaza from Nasarawa state. In recent months, the apex bank has reportedly dismissed over 300 employees including directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, principal managers, senior managers, and lower-ranking officials. While reacting to the development, Gaza said as part of an “extensive reform,” the CBN has been “downsizing the workforce, which has affected…

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Usyk, Fury Rematch Set For Dec 21

Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk will take place on Saturday December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s chair of General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh has announced. Usyk emerged victorious via split decision when the rivals met earlier this month to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and first in the four-belt era. It had been well-publicised in the lead-up to the fight that the Fury-Usyk contract included a rematch clause. READ ALSO Emirship Tussle: NBA Fumes As CJN Summons FHC, Kano CJs Over Conflicting Orders…

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Emirship Tussle: NBA Fumes As CJN Summons FHC, Kano CJs Over Conflicting Orders

Disturbed by the spate of conflicting orders trailing the ongoing emirship tussle Kano, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court, Justice Dije Aboki for an emergency meeting. The CJN directed the two heads of courts to appear at his Chambers at the Supreme Court complex, today. This came as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, described as embarrassing to the judiciary, the conflicting orders emanating from different…

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