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22 Students, Teachers Killed, 132 Injured In Jos School Collapse

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Aliyu Aliyu

“A mother lost all her four children while many trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble.” No fewer than 22 students and teachers were killed while over 132 were injured on Friday when a school in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, collapsed on pupils taking examinations. Eye witnesses said trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble after the Saint Academy located in Jos North Local Government Area fell. Keke Marwa Operator Commits Suicide In LASTMA’s Office To Protest Seizure Of His Only Means…

Keke Operator Commits Suicide In LASTMA’s Office

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Abibat Babalola

“His action was to allegedly protest seizure of his only means of livelihood.” A tricycle operator whose name is yet to be confirmed has taken his life after allegedly failing to reclaim his confiscated tricycle from officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state. READ ALSO: CBN Sacks Aisha Buhari’s Brother As Mint Boss 12 Profs., 15 Others: Names Of 27 Nigerians Inducted Into Shell Research Internship Nigerian Singer Rema Gets $3m To Perform At Indian Billionaire Son’s Wedding ‘Steer Clear,’…

CBN Sacks Aisha Buhari’s Brother As Mint Boss

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday sacked the top management team of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM) – otherwise known as the mint – and appointed Abubakar Sule Minjibr as the acting Managing Director. Minjibr replaces Ahmed Halilu, the company’s former MD& CEO who was widely reported as an elder brother to Aisha Buhari, wife of the former President, Muhammad Buhari, and was appointed by him in 2022. The development Is contained in an internal memo “House Notice No. 2083 – Executive Management Changes” signed…

12 Profs., 15 Others: Names Of 27 Nigerians Inducted Into Shell Research Internship

July 12, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, the induction ceremony marked the beginning of a one-year programme focused on knowledge exchange and skill development. Drawn from 13 Nigerian universities, these participants will gain valuable industry experience in fields like biodiversity, petroleum engineering, and environmental…

Nigerian Singer Rema Gets $3m To Perform At Indian Billionaire Son’s Wedding

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

Afrobeats star Rema is reportedly set to be paid $3m to perform at the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant. A viral video on Thursday showed his arrival in India ahead of the wedding ceremony. READ ALSO ‘N33bn Fraud’: Court Grants ex-Power Minister N10bn Bail Olakulehin Crowned 43rd Olubadan Tinubu Names National Theatre After Wole Soyinka Cyberbullying: Social Media On Fire Over Toyin Abraham As reported by Hindustan Times, Rema will get paid a fee of $3 million to perform his global…

‘N33bn Fraud’: Court Grants ex-Power Minister N10bn Bail

July 12, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

The former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a N33 billion fraud, on Friday, secured bail from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, granted the defendant, who is answering a 12-count charge, bail to the tune of N10 billion with two sureties in the like sum. It held that the sureties must be owners of landed properties within the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, with a…

How ex-Power Minister Mamman Slumped In Court Before Trial

July 12, 2024 Abibat Babalola

Former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who is facing a 12-count money laundering charge, yesterday, slumped at a Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly before his scheduled arraignment. Mamman, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged complicity in a N33 billion fraud. He was arrested in 2021, four months after he was removed from office by ex-President Buhari. EFCC, among other things, alleged that he conspired with staff members of…

Olakulehin Crowned 43rd Olubadan

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on Friday has been crowned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The event was held at the Labosinde compound in the ancient city of Ibadan – the family whose right is to crown any Olubadan of Ibadanland. READ ALSO Tinubu Names National Theatre After Wole Soyinka Cyberbullying: Social Media On Fire Over Toyin Abraham What Govs Will Do To Supreme Court Verdict – Soludo Kenya’s President Ruto Fires Almost Entire Cabinet After Protests Those present at the venue include a former Oyo State Governor and member of…

Tinubu Names National Theatre After Wole Soyinka

July 12, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The tribute dated “Professor Wole Soyinka at 90: Tribute to a national treasure and global icon,” was personally signed by the President and made available to journalists on Friday. Tinubu expressed his delight to join admirers around the world in celebrating Soyinka, adding that July 13 would be the climax of the series of local…

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