Day: January 23, 2025

Son of Nigeria’s Top Journalist, Yusuf Alli, Bags Distinction From UK Varsity

ADEOLA YUSUF

  ‘Incredible milestone I have dreamed about,’ emotional tributes veteran journalist, wife penned on Mubarak’s Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data science from the University of Keele, UK + how the couple praises eachother, renews love vows over first son’s accomplishment (PHOTOS)       Mubarak, first son of Nigeria’s top journalist, Yusuf Alli, has bagged distinction with Master’s Degree from the University of Keele, United Kingdom. Platforms Africa reports that Mubarak excelled in his area of study, which focused on Artifical Intelligence and Data science. His father, a…

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US Targets Churches, Schools, Hospitals As Mass Deportation Move Begins

Ganiyu Amodu

    The policy change by President Trump ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.”   The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO 10 Facts About BPSS, Stroke That Affects Women In Salons ‘7.5%…

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UI Students Protest 82-Day Blackout At UCH Over Unpaid Electricity Bills

Abibat Babalola

Hundreds of students from the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday morning, expressing outrage over an 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital (UCH), where UI medical students undergo training. The blackout, which began in March 2024, is the result of unpaid debts owed by UCH to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). Reports indicate that this is not the first disconnection, as IBEDC previously cut off power to the hospital in November 2023 for similar reasons. The protest was led by the Students’ Union…

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Tinubu Commits Over N300bn To Infrastructure Development Of FCT Satellite-Wike

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has committed over ₦300 billion to the provision of infrastructure in satellite towns of the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, disclosed this on Wednesday while commissioning the nine-kilometre Paikon Kore – Ibwa road in Gwagwalada Area Council. The minister said no government has committed so many resources and investments into FCT communities like President Tinubu. READ ALSO: African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO Lagos Fixes N8.8m Fare, January 31 as Deadline For 2025 Hajj Payment…

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African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO

Abibat Babalola

The African Union expressed dismay Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, urging his administration to reconsider. Just hours after taking office on Monday, Trump signed an executive order directing the US to withdraw from the UN agency, which threatens to leave global health initiatives short of funding. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a statement he was “dismayed to learn of the US government’s announcement to withdraw” from the Geneva-based WHO. Washington is easily the biggest financial…

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