Day: April 25, 2025

How, Why Justice For Mohbad Tiktoker Died On Live Streaming – Pregnant Wife

Damilola Olonade

+ My message to everyone saying it was a spiritual attack + VIDEO   The pregnant wife of ‘Disturbing’, the popular Tiktoker who passed away on a live stream, Omowunmi, has narrated what actually happened. Platforms Africa reports that ‘Disturbing’ came to limelight through his support for Justice for Mohbad movement on social media. “Yesterday morning, my husband was on TikTok live video while I was cooking his food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he had a seizure, fell down and hit his head on a stone that was in front…

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Niger Gov Makes A U-turn On Dreadlocks Ban Following Public Outcry

Abibat Babalola

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has reversed his controversial directive ordering the arrest of individuals with dreadlocks, following widespread backlash from the public and civil rights advocates. The governor had earlier instructed security agencies to arrest anyone seen with dreadlocks across the state, linking the hairstyle to rising cult-related activities and insecurity, particularly in Minna, the state capital. “Rascality in Minna anybody that you find with a dreadlock arrest him and barb his hair. From this moment is fire for fire. Any attempt to harass any security officer is an…

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NiMet Suspends Strike, Gives Reason

Abibat Babalola

Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. But after a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in Abuja, the strike was called off. The workers were concerned over the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage, ignoring requests to include omitted staff in past allowances, and neglecting key training programmes, among other matters. The meeting was attended by the Director…

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Defection From PDP: Former Senate President, Saraki, Reacts

Abibat Babalola

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described the total collapse of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State as a vindication of his stand that the leaders of the opposition party are not sincere. Saraki made his remark in a statement issued and made available to FrontPage on Thursday. The defection of the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori; his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and other members of the PDP, in Delta State, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, was announced on Wednesday in Asaba by Senator James Manager…

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JAMB Deploys Over 10,000 Supervisors For 2025 UTME

Abibat Babalola

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has deployed more than 10,000 officials to 887 centres across the country to monitor this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Besides, the board also provided other personnel to monitor the conduct of the examination. JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this at a dialogue organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN), with the theme: “2025 UTME: Lessons from Mock Test and the Future of Tech-Driven Examination in Nigeria.” Speaking at the programme held virtually, the chairman of the committee, Iyabo…

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