Category: Leadership

NBA Relocates Annual Conference From Rivers Over Emergency Rule

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Bar Association has announced the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference, formerly scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State but will now be held in Enugu, due to the recent declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The association stated that while there was a widespread excitement over Port Harcourt being the host city for the 2024 Conference which was evident in the soaring registration figures, the presence of an appointed sole administrator who is a retired military officer operating with alleged command-style approach will no…

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Marketers Predict Cheaper Petrol Nationwide As Dangote Begins Naira Sale

ADEOLA YUSUF

•Refinery slashes loading cost to N865 after Naira-for-crude deal, fuel depot prices to fall       Twenty-two days after suspending the sale of petroleum products in naira, the Dangote Refinery has resumed sales of its refined petroleum products to its partners and marketers in the local currency, The PUNCH exclusively gathered on Thursday. The 650,000 barrels facility has also informed marketers and customers of a downward review of its loading cost, reducing its ex-gantry price to N865 per litre—a move that could ease pressure on fuel prices across the…

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LASU Best Graduating Student, Nwosu,Receives N10m Gift From Governor Sanwo-Olu

ADEOLA YUSUF

…Marwa, Pedro bag honorary doctorates as university graduates 11,917     Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a cash reward of ₦10 million for Miss Isioma Sybil Nwosu, the overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 academic session. Nwosu, from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.93. The governor made the announcement during LASU’s 28th Convocation Ceremony, held at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Ojo campus. Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, praised…

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FULL LIST: Lagos, Abuja, 29 Other Cities To Suffer Severe Flooding

ADEOLA YUSUF

. + What residents should know, do   The Federal Government has warned that 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, fall within the high flood-risk areas in 2025. The warning was issued during the presentation of the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, in Abuja on Thursday, April 10, 2025. According to the forecast, an additional 2,187 communities in 293 LGAs across 31 states and the FCT are expected to experience moderate flood risk this year. READ…

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From Rejection To 4.93 CGPA: Grass To Grace Story of LASU’s Best Graduating Student

ADEOLA YUSUF

“I Thought I Had Failed in Life,” Isioma Nwosu opens up on tough road to her success at Lagos State Varsity Miss Isioma Nwosu, the overall best student of Lagos State University for the 2023/2024 academic session, says she thought she had failed in life when she could not secure admission to study medicine and surgery. Nwosu, who graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 4.93 from the Department of Biochemistry, made this known in her valedictory speech at the 28th convocation ceremony of LASU. LASU awarded diplomas, degrees,…

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Meet Johnson-Opeseitan, Mother of Two Who Broke 61-year-old UNILAG Record

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Head girl in primary school to the best MSc. CGPA ever produced in Zoology dept history,’ Mrs. Deborah Iwalola Johnson-Opeseitan tells the ‘condemnation turned commendation’ story of her life       A mother of two children, Mrs. Deborah Iwalola Johnson-Opeseitan has obtained 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from the Department of Zoology, University of Lagos (UNILAG), making it the best result in the history of the 61-year-old department. A staff of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), Johnson-Opeseitan, got a mention in NBRDA bulletin by its…

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“I’m Not Mourning Omololu Olunloyo,” Daughter, Kemi, Says Her Father “Ru!ned Our Lives”

ADEOLA YUSUF

“He lied. He was sleeping with his mistress,” controversial social media influencer gives dirty details of how she would never forgive her ex-Oyo governor-father       Kemi, daughter of the late former governor of Oyo State, Omololu Olunloyo, has publicly rejected condolence messages following her father’s death, revealing a traumatic childhood marked by emotional and physical torture, alleged occult practices, and infidelity that tore her family apart. In a video posted on her social media page, Kemi Olunloyo dismissed sympathisers, directing them to her late father’s Facebook page instead.…

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Man Who Brutalised Borno School Pupil Docked, Victim Hospitalised + VIDEO

ADEOLA YUSUF

. How video posted by Platforms Africa went viral, heightened justice for the young victim     The Borno State Government has taken swift legal action against Mamman Sheriff and his wife, who were caught on video assaulting a young girl in Pompomari Bypass, Maiduguri. The video recorded by Ahmed Baba Dikwa, which went viral on social media after being posted by Platforms Africa, showed Mamman Sheriff brutally bea*ting the girl while his wife encouraged him. Reports confirmed that the girl was attacked simply for entering their compound to pick…

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‘NIN for Money’: NIMC, DSS Nab Suspects In Anambra

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Identity Management Commission said it has been notified of the activities of unauthorised individuals or organisations purportedly asking for the submission of the National Identification Number (NIN) of Anambra residents in exchange for money, which contravenes the NIMC Act No 23, 2007, Data Protection Act, and Cyber Crime Act. Confirming the development, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, head, Corporate Communications Unit at NIMC, said that upon receiving the information on the activities of the unscrupulous individuals, NIMC, in conjunction with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police…

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Protesters Slam Aiyedatiwa Over Fresh Killing Of Farmers By Suspected Herdsmen In Ondo

ADEOLA YUSUF

Protesters on Tuesday stormed the Akure metropolis, Ondo State capital over the killing of a fresh set of farmers in one of the farming settlements in Akure North Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The farmers were reportedly killed in 13/13 farming settlement in Ajagbusi area of Ala Elefosan in Akure North Local Council in the early hours of Tuesday while on their way to the farm. The protesters berated the attitude of the Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the insecurity situation in the state. READ ALSO: ‘Naira-for-Crude…

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