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

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. + 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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‘After Long-Term Illness,’ Popular Lagos ex-LCDA Boss Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

 He didn’t survive the stroke A former Executive Secretary of Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mallam Ahmed Moyosore Jaji, has died from a long illness. Platforms Africa reports according to available information that the ex-LCDA boss, who served during Bola Tinubu’s reign as governor, had initially suffered from stroke. Jaji was said to have not fully recovered from the illness that led to his stroke. “I’m Not Mourning Omololu Olunloyo,” Daughter, Kemi, Says Her Father “Ru!ned Our Lives” Meet Johnson-Opeseitan, Mother of Two Who Broke 61-year-old UNILAG Record Ansar-ud-Deen…

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NERC Slams N628.03m Fine On Eight DisCos + FULL LIST

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola Electricity Distribution Companies the sum of N628.03million for non-compliance with the capping of estimated billing for unmetered customers. The commission conveyed the sanction in a release on Thursday. It explained that the action was sequel to a review of billing practices between July and September 2024, which revealed that the affected DisCos failed to adhere to monthly energy caps issued by NERC. The fines represent five per cent of the gross overbilling during…

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Tompolo Talks Tough As Protesters Attack 28,000bpd Facility

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Angry Itsekiri protesters, on Wednesday, shut down a 28,000 barrels-per-day oil facility in Ugborodo Community, Warri South-West Local Government Area. The action was in protest against what the youths described as a biased ward delineation report released by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The protesters accused INEC and its “collaborators” of orchestrating an ethnic cleansing agenda aimed at marginalising the Itsekiri people. They also warned that any attempt to use the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, would be resisted if perceived to…

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U.S Court Summons Davido Over Alleged Theft, Stealing

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian music sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been summoned by a United States federal court to appear in New York within 21 days to respond to allegations of intellectual property theft and breach of settlement, following a lawsuit filed by four Nigerian artists. According to court documents filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the plaintiffs, Martins Chukwuka Emmanuel, Abel Great Umaru, Kelvin Ayodele Campbell, and David Ovhioghena Umaru, accused Davido of stealing their 2022 song titled ‘Work’ and using…

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Ansar-ud-Deen Explodes In Excitement As Imam Becomes Professor

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‘Schor-cleric,’ emotional tributes the 101 year-old society penned on Prof. Olaofe Musa Adeyemi, the latest Professor at the University of Abuja   The Ansar-ud-Deen Society, Abuja Branch, has congratulated its Imam, Prof. Olaofe Musa Adeyemi, a cleric and scholar on his well-deserved promotion to the rank of Professor of Islamic History and Ethics by the Governing Council of the University of Abuja. In a statement by the Secretary of the branch, Ismail Omipidan, the society described the feat as a milestone that should not be seen as a personal achievement…

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

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“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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