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Adelabu Vows to Act as UI Students Protest UCH Power Outage

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 11, 2025 0

Medical students at the University of Ibadan (UI) have staged a protest at the University College Hospital (UCH) over a prolonged power outage that has lasted “more than 100 days”. The students, who are trained at the teaching…

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Sharia Panels Will Foster Peace in South-West – JAMB Registrar

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has urged South-West leaders to endorse the formation of Sharia panels in the region to foster peace and religious harmony. Oloyede, who doubles as…

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Military Says 800 Ex-Boko Haram Members Undergoing Rehabilitation

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday disclosed that 800 former Boko Haram fighters who surrendered to the military are currently undergoing deradicalisation for onward re-integration into the society. The Chief of Defence,…

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Nnamdi Kanu Challenges Court’s Authority as Case Faces Indefinite Adjournment

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed…

World

Elon Musk Shuts Down Speculation: ‘No Plans to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Operations’

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok’s operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday. “I’ve not put…

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Atiku Warns FG: ‘No Snakes or Monkeys Should Swallow $1.07bn Health Funds’

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the Federal Government that “claims of animals such as snakes, termites, gorillas and monkeys swallowing public funds must never be the fate of the funds budgeted for the critical sector…

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Legal Showdown: Falana Files $5M Lawsuit Against Meta for Breaching Privacy Rights

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 10, 2025 0

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has filed a $5, 000, 000 (Five million US dollar) suit before a Lagos High Court against the United States of America-based organization Meta Platforms Inc., over alleged invasion of his…

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Tinubu Faces Legal Action as SERAP Challenges N167bn Unexecuted Projects

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 9, 2025 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu over his alleged failure to prosecute contractors who received over N167bn from 31 ministries, departments, and agencies for…

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Marital Rape in Nigeria: The Law, The Outrage, and the Call for Reform

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 9, 2025 0

A video posted by lawyer and influencer Timi Agbaje on X (formerly Twitter) has ignited a firestorm of debate. His question—"Can a man rape his wife in Nigeria?"—seems simple, but the answer, rooted in Nigeria’s outdated criminal code,…

Gist

Pastor Adeboye Demands Freedom for Jailed TikToker Accused of Insulting Him

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 9, 2025 0

Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has called for the release of Seaking, the TikToker detained over cyberbullying. Seaking, whose real name is Olumide Ogunsanwo, was arrested in…

Celebs

Kanye West Asks Trump to Release Diddy, Revives Controversial ‘Slavery Is a Choice’ Claim

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 7, 2025 0

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has once again sparked debate after publicly pleading with U.S. President Donald Trump to release hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs from jail. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Ye…

World

US Sanctions ICC as Trump Rejects Israel, US War Crimes Probes

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 7, 2025 0

US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court Thursday for “illegitimate and baseless” investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, the White House said. Trump signed an executive order…

Politics

N54m Budget: Peter Obi Questions Hike, Calls for Detailed Spending Breakdown

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 7, 2025 0

The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, on Friday called for greater transparency and accountability as a result of the recent increase in the Budget of Restoration to ₦54 trillion due to reported…

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NAFDAC Pushes for Capital Punishment Against Fake Drug Dealers

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 7, 2025 0

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. According to the Director-General of the agency Mojisola Adeyeye, only stiff penalties will deter peddlers…

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TUC Warns of Nationwide Strike Over Proposed Telecom Tariff Hike

Mayowa Oladeji Feb 7, 2025 0

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government does not rescind its recent approval for the 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariff. The President of the TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo,…

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