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A 200-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife has died after falling into a soakaway close to her hostel. The female student, identified as Ajibola Ayomikun, was studying Linguistics and African Languages in the varsity. The institution, in a statement signed by Abiodun Olarewaju, its spokesperson, on Wednesday, …

A prosecution witness has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly acquired choice assets through cronies while in office. Peter Oyewole, who said he served as Mr Ojerinde’s personal lawyer at the time, appeared in …

The North-South Economists’ Forum, NSEF, a focus group of development economists, has warned propagandists and information hawkers feasting on a phoney ‘Emefiele for President’ campaign not to drag the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor into the murky water of partisan politics. Recently, some online news platforms flew a kite …

Changes in customer behaviour and technology advancement are ongoing causes of evolution in the marketing world, consequently leading to major shifts in the retail industry. Hence, retailers that understand consumer behaviour and adapt to it through the use of technology will thrive. To achieve this, retailers must either invest in …

Godwin-Emefiele-2023-presidential-ambition Godwin Emefiele – Central Bank Governor is in trouble for allegedly politicizing the institution over his 2023 ambition. The group a Benue-based group under the aegis of Reform Nigeria Now (RNN), noted that Emefiele’s act of politicizing the CBN has been taken to a “dangerous degree.” The RNN group …

•Eyebrow on provision that ministers should resign to contest for office •INEC to get list of candidates Aug. 18 President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to reject the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said those pushing against presidential assent to the bill anchor their …

 The plea bargain talks between former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor Adedibu Ojerinde and the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC) failed on Tuesday. Ojerinde was arraigned on July 6 on an 18-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, in which he was accused among …

The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, has reaffirmed his resolve to invest in the education sector for the benefit of his Ogoni people. The lawmaker who spoke in an interview , said education remains the bedrock of development and would rather …

Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West senatorial district. A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to desist from taking any further action against the former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged N5.7bn fraud. The court …

Transport Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi cannot run for the 2023 presidency if zoned to the South-East despite being an Igbo in blood and spirit. The South-East Patriots stated this during a political programme on AIT. The leader of the patriots, Mr Obunike Ohaegbu, said Amaechi is from South-South and not …