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Ogun Deputy Governor Salako-Oyedele during crucial meeting with the Management and Students of TASUED and other stakeholders on the rape incident Second semester examinations at Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State have been suspended following rape and robbery of four students of the institution by hoodlums at …

Senator Dino Melaye The Kogi State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, has promised residents that he will govern with the fear of God if he is elected as governor in the state’s forthcoming November 11 poll. Melaye gave the assurance Tuesday during the PDP rally …

. Threaten mass action against him over breach of peace, violence in Igala land . Call on govt, security agencies to wade in, protect Kogi East from desperate politicians   Stakeholders in Kogi State, especially those from Kogi East, have condemned the alleged instigation of violence in the senatorial district …

Naira and Dollar The Naira faced further depreciation in value on Wednesday at the parallel market, reaching an all-time low of N1060/$1. The Nigerian currency closed at N848.12/$1 at official market Tuesday, against N778.80/$1 reported on Monday. Findings show that the Naira went down from N1,100 to USD1.0 mid-day in …

US President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel United States President, Joe Biden, Wednesday, announced $100 million humanitarian assistance for Gaza and the West Bank, a Palestine exclave, in view of the unsavory developments associated with the ongoing war between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas …

Sanwo-Olu and others at the event Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, laid the first foundation block for the development of the $100 million Lagos Film City, an ecosystem of creative cinematography, tourism, leisure, entertainment and learning. The project, being sited on 100-hectares in Ejinrin town in Epe Division, is a …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has tongue-lashed the Tajudeen Baruwa leadership of the union, saying it failed to sustain the successes achieved in the past and the standards of operation of the union. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) held in its headquarters in Abuja, NURTW, …

Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has provided insight into his decision to leave the Senate chamber during a plenary session on Tuesday. Ndume’s departure followed a clash with Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the session. He had attempted to draw the Senate’s attention to what he perceived as violations of …

He went on to curse citizens who campaigned assiduously for the Muslim-Muslim ticket as worthless hypocrites and money-mongers who chased dollars for pleasure and worldly purposes. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said it is dangerous to entrust Nigeria’s national security to the hands of Christians and Southerners. The cleric said Muslims …

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos struck out the charge filed by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) against Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Uba and his company, Capital Oil and Gas limited over alleged N135Billion indebtedness.   The judge struck out the suit following an oral …