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The outrage over the alleged sex-for-grades scandal at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) continued yesterday with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) calling for an investigation and sanctioning of the lecturers indicted in order to sanitize the university system.   The Chairman of the UNILAG branch of ASUU, Dr. Dele Ashiru, said the union […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged money laundering. He was re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on a two-count charge following the re-assigning of the case after he was arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo on August […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised an alarm on the increasing menace of oil pipeline vandalism, which hit a record high of 228 pulverized points in July. The corporation disclosed this on its July, Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), released in Abuja on Wednesday.    The report noted that the breached lines […]

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Ahmed Abdulrahman, has warned police officers to avoid bribe or extortion stressing that such money was poisonous and capable of bringing bad luck. He gave the warning in Nsukka while addressing men and officers of Police Area Command, Nsukka, during his familiarization tour.   He said his administration […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday formally presented a N10.33 trillion budget proposal for 2020 fiscal year. The proposed budget is about N40 billion less than the N10.729 Trillion approved by the National Assembly last week in the 2020-2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) draft.   Although the national assembly is yet to […]

Nigerian universities caught global attention yesterday not because of academic breakthroughs that earned them some laurels; rather, the focus on the nation’s universities was triggered by the release by BBC African Eye of a video which vividly advertised the escapades of randy lecturers sexually harassing and propositioning undercover female reporters, pretending to be students and […]

Another pastor, Boniface Igbeneghu, who heads a Foursquare Gospel Church in Lagos, was caught on camera sexually harassing a BBC undercover reporter who pretended to be a 17-year-old secondary school graduate.   “Switch off that light, I’ll kiss you for a minute,” Igbeneghu told the student during her visit to his office after he had […]

Gunmen clad in military camouflage violated the peace in Pegi resettlement community when they kidnapped nine persons during a brazing attack on the community, located in Kuje Area Council, of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   Members of the community, who confirmed the attack, said the kidnappers struck about 8 p.m. on Monday night. They […]

Former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, his company, Dextra Investment Ltd, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on November 26 adopt their final written addresses in the trial of Metuh and his company for alleged N400m fraud.   Trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, on Tuesday fixed […]

A meeting convened by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the leadership of the National Assembly to promote government’s policies that require legislative support was yesterday disrupted in Abuja when the lingering feud between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole was mentioned.   House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced […]

South Africa has increased its minimum wage to N126,480 per month. The news is coming at a time Nigerian workers are planning to go on strike amid uncertainty over the federal government’s pussy-footing over the N30, 000 minimum wage. The Global Wage Report 2018/19 released yesterday reveals that the world’s wage growth also hit a […]

An FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed December 11, for hearing in the trial of rtd Col. Sambo Dasuki and four others over alleged misappropriation of N19.4 billion arms funds. Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf adjourned the trial after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Mr Oluwaleken Atolegbe, holding the brief for […]