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APC women group mobilises 10.68m votes for BAT-KASH
by Mark Itsibor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) women's group, codenamed 774 Women for BAT-KASH 2023, has begun mobilising over 10.689 million women to vote for the party's presidential joint ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator…
ASUU strike: Court adjourns case till September 16
The case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been adjourned to September 16 by the National Industrial Court.
Justice Polycap Hamman adjourned the matter to enable both parties to file the…
Katsina civilian JTF kills nine terrorists, arrests five
By Olaide Oyelude
On Sunday, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Katsina State's Batsari Local Government Area repelled a terrorist attack on the town, killing nine of them.
The civilian task force team also apprehended five more…
I’ll be Fair to All, Unilorin VC-designate Pledges
By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
Prof Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, has pledged that his administration will be fair to all members of the university community in its dealings and just in all…
FG asks court to order lecturers back to work
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
The federal government has referred the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUlong-running )'s strike to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication. This…
5,000 APC Members Join PDP in Kwara
By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state was hit by a wave of defections over the weekend, with no fewer than 5,000 APC members publicly defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
NDLEA arrests Brazil returnee who ingested 92 wraps of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze, a Nigerian returning from Brazil, for importing 92 wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days of observation in the agency's…
How I make N2 million monthly selling sex-enhancement drugs – Vendor, Yusuf Bashir
by Kirk Leigh
Yusuf Bashir gleefully counts his ward of cash from the afternoon sales, the total so far was N35, 000. In response to this reporter, he stated in pidgin English, "By the end of today, I fit make N100,000, walahi." Many…
29-year-old Nigerian, Chidozie Obasi wanted in the United States for $31million fraud
By Kirk Leigh
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced over the weekend that a Nigerian man, 29-year-old Chidozie Collins Obasi, had been declared wanted by the US for defrauding hospitals in the New York Area of $31 million.
Between…
2023 Presidency: Tinubu is the one mocking Nigerians – Aisha
Adeola Bodunrin
Aisha Yesufu, a sociopolitical activist, said on Saturday that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, is mocking Nigerians with his presidential bid.
According to…