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Kaduna Polytechnic To Conduct All Lectures Online
The management of Kaduna Polytechnic has announced that it will be moving all classroom lectures online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Rector of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Professor Idris Bugaje, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Kaduna. He explained that the measure has become necessary due to the challenges posed to physical learning by the COVID-19 crisis. As part of the...
Customs Seize Suspected Hard Drugs Worth N1bn In Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has made a massive seizure of drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa worth over N1 billion. According to the service, this is the largest single seizure of hard drugs ever recorded by its officials on the high sea. The Comptroller of Customs Western Marine Command in Lagos, Olugboyega Peters, disclosed on Thursday that the...
Two Killed In Anambra Road Accident (Photo)
Two persons were confirmed dead while 13 others were injured in an accident involving a lorry and a commercial bus that occurred along Ihiala axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Anambra today Friday, May 22. The Anambra state Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed the incident and said the accident occurred at about 7.10 am this morning. Read...
President Buhari Signs Bill On Financial Autonomy Of State Legislature, Judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary Order, 2020. ABN TV reports that This was disclosed in a statement issued by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and made available...
EFCC Convicts Babatunde Rufai, “Wear It All” Boutique Owner For Fraud
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Babatunde Rufai, also known as Richard Abben, to nine months in prison for internet fraud. The convict, Babatunde Rufai, who is the owner and promoter of “Wear It All Boutique” in Lekki, Lagos, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
Biafra: We Are Not Bothered By Activities Of Saboteurs – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday said he and his pro-Biafra group are not bothered by the activities of saboteurs and traitors working against the Biafra realization. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in a statement made available through IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said that to him and IPOB, the treachery and...
Public Officers Found Leaking Unauthorised Official Documents Will Be Sacked – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, FG has described as ’embarrassing to government’ the leaking of official state documents by public officers, threatening to dismiss anyone found culpable of the misconduct. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, (HOS) Dr Folasade Yemi–Esan, gave the warning in a circular dated May 22nd, but made public Monday by the Director of...
Secondus Calls For Prayers Over Nigeria’s Leadership Failure
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, believes Nigeria needs to be rescued from failed leadership. In his Sallah message released by his media office on Saturday, Secondus urged all Muslims in the country to seek God’s face as a remedy. Sallah marks the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting period by Muslim faithfuls. Islam is one of two...
El-Zakzaky Donates Food Items To Journalists In Kaduna While In Detention
Detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has donated food items to the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of journalists, NUJ, Kaduna. He said the food items were given to members of the Journalists correspondent’s chapel so as to enjoy the Sallah festivities and cushion the effect Covid-19 lockdown. ABN TV reports that While presenting...
Teenage Girl Fakes Own Death To Avoid Financial Pressure From Mother
A teenage girl, Margaret Ikumu, 19, of Oni community in Oju Local Government Area of Benue, has faked her own death on social media to avoid financial pressure from her mother. A statement signed by DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, made this known on Sunday. Elkana said that Ikumu, through her Facebook account, reported...
