Man charged with misconduct for sending ‘seductive message’ to housewife

A 38-year old man, Sikiru Oluwaseun Jamiu, was on Tuesday, dragged before an Ijebu-Ode Magistrate’s Court in Ogun State, for allegedly texting a seductive WhatsApp message to a housewife. He was dragged before the court and charged by the police with misconduct in breaching peace in the marriage of one Mrs Opeyemi Adegbesan by sending […]

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Girl lured from Lagos to Ibadan, killed, dismembered

The Police Command in Oyo State on Wednesday, said it had arrested two suspected ritualists and recovered fresh human head from them. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, on Wednesday in Ibadan. Osifeso said that the Police received credible intelligence from residents of Ayekale, Saki […]

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I am tired of losing, I need a new coach – Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua has said he is “done with losing” as he considers a coaching shake-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua, who lost the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles to Ukrainian Usyk, told iFL TV he was ready for “war” as he prepares for a potential rematch. “I’m done with losing. I’m done […]

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FG to review licences of DisCos, GenCos over poor performance

There are indications that the Federal Government may, in the coming weeks, take punitive measure over the operating licences of some power distribution (DisCos) and generation (GenCos) companies. It was gathered this may not be unconnected with the poor performance by some critical stakeholders in the value chain. While President Muhammadu Buhari had recently terminated […]

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Despite promises, Nigeria’s budgetary allocations to education remain low

• Nigeria marching backwards, says ASUU, NANS, ANCOPPS Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s promises at a recent international forum that allocation to education would be increased by at least 50 per cent in the next few years and by about 100 per cent by 2025, allocation to the sector in the 2022 budget estimate still fell […]

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I set up ABUAD to teach people how to run a university — Afe Babalola

This is the second and concluding part of the interview Vanguard had with Aare Afe Babalola, legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD. The university, situated along the road to Iluomoba-Ekiti and Imesi is a marvel, given that it is the product of just one man’s vision. The physical development dwarfs that […]

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Ahead G20 summit, ILO, others demand COVID-19 ‘vaccine justice’

Guy Ryder. Photo/Twitter/GuyRyder • G20 members have received 15 times more vaccine doses than African countries • Of 6.9b vaccine doses globally, only 2% administered in Africa • 2.88m Nigerians fully vaccinated, representing 1.4% of population • ILO says pandemic impact on jobs worse than expected • Global labour market hamstrung by unequal vaccine distribution […]

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UN writes Nigeria, Kenya, demands explanation on Kanu’s abduction, extradition

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde No ad-hoc staff resigned over IPOB’s threat, says INEC The United Nations (UN) has made “pressing appeals” to Nigerian and Kenyan governments to explain the “unlawful arrest and extradition” of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In the document dated, […]

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