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The visitation panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the crisis that rocked the University of Lagos has indicted the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. Making this known after submitting the report, the panel, however, exonerated the Wale Babalakin who was the Chairman of the institution’s Governing Council. The Babalakin-led governing council had in August 2020 sacked Ogundipe over acts of wrongdoing, gross misconduct, financial recklessness, and abuse of office. Babalakin had explained that “We agreed to have a secret ballot that we have always had when there are contentious issues. The votes were counted, they were not just votes, everybody…

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, taunted the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isah Pantami, over what she saw as shedding crocodile tears. Aisha challenged him to summon the courage to do the “right things” he has been preaching as an Islamic cleric. She in a veiled attack aimed at Pantami on her Instagram page, said he has failed to live up to expectations as an Islamic scholar and needs to have the fear of God in what he does. The First Lady who also shared an old video of Pantami on her verified Instagram page, showing the…

Nigeria is said to have lost N247.61 billion to Twitter ban in 100 days. The Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked access to Twitter after receiving a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission. On this, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria had said, “We, The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria wish to confirm that our members have received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. “ALTON has conducted…

In six months, no fewer than 640 people who were fully vaccinated died from COVID-19 in England, accounting for one per cent of deaths, new figures have shown. Of the 51,281 people who died of the virus from January 2  to July 2, some 38,964 were unvaccinated, while a tiny proportion had received two doses, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) Monday, September 13 publication. During the period, which includes the early stages of the vaccine rollout, only 640 people with complete vaccinations people died with COVID-19. That figure represents 1.25 per cent of the CoVID deaths in the…

Suspected gunmen have freed more than 240 inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kabba, Kogi State. Kabba Centre was established in 2008 with a capacity of 200 inmates. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore confirmed the incident in a press release on Monday, stating that the attack took place at about midnight on Sunday. Reports monitored from Channels TV indicates that the attackers in their numbers arrived at the custodial centre heavily armed and immediately engaged the guards in a fierce gun battle, according to him. Mr Enobore stated that the Comptroller–General, Haliru Nababa…

Daniil Medvedev won his first grand slam title Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the US Open final and ending the world No. 1’s hopes of completing a calendar grand slam. The 25-year-old Medvedev, playing in his third grand slam final, became the third Russian man to win a major singles title and the ninth different US Open men’s singles champion of the last 14 years. After his victory, he thanked friends, family and fans for giving him energy throughout the week. He ended his speech by wishing his wife a happy anniversary. ”During the tournament I couldn’t…

The 75 pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted on September 1, 2021, have regained freedom. Following their release, the students and a teacher were received by Governor Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau on Sunday evening, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) reported. “The seventy-five students of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted about two weeks ago regained freedom,” a news item on NTA’s Facebook page reads. Nigerian Police had reported that gunmen abducted more than 70 students in the country’s northwest…

 A 61-year-old Italian, Pierangelo Pellizzari, who murdered his Nigerian wife, has been arrested by the Carabinieri after 30 hours of being on the run.  The 31-year-old Amenze Rita was killed in front of her colleagues in the parking lot of Mf Mushroom, a company where she worked on Friday morning, September 10, in Noventa Vicentina. The suspect was arrested on Saturday afternoon, September 11, after over 30 hours on the run.  The unemployed man was tracked down in a house near his home in Villaga, hidden in a chicken coop, still with the gun in his pocket. The carabinieri managed to surround…

Amid the strike by resident doctors nationwide, the Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State, has been reported dead. Dr Udo Orji Nnorom, a native of Nde Owuu in Arochukwu, Abia, reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday, September 12, after a brief illness. People who knew the doctor have gone on Facebook to express shock at his death.

Two housemates on Sunday were evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ reality TV show. Jaypaul was the first, followed by Jackie B. The two housemates who left the house today got the lowest number of votes among other nominated housemates. During the live eviction show, Jacky B told Ebuka IObi, the chief host of the show that her experience in the house was amazing and she was thankful for all the experience she got both good, bad and ugly. Jacky B told Ebuka that Whitemoney gave ‘Daddy vibes,’ Friend vibes and that was why she kept Whitemoney…