Insecurity: Adamawa Suspends Boarding Schools

The Adamawa State Government has suspended operation of 30 junior secondary schools hitherto operated as boarding schools across the state.  A statement announcing the development said the suspension of all boarding arrangements for the schools takes effect from Monday, 6 September, evidently in a move to forestall possible abduction of students by men of the underworld. Prior to this decision, …

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BBNaija: Tega, Michael, Peace, Boma Evicted

Four housemates from the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season 6 (Shine Ya Eye) have been evicted.  Boma, Tega, Michael and Peace are the unlucky housemates who were shown the exit door from the reality show today.  Last week, there was a twist in the show as two Head of House, Jaypaul and Jackie B emerged for the first time.  However, …

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World University Rankings 2022: LASU drops, UI maintains top spot

The University of Ibadan maintained its top spot in Nigeria and ranked 401–500 out of over 1,600 institutions across the world. This was according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankingsreleased in September 2021. However, the University of Lagos moved a step ahead to rank second in Nigeria and 501–600 across the world. Covenant University took the 3rd in …

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CDHR Berates Police Attempt To Unlawfully Arrest OpenLife Publisher

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has furiously condemned and berated the reckless, unlawful and provocative intimidation, harassment and threat of invasion and arrest of Mr. Adumonza Isiahomhen, an Online Journalist, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of OpenLife, by Police Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department of Ekiti State Police Command, led by one Ade.  The attempt of forceful …

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NAOSRE Condoles CP Odumosu Over Mother’s Death

The National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, has commiserated with the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Hakeem Odunmosu, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Sikirat Odunmosu, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 88. NAOSRE’s message was detailed in a statement on Friday by the association National President, Femi Oyewale. He noted that the late …

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BBNaija: More than a Pop-Culture Sensation

Critics of Big Brother Naija have formed a habit of calling the show immoral, whether they watched it or not. Almost every season of the show is greeted with vitriols as if the mere thought of the housemates conjures images of orgies. Some of these thoughtsare often based on viral clips on social media or a post suggesting an action that …

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Sexual harassment has drastically reduced in Nollywood –Ruth Kadiri

Top actress, Ruth Kadiri Ezerika, has declared that sexual harassmentis a phenomenon common among the up and coming actorsin Nollywood. According to the mother of one, 80 percent of sexual harassments in the industry take place among people struggling to find their feet. “I don’t think there’s so much sexual harassment anymore. I’m saying this because I’ve grownto a point where nobody can say …

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Obasa condoles CP Odumosu over mother’s death

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, over the loss of his mother, Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu. Alhaja Odumosu passed on at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State on Thursday after a brief illness. She was aged 88. …

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2Baba, Annie’s Marriage In Trouble

The seemingly perfect marriage between legendary singer, Innocent 2Baba Idibia and Annie, which was solemnised in 2012, appears to be showing some cracks if the Instastory posted by Annie Idibia, which has since been deleted, is anything to go by. In her story, she accused 2Baba of sleeping under the same roof with Pero Adeniyi, who is one of the …

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72 Year-old Man Rapes Nurse In Ekiti Hospital

An  Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, ordered that two men – Gesture Omolade, 72, and 42-year-old Ayodeji Adejugbe – be remanded in a custodial centre for the alleged rape of a minor. The defendants were charged with conspiracy and rape. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, said the defendants raped the 17-year-old several times in Ado …

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