President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Benin Monarch, His Majesty, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin as Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja. This was officially conveyed by the Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Professor Olufemi Peters, during a courtesy visit to the Oba on Friday in Benin City. He said that the…
The founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun has passed away. In reports gathered by Tribune Online, the Olori Omoba of Ijebuland reportedly died in a London hospital on Friday morning. Balogun who was the chairman of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) celebrated his 89th year birthday on 9th March 2023. Details…
Benue State Governor-elect, Rev. Dr. Hycinth Alia at sideline meeting on Tuesday with Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, MD/CEO NEPZA during the Governors Forum induction ceremony for elected governors to discuss modalities to commence work on the Benue State Special Economic Zone, Makurdi.
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party flagbearers in Abia and Kano States. Yunusa ruled that their emergence was not in compliance…
Conjoined Nigerian twins, Hassanah and Hasina have been successfully seperated after a 14 hour operation in Saudi Arabia. Born on January 12, 2022, in Kaduna, Hassana and Hassina, shared an abdomen, pelvis, liver, intestines, and urinary and reproductive systems. According to Arab News, 85-member specialist medical team successfully completed seven of eight stages of the…
The embattled factional chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has kept his word on returning to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday, where he was booed on Wednesday. He, however, sat at the back of the courtroom, not in the area reserved for Labour Party officials. A member, state executive committee, Akin Adewale,…
Up-and-coming Nollywood actress, Temidayo Morakinyo, on Thursday, accused her senior colleague, actor Shoneye Olamilekan aka Papa Show, for allegedly assaulting her while on a movie set in Ibadan, Oyo State. The actress made this known in a series of posts shared on her Instagram story on Thursday. In the video, the actress showed off her…
A 24-year-old Islamic teacher, Mosediq Toheeb, was on Wednesday remanded by a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for sexually assaulting a six-year-old pupil at a Quranic school. The court presided over by Magistrate Patrick Nwaka, remanded the defendant who was arraigned on two counts of sexual violation preferred against him by the state police command. The…
The Federal Government has said the supply chain highlighted by COVID-19 vaccination effort and continuously increasing population necessitated the expansion of vaccine storage capacity across the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abuja Hub at the National Strategic Cold store said, in recognition of the need for…
THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday, said it has been inundated with complaints from over 20,000 Nigerians of being defrauded through telecom operations. Head of Consumer Affairs of the NCC, Mr. Ayanbanji Ojo, said this at the telecom consumers sensitisation programme, themed: ‘Shine Your Eyes, No Fall Mugu’, held at the spare parts market, Gate,…
