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Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says his administration has spent N900 million on 41 indigent students to study Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Al-Nahda University, Egypt. The governor disclosed this on Monday at the Official Launching of Foreign Scholarship for MBBS in Katsina. He said the indigent students were selected on merits, after an examination was conducted for the interested candidates that attended public secondary schools in the state. According to him, the amount will cover all their study expenses and other basic needs for two years. He said the state government embarked on foreign…

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has expelled Mr Mathew Balogun with Matriculation Number: 14/25OD062, over alleged sexual misconduct. According to Unilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, Balogun was expelled having been found guilty of allegation of sexual molestation committed against vulnerable students and admission seekers into the university. The publication stated that the notification of the expulsion was contained in a letter issued by the institution’s Student Affairs Unit with Reference number: UIL/SAU/SAO/2024/01, titled, “Re: Allegation of Misconduct against Balogun, Mathew Adeboye. It said that the letter, signed by Mr Moses Opaleke, the Deputy Registrar, Student Affairs, explained that ”the social…

By David Orji The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that about 6,700 traders, 450 shops, 30 offices and five restaurants were impacted by the fire that engulfed Mandilas building on Sunday in Lagos. This is contained in a post disaster assessment issued by the Coordinator, NEMA Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, on Monday in Lagos. Farinloye said the figures were released by Alhaja Adeniji Rashidat, the Iya Oja of Atunwase International Market, during her briefing to the assessors. In view of the devlelopment, Farinloye urged Nigerians to be safety conscious while carrying out their daily activities. Farinloye said…

Grammy-winning Nigerian music superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy will be performing live at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy, an organiser of the annual award, made the announcement on its X handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 66th Annual Grammy awards ceremony is scheduled to hold on Feb. 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, United States. The announcement reads: “Attention: African Giant @BurnaBoy will take the #GRAMMY’s stage on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT on @CBS.’’ The ‘African Giant’ crooner was announced…

The National Social Protection Forum (NSPF) says Nigerians will use the outcome of investigations into the alleged mismanagement of the nation’s social investment funds to assess President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s stance on corruption. Dr Taiwo Benson, National Coordinator of NSPF, a Non-Governmental Organisation focusing on advancement of social protection, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, Benson urged the federal government to be thorough in the investigation of the alleged mismanagement of social investment funds by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu and the National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu. While…

A retired General Officer Commanding 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army has revealed that the plane crash in which former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Atahiru died was caused by financiers of terrorism. Danjuma Ali-Keffi, who revealed this in an interview with ThisDay said he wrote a petition to the president on his incarceration and illegal retirement from the Army. The crash had involved a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane near the Kaduna International Airport, amid adverse weather conditions. Ali-Keffi said Atahiru was committed to ending terrorism as he had shown his readiness to attack terrorists’ sources…

By David Orji The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday said it has slated a free Mock Examination for all prospective candidates for the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024—First Series, which starts on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Spokesperson of the council, Moyosola F. Adesina, said in a statement on Monday that the mock examination will be held on the 23rd and 24th of January 2024. Adesina noted that candidates are expected to log on to the mockcbt.waec.org.ng portal from their mobile phones or personal computers to take the examination. “The mock examination portal will be accessible all…

By Halimah Olamide A joint operation of men of the Nigerian Police and the Army on Monday led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial motorcyles popularly called ‘okada’ in Lagos. Task Force officials including operatives of the Ministry of Transport, Nigerian Police Force, the Nigerian Army, Federal Roads Safety Corps had led to arrest of many of the operators whose bikes were impounded and driven to the headquarters. Confirming the development, Command spokesman of the police, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the Commissioner of Police Ayoade, assured that the exercise would continue until the state is rid of the bikes. “The…

•Says Fubara is “Foolish “ By Safiu Kehinde The Chairman of Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike has rained insults on Governor Sim Fubara in public. Nwanosike, while addressing party loyalists in his locality said as long as Fubara allows his loyalists to insult former Governor and serving Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, he will continue to insult Fubara in public. In a now viral video, Nwanosike said, “Any day the likes of Chijioke sent by Fubara insults Wike, I’ll insult Fubara, so today, Fubara is a foolish Governor, he’s not a ‘mumu’ Governor but a foolish…

By Halimah Olamide An Abuja Federal High Court has nullified the N800bn appropriation presented by Governor Sim Fubara to the state House of Assembly last year as illegal. Justice James, while delivering his judgment, said the presentation of the budget by Fubara before a four-member House was not constitutional. NPO Reports that Fubara had presented the budget amidst the crisis that rocked the stating making 25 lawmakers loyal to former Governor and serving Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike to defect to the All Progressive Congress. Saying that the seats of the lawmakers had become vacant the governror had presented…