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By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education said that the new school fees regime for unity colleges was reviewed by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in some documents obtained from the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Sunday. The documents revealed that the new school fees regime was approved by the immediate past Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu under President Muhammadu Buhari. A source from the ministry who preferred anonymity said that the fees was reviewed across board and not only for JSS 1 students The source said that uniform was added because…

By Hallimah Olamide The much anticipated BBNaija ‘All-Stars’ edition premiered on Sunday with housemates from past editions returning for another round of entertainment in the Big Brother house. Mercy Eke and Whitemoney, winners of the ‘Pepper Dem’ and Shine Ya Eye’ editions respectively, as well as 18 other ex-housemates from the seven previous editions of Big Brother Naija were ushered into the house by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host. The housemates took turns to reveal their aims of coming back on the show. Cee-C from the “Double Wahala” season, a lawyer and filmmaker, returning on the show after five years, said…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Beninese father, Mr Pome Banda, and three others who allegedly lured a nine-year-old boy from Benin Republic for money ritual. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mr Ari Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos. Mohammed said in the process of their plans, Zone 2 Criminal Investigation Department got information about them and the police acted as the herbalist who wanted to help them to use the boy for money ritual. He said the operatives started discussing with the boy’s father, his brother living in Nigeria, one Benjamin…

By Hallimah Olamide Popular Nigerian singer David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has decided to reward a staff member of Eko Hotel and Suites, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, with the sum of $10k (N8.6m) after she returned $70,000 to hotel management. Mary had discovered a misplaced bag containing a significant sum of $70,000 in one of the hotel’s suites. Without hesitation, she promptly reported the discovery to the hotel management. The management, in turn, took swift action and successfully located the owner of the money. Reacting via his Twitter handle on Sunday, Davido expressed his admiration and appreciation over the honesty…

By Kamil Opeyemi Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will on Sunday depart Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Abiola stated that at the Rome event, Shettima would join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26. According to him, during the summit, Shettima would chair a high-level…

By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin, Charles Uwagbale, with 93 wraps of cocaine in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi while disclosing this in a statement on Sunday said that the notorious drug kingpin specialized in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe especially Italy. He said that the suspect was shocked when NDLEA operatives stormed his hotel room and arrested him together with a courier in Okota area of Lagos, late on Friday. Babafemi said the drug lord was preparing a recruited courier…

By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state government on Sunday said the 103 victims of the 2020 protests were not killed at the Lekki Tollgate. Rather, the government, in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, said the 103 victims slated for mass burial were those picked from the many scenes of violence that erupted in the state. “For the records, the Lagos State Environmental Health Unit (SEHMU) picked up bodies in the aftermath of #EndSARS violence and community clashes at Fagba, Ketu, Ikorodu, Orile, Ajegunle, Abule-Egba, Ikeja, Ojota, Ekoro, Ogba, Isolo and Ajah areas of…

By Ehi Braimah The story that is on every lip and also trending widely is that “life is hard.” It is indeed true. The times are tough and Nigerians are no longer smiling due to unbearable economic hardships. Who will protect the vulnerable and long-suffering masses who are struggling daily to eke out a living? Who will cover their “nakedness”? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told us that becoming the president of Nigeria was his life-time ambition. I don’t see anything wrong with that statement of purpose but the challenges of the moment will test his leadership skills. I have written…

By Halimah Olamide There are ripples being generated as a letter purportedly emanating from the Lagos state government which shows that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the burial of 103 victims of the police brutality violence that happened in 2020. Speaking with the NPO Reports on the matter on telephone Sunday afternoon, an official of the government said journalists should await an official response to the matter. In a letter signed by the Director General of the Lagos state Public Procurement Agency, Mr. Onafowote Fatai Idowu, which was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, it conveyed to the…

By Lai Olurode Certainly, the Presidency is bothered by the full ramifications of the consequence of the removal of fuel subsidy from petroleum products. Secondly, it is aware that Nigeria’s poorest of the poor cannot withstand a full-blown free-for-all market forces. Even, in the home of raw capitalism and conservatism where Adam Smith’s invisible hands hold sway, and where market forces are expected to display a free reign with no restrain, the milk of human kindness is directed at the poor, the old, vulnerable groups and farmers. Granted that social intervention by the federal government is desirable, Nigerian government has…