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  Fear has gripped female students of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, over the rape of a student of the institution. A student of the college, who pleaded anonymity revealed that a final year student of the institution was raped by a hoodlum about 3 am, yesterday, Sunday, November 28, 2021, in Hostel F. The victim was said to be of the Department of Political Science. The source said the rapist had accessed the room through the window and threatened to stab the two females in the room if they raised the alarm. The hostel windows are said to be without burglary, while some of them are completely open. According to the source, while the hoodlum raped the final year student, the other student out of fear, only began shouting after the departure of the rapist. Her shout woke other students, who insisted that the hostel door must be opened. The students, it was learnt, thereafter, proceeded to the school gate chanting songs of anger and disenchantment until ...

  A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday, visited the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently detained in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. Kalu, who confirmed the development in a post on his Facebook page, said he had a discussion with the IPOB leader whom he claimed was in good health. The governor added that he would continue to counsel Kanu on his separatist agitations. He wrote: “This afternoon, I visited my brother, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, Abuja. I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’. “In 2001 when I was governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu traditional ruler of Akwara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to me. “I understand that Nnamdi has an insane amount of people rooting for him back home and I encouraged him to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances for the sake of the same people.” Kanu, who was re-arrested by securi...

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has advised the Federal Government to invest in transport infrastructure to ease the pressures on citizens when the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) is removed. The President, LCCI, Mrs Toki Mabogunje, gave the advice during her welcome remarks at the virtual presidential policy dialogue session on Friday. The Federal Government had announced that petrol subsidy would be removed by July 2022, and that it would give a transport grant of N5,000 each to between 30 million and 40 million poor Nigerians for a duration of 12 months. Mabogunje said, “We are delighted to hear about the proposed removal of fuel subsidy after a long-drawn delay. Beyond the fundamentals that have formed the basis of arguments by major stakeholders, we recommend a corresponding investment in transport infrastructure to ease movement, create more transport choices, and thereby reduce the cost of transportation and logistics. “Secondly, on the subsidy removal,...

  Three brothers have been arrested and sent to prison in Edo state. The brothers identified as Jonathan Udofa, ThankGod Udofa and Emmanuel Udofa were convicted and sentenced to prison on Thursday, November 25 2021. The trio were arraigned by the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on a one count charge of false representation and were consequently sentenced by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo state high court. In January 2021 the brothers falsely represented one james Changhan, a Chinese. The charge against Emmanuel reads: “Emmanuel Udofa (Alias James Changhan.) sometime in January, 2019 at Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did falsely represented yourself to be James Changhan (a Chinese man) and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap 48 Laws of Bendel State of Nigeria (as applicable in Edo State) 1976.” When their charges were read to them the brothers pleaded guilty. The judge consequently sentenced Emmanu...

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has assured that Nigerians and members of the organized labour will be properly carried along in all steps towards the total removal of fuel subsidy. This is as the Minister stated that no permanent decision has been taken by the government on the payment of N5,000 to 40 million poor Nigerians expected to happen once the subsidy is removed. This follows the controversy generated by the disclosure that petrol may sell for as high as N340/liter after subsidy removal and that government plans to pay N5,000 transport allowance to poor Nigerians for a period of time to cushion the effect. Ngige however submitted on Thursday that the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed as well as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari who have made comments on the issue and the likely new price of petrol only spoke as fiscal persons, not what the government has taken a final...

  FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has appealed to the FCT Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) to call off its ongoing strike, lamenting it is currently affecting the primary schools managed by the Local Education Authorities (LEA) in the six area councils. He made the appeal Thursday night after the Security Committee meeting for the month of November. The workers were protesting over concern about insecurity for teachers in remote schools in addition to the non payment of arrears of promotion benefits for teachers. Bello noted that the continuous industrial action was playing into the hands of elements determined to cripple the country. “The bedrock of our education is the primary school system and we should not allow students to suffer for issues that really are not their fault. The chairmen of the Area Councils are engaging with the teachers and we have the assurances that they will reach an agreement,” Bello said. He pleaded with the teachers to realise that...

  The Police in Ekiti State have arrested a woman identified as Sule Nana, for faking her own kidnap with the aim of getting a sum of N50,000 from her husband. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Sunday Abutu who paraded her alongside other suspects on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital said the suspect was arrested by men of the Rapid Respond Squad after thorough and intensive investigation. According to ASP Sunday, the RRS operatives on 20th November, 2021, got a distress call from Nana that she was kidnapped by unknown gunmen along Ifaki-Oye-Ekiti road. “On 20/11/2021 at about 1030hrs, a distress call was received from one *Sule Nana* ‘f’ that she was kidnapped by unknown gunmen along Ifaki/Oye-Ekiti road alongside other passengers,” Abutu stated. “She called her husband that the kidnappers were demanding for a sum of fifty thousand naira (#50,000:00) ransom before she could be released. The RRS Operatives, upon the receipt of the complaint, swung into action by combing the ...

dan mbadiwe blog reports that human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to order.  He stated this in a statement on Wednesday in reaction to the remarks of the minister on the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters. Falana noted that President Buhari had told United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during a meeting recently that state governments would have to take steps on the reports of their panels before the Federal Government would act on the recommendations. He stressed that by his action, Mohammed has overruled the President by rejecting the report of the panel in Lagos on behalf of the Federal Government. The senior advocate also accused the minister of insulting the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by rejecting the report of the panel instituted ...

       ASUU has warned FG against approval of new universities and given reasons.  danmbadiwe's blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has, warned the Federal Government against giving approvals for the creation of new universities. The immediate past President and ex-officio of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who gave the warning, said Nigeria does not by any reason need new universities. He maintained that the best thing for the government to do is to focus on rehabilitation of the existing ones in order to deliver quality education to the people. Ogunyemi stated this in Abuja during a national symposium and retirement felicitation to celebrate a former President of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Comrade Sam Akindele. The University’s lecturers’ rejection of the new university came barely one month after their counterparts in the Polytechnics described creation of new tertiary institutions as mere constit...

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been reportedly placed on a watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Naija News reports that the anti-graft agency decided to place the governor under the watchful eyes of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) ahead of the expiration of his tenure. In a letter to the Comptroller General of the service dated November 15, 2021, the EFCC says it decided to place Obiano on the watchlist in order to prevent him from travelling out of the country.   The anti-graft agency asked the Service to inform it anytime Obiano is travelling out of the country from any of the international airports, as well as other points of entry and exit. Although the EFCC has not formally preferred any charge against Obiano since he is still enjoying immunity from prosecution as a sitting governor. As of the time of filing this report, the EFCC did not state the reason for placing the governor on a watchlist. It was learned that the agency migh...

Nigeria’s hurdler, Tobiloba Amusan, has claimed another global victory, this time, the prestigious FIN Women Award in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. “I am indeed elated that I have been found worthy to be awarded the best woman in sports,” Amusan said yesterday after receiving the award, which recognises outstanding female leaders, male champions as well as institutions for their commitment to advance the cause of women empowerment within the public and corporate sectors. “This will always cross my mind, and constantly remind me of how it all started and every effort our team put in to get to where we are now. It gives me so much joy that our efforts are not being overlooked, and that each person in this room is the winners. I want to say thank you all, most importantly (FIN Women). Let this award be a seal of what we can all achieve. Shout out to all women out there doing exploit,” Amusan stated. Amusan put behind her Tokyo Olympics disappointment by winning the Continental Tour Gol...

 The  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that no fewer than 41, 000 jobs have been created through waste management practices in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday during the Nordic-Nigeria Connect conference, themed, ‘Smart city solutions and circular economy,’ held in Victoria Island. He said, “Following the huge investments we have made in the waste management sector, as well as the transformation of our waste management practices over the last two years, we have been able to create no fewer than 41,000 direct and indirect jobs in that period of time. “Furthermore, with the advent of recycling and other waste management streams, we envisage there will be about 6,000 additional jobs being created annually.” The governor added that his administration would focus on waste regulation through infrastructure and enabling capacity. “Daily, in Lagos State, we generate approximately 13,000 metric tonnes of solid waste. It is clear to us that to achieve the ...

 The Niger Government said it spent more than N5 billion in the last two years on general security in the state. Alhaji Ahmed Matane, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said this while addressing newsmen in Minna on Tuesday. Matane explained that the expenditure was to complement security agencies in the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping and other crimes. He said the state also spent N605 million on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) following the security challenges and flooding in the state. The SSG said that the government bought more than 100 Hilux vehicles fitted with communication gadgets which it distributed to the security agencies during the period. “We have also refurbished 77 Hilux police patrol vehicles along with communication gadgets and five Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) for the ongoing fight against banditry and kidnapping. “We have constantly been paying security personnel allowances deployed to fight criminal elements. “We have devised new...

  Minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon take action on the current high cooking gas prices. Sylva, who made this known on Tuesday while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president at the presidential villa, Abuja, said said the president is aware and concerned about Nigeria’s cooking gas price hike.  The minister said: “We must understand that cooking gas is not subsidised. It is already a deregulated commodity so the price is not determined by the government or anybody here in Nigeria. In fact, gas prices are determined internationally,”  The price of gas internationally now affects the price of gas in our country. “But there are some issues around value-added Tax (VAT) charges and other taxes on imported gas, which we are handling. But, I want to assure you that we are quite concerned and the president also is very concerned; he is aware that the price of g...

  The family of Azeez Maruff a.k.a Tula Oyo has cried out to the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, and the public on what it described as illegal abduction of the head of the family by officers of the Nigerian Army in Oyo town, Oyo State last Thursday. According to a ‘Save Our Soul’ message by Azeez Adebayo Lanre, who is the son of Maruff, the Nigerian Army personnel came to the residence of the man in their custody at Alhaja Sara Street, Cele area of the town at about 7:50 am. In the message, Lanre stated “The whole drama started when an unknown man from nowhere stood at the back of my dad’s car parked outside the house. “Going about his usual…

  Big Brother Naija stars,   Pere ,   Boma   and  Michael , have taken to social media to show off their American passports as they prepared to board their flights to Dubai. In a video Pere shared on his  Instastory , the trio put their blue passports on display and described themselves as ‘blue passport boys’. They are said to be on their way to Dubai for the One Africa Music fest slated for Friday, November 26. The reality show stars have all spent lengthy periods of time in the United States hence the reason for owning American passports. Pere served in the United States military for six years before coming back to Nigeria to pursue acting and other careers. Boma, a professional model and one-time footballer, lived in Brooklyn, New York city, before his appearance on the BBNaija show. Michael, on his part, moved to the United States of America when he was a teenager. It was gathered that he had his high school and university education in America.

  Popular businesswoman,   Tania Omotayo   has threatened to release CCTV footage of a lady who bought goods from her store with fake alert The fashion entrepreneur, in a post she shared on her Insta-stories, urged the lady to reach out to pay off her debt, or she would be exposed. According to Tania Omotayo, the lady had gone to her store in Abuja, bought goods worth 59,000 naira but the bank later confirmed the alert was fake. It was discovered that she sent a make-believe alert to deceive the attendants that she had paid. She revealed that CCTV captured the lady’s face and threatened to post the video in few hours if the she doesn’t reach out to pay up. In her words, “To the lady that went to our store in Abuja and bought clothes worth N59,000 the bank has confirmed the alert was fake. Kindly reach to us to pay debt or we will be posting CCTV footage tomorrow and your face is clearly showing. Please do the needful to avoid being embarrassed”.

  The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari would not receive the reports of the states’ judicial panels on police brutality and extrajudicial killings. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina, stated that the president would only act on the report submitted by various state governments. Recall that the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters had last week Monday submitted a 309-page report to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel, in its report, accused the Nigerian Army and Police of killing unarmed peaceful protesters at the Lekki Tollgate. Governor Sanwo-Olu, thereafter, constituted a Committee to bring forward a White Paper within the next two weeks. Speaking today, Monday, Femi Adesina said the reports by the states’ panels won’t be submitted straight to the Federal Government. The presidential spokesperson said the federal ...

After Timothy Adegoke, a Masters’ Degree student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, was found dead in the hotel, the son of Dr Ramon Adedoyin, the hotel’s owner, who is now at large, organized the throwing away of his body into the bush, according to Olawale Olokode, the Osun State Commissioner of Police. The crime was carried out with the cooperation of two managers, according to the commissioner, who stated this on a radio program in Osogbo, the state capital. Tribune reports that the CP said, “One of the receptionists of the hotel who was on duty believed that the victim paid for two nights, and that he entered the room on Friday between 5pm and 6pm on Friday, adding that by Sunday he would have left. She was the one who went to that room to discover that after several knocks and no response, she came to look for a spare key. “Each of the staff, manager, auditor, checker and others believed that it was their duty to report to the management of the hotel. “After reporting to...

 Mr mbadiwe Daniel is a student of Michael okpara federal University of Agriculture umudike at umuahia, abia state, studying Civil engineering. He is from Arondizuogu, imo state Nigeria. Aside being a blogger, he also has many self employed businesses, Copywriter, Web content and many more. Please follow up, like and comment, wait for more news ❤️

  A Nigerian man, Sulieman Momoh who is a survivor of colon cancer has tied the knot with the woman who stood by him all through his treatment and trying period. A Facebook user, Chigozie Effe, who is also a journalist, shared the good news alongside pictures of Suleiman before and after shows he recovered from the illness. Ad.   Are you a small business owner selling products online? Ship your first 3 Packages for FREE within Nigeria with Postnest. Signup Now. He wrote;  ”Christ is the King! Read my testimony READ ALSO:    Nigerian lady motivates social media users with her amazing physical transformation Christ is indeed the King and am glad to be part of this testimony in the life of Suleiman who is now married to the lady of his dreams and who stood by him in his dark moments. Photo 1: Shows Suleiman dying of Colon Cancer at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital . He was abandoned to his fate but Christ never abandoned him. Photo 2: The Street Journalist h...