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-denies ban on campus fellowship Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orumwense, yesterday explained why the institution recalled five students who were rusticated for protesting against increment of various fees. Prof. Orumwense said the students were not rusticated for protesting but for attempting to disrupt the University’s 47th Founder’s Day and 43rd Convocation ceremonies. Orumwense who denied ... Read More »

The Nigerian Army has claimed that factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, is on the run and dressed as a hijab-wearing woman. The claim was made in a statement signed by Brigadier-General SK Usman, Army Director of Public Relations. According to the Army, credible information from arrested and surrendered insurgents indicated that Shekau could no longer bear the heat ... Read More »

  ‘$41,438 blown in one-day shopping’ Ex-First Lady to EFCC: let’s settle THE DEPOSITORS Festus Iyoha Ocheche Emmanuel Philemon Buoro Festus Isidahomen Felicia Apatake Patricia Okogun Buoro Ojo Stella Wasiu Amaka Adebayo Segun Moses Jimoh Peter Ahmed Musa Ibrahim Musa Dame P. Jonathan Ayemere Sunday Eneji A.P Johnson Ojo Mary Buoro Jude  Bosede Festus Iyoha Jimoh Moses Ahmed Musa Germaine Dudafa ... Read More »

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that it had suspended its employee, Philomina Chieshe, on account of N36m which was reported to have been swallowed by a snake in the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State. The JAMB Head of Information, Fabian Benjamin, told our correspondent on Sunday that the board was taking her through other disciplinary ... Read More »

Two policemen missing in Benue herdsmen attack The Benue State Police command at the weekend declared four of their men missing after a patrol vehicle in which they operated was set ablaze. It was ambushed by suspected herdsmen in Logo Local Government. The incident occurred in Tse Akpam village, Azege, Mbaya, Tombo ward on Saturday. It was gathered that the police patrol team ... Read More »

  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the enormous goodwill with which he assumed office in 2015 is being fast depleted by some “glaring failures” of his government. The bishops said this when they paid the President a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Their address at the visit, copies of which ... Read More »

N5.5bn debt: Drama as billionaire businessman Otudeko testifies   There was mild drama at the Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday as chairman of Honeywell Group Dr Oba Otudeko escaped arrest by responding to summons to testify in his companies’ N5.5billion debt suit against Ecobank Nigeria Limited. Sporting his trademark Yoruba attire, Otudeko and his aides tried to prevent journalists ... Read More »

Immediate past Acting Director-General (D-G) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Mohammed Dauda, has disclosed that he fought off attempts by Messrs. Babagana Kingibe, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and his protégé and incumbent D-G of the NIA, Mr. Rufai Abubakar and Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff to steal $44million NIA intervention fund.  ... Read More »

Afegbua storms Force headquarters … I’m not a fugitive – Babangida’s media aide Kassim Afegbua, the Spokesman to the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has turned himself in at the Force headquarters in Abuja. Afegbua arrived the police headquarters at 10:32 a.m. in company of his wife, lawyer, Kayode Ajulo and friends. The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had ... Read More »

  The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, opened and closed his defence before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in respect of the three charges of false assets declaration instituted against him. Saraki’s defence team announced that they were closing their case after calling their only witness on Tuesday. The closing of the case was dramatic as the defence ... Read More »