The Lagos State University (LASU) has granted admission to 12,873 students out of over 50,000 applicants for its 2023/2024 session. This was made known by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello at the institution’s matriculation ceremony which was held today, Wednesday, February 28, on its main campus in Ojo, Lagos, reports The Natio...
There was drama at the Matero Local Court, Zambia, when two men fought after they both claimed to have fathered a two-year-old child from a woman aged 18. Bizeck Tembo, 21, and Lemmy Mubusu, aged 20, could not control their anger when the court ordered that a DNA test should be conducted to ascertain who […]
•Port Harcourt Refinery As the Port Harcourt oil Refinery comes to life, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has concluded plans to hand over the government refinery to private operators. The NNPCL said it is seeking to engage reputable and credible operations and maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Port Harcourt Refi...
•Betta Edu and Tinubu The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, took over the leadership of the ministry days after the minister, Betta Edu was suspended. Enitan’s action is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that suspended Edu on Monday over the alleged transfer...
•A tricycle accident Three passengers have reportedly died after an amateur driver ran over a tricycle in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred at the Maranatha axis of the Oru-Ijebu Igbo highway, yesterday, reports Daily Trust. It was gathered that the crash, which happened around 11am, involved a Toyot...
•Segun Obayendo Over 200 people lost their lives as a result of boat accidents in seven states in 2023, the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration declared today. It said findings by CIOTA showed that the accidents occurred in Kwara, Calabar, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Ondo states, adding that thousands had died from road cr...
•Ladi Adebutu Days after losing at the appeal court, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, insists his party won the March 18 poll with over 50,000 votes. Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the poll after polling 276,298. Adebutu scored 262,383 wh...
A move by Kenyan authorities to tax travellers on new or used goods brought into the country has caused an outcry, with lawmakers and even a government minister denouncing the scheme. Although the Kenya Revenue Authority has said the directive is not new, it has triggered confusion and concern, with some complaining of harassment by […]