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Sex-for-grades scandal rocks UNILAG

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Due to the escapades of randy some lecturers, Nigerian universities caught global attention yesterday. The focus on the nation’s universities was triggered by yesterday’s release by BBC African Eye, of a video allegedly showing academics propositioning undercover female reporters. Wearing a secret camera, a reporter, Kiki Mordi, had allegedly visited Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, a lecturer of the Department of European Languages and Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos (UNILAG), posing as a 17-year-old admission seeker. The clip went on to show the lecturer allegedly making sexual overtures to…

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US$11m fraud: Obinwanne Okeke to forfeit N280m

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After his arrest on August 6, 2019 at Dulles, Virginia in the United States of America by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Obinwanne Okeke a.k.a Invictus Obi is again facing another battle as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture to the Federal Government of the sum of N280,555,010 linked to him. The ruling by Justice Rilwan Aikawa came after an ex-parte application filed on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Okeke after the said amount was traced to…

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Buhari presents 2020 budget to National Assembly today

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Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, will today present an appropriation bill of N10.729 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year before a joint session of the National Assembly. It was learnt that the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sanctioned the adjustments made by the National Assembly to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF-SP) which reviewed upward the earlier N9.12 trillion estimates. The gathering, originally billed for last Saturday when the president returned from his state visit to South Africa, was shifted…

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South African returnee confesses: I robbed a laptop dealer with toy gun

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A suspect named Victor Remi is singing like a bird after his arrest by operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, for robbing a computer dealer of three Apple laptops worth N1.5m. Remi, a South African returnee and his accomplice, Ekeh Maxwell, a musician were said to have disguised as buyers to dispossess computer dealer of his laptops using gun and knife. The suspects got the contact of their victim on Twitter, sent a message to him and requested two Apple MacBook Pro – 2018 edition…

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Diaby Fadiga reveal reasons he stole £62,000 watch

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Lamine Diaby-Fadiga has cited ‘jealousy’ as his reasons for taking Nice striker Kasper Dolberg’s watch last month. Dolberg had a £62,000 watch stolen from his team’s dressing room on September 16 and took his complaint to the police. It emerged that Diaby was in fact the thief with the 18-year-old subsequently sacked by the Ligue 1 club on Tuesday. “After several days of an unprecedented media storm for me, I have decided to give myself a voice via communication,” Diaby tweeted. “I would like to first of all apologise to…

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Ex Bauchi governors Yuguda, Abubakar indicted of gross mismanagement

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Former governors of Bauchi State Isa Yuguda and Mohammad Abubakar have been indicted of “gross mismanagement and fraud” by the 21-man panel of inquiry set up by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Muhammed to investigate the two previous administrations. The committee disclosed after its three-month findings, alleging that Abubakar sold seven exotic vehicles to himself, while his aides carted away about 30 official cars. It said yesterday that it also investigated Yuguda’s administration between May 2007 and May 2015, adding that Abubakar’s administration from May 2015 to 2019 has a lot…

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GAIM Season 4 -Fidelity Bank Promotes savings Culture

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  One of Nigeria’s top lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, on Thursday announced the introduction of a new savings campaign in Lagos, as part of concerted efforts to promote the culture of savings amongst Nigerians. The Savings campaign which will ride primarily on digital technologies is one of the many initiatives of the bank aimed at rewarding new and existing customers for their unwavering loyalty and patronage. Dubbed “Get Alert In Millions (GAIM) Season 4”, the savings promo is expected to run till April 2020, a duration of six months and…

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AMCON battles ex-Customs’ staff over N175m debt

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One of the Federal High Courts situated in Lagos, has adjourned the hearing of  debt recovery suit of N176,586 487.86 instituted against former custom staff, Dr. Kamoru Bolaji Yusuff by Asset Management of Nigeria, AMCON till November 5, 2019.  In a statement of claim filed before the court by a Lagos lawyer Fola Alade on behalf of the debt recovery agency, the plaintiff alleged that Dr Kamoru Bolaji Yusuf who is a former staff of the Nigerian Customs service and owner of shares in 13 stock exchange quoted companies was…

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Woman sued for jumping over zoo fence to dance before lion

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An unidentified woman has been sued for criminal trespass after jumping over the Bronx Zoo security fence in New York just to perform a dance stunt before a lion. The woman managed to get into the African lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, and paraded in front of one of the lions. The lion watched as the woman danced and greeted him, even as bystanders watched on. Another zoo visitor who witnessed the daring do, Hernán Reynoso, said, “She just was there, dancing, saying ‘hi’ to the lion.” “The lion…

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Buhari will not seek tenure extension under any circumstances -Garba Shehu

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President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek tenure extension at the end of his 2nd term in office as rumours of a possible 3rd term agenda spread in the gossip mill. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu in a statement on Nigeria’s Independence Day made the declaration saying categorically that the President will not seek tenure extension under any circumstances and will not support an amendment of the constitution to make that happen. “The Presidency wishes to correct internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary regarding presidential term limits, given credence by…

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