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LASU Undergraduate, Five Aiye Cult Members Shoot Man In His Manhood

An undergraduate of the Lagos State University (LASU), Shittu Saheed, was on Wednesday arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for armed robbery and allegedly shooting one Oke Oscar in his manhood with a locally-made pistol.
Saheed was arraigned alongside five suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity,

Federal Government Releases N650bn For Capital Projects

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that road construction and repairs under the Ministry of Works and Housing were a significant beneficiary of N650bn so far released for capital projects in the 2019 budget.
It also named the ministries of transportation and power among the biggest beneficiaries of the funds

Oyo collaborates with FRSC on traffic management

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde assured that his administration would support the activities of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, seeking collaboration with the agency the management of traffic in the state.
Makinde, according to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa said this

Gbemisola Saraki Describes Hate Speech Bill As Unnecessary

The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has described the Hate Speech Bill which was recently introduced by the Senate as unnecessary.
Speaking to State House correspondents today after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Saraki noted that the CyberCrime Act which was enacted by former President

DSS DG Keeps Ignoring My Calls Over Sowore – Falana

Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), has stopped taking his calls.
The senior lawyer said this while responding to the an earlier statement of Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the DSS.
Afunanya had accused Falana of playing to the

Super Eagles fly past Benin in AFCON qualifie

Sport November 13, 2019 at 7:07 pm 0 comments

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have defeated the Benin Republic National team 2-1 in their opening match of the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The Eagles had trailed Benin Republic on three minutes.
Sloppy defending allowed a free Stephane Sessegnon to slot the ball past a stranded

At Least Seven Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Blast

World News November 13, 2019 at 3:17 pm 0 comments

At least seven people were killed and ten wounded, including four foreigners, when a minivan packed with explosives detonated during Kabul’s morning rush hour Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said.
The spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said the bomb — targeting an SUV belonging to a private Canadian security company, GardaWorld

Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles back on track for Tokyo ticket

Sport November 13, 2019 at 10:04 am 0 comments

Cup holders Nigeria returned to contention for a place in the semi finals of the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations, coming from a goal down to steamroll Zambia 3-1 in Cairo on Tuesday.
With a quarter of an hour gone, it appeared to be going away for the defending

Nigeria’s Rugby Sevens Team qualify for 2020 Africa Cup Sevens

Sport November 12, 2019 at 10:10 am 0 comments

Nigeria Rugby Sevens Team, the Black Stallions missed qualification for Japan 2020 Olympics, but have earned automatic qualification for next year’s Africa Cup Sevens by finishing eighth in the edition that ended in Johannesburg at the weekend.
The Black Stallions participated in the competition for the first time since 2016

NAFDAC to clampdown substandard, falsified drugs

Health November 11, 2019 at 10:46 pm 0 comments

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will reduce substandard and falsified medicines to five per cent prevalence by 2025 in the country.
The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.
Adeyeye said that one of the strategic

Trump Jr. booed at UCLA

World News November 11, 2019 at 8:39 pm 0 comments

Donald Trump Jr.was booed off stage and forced to abandon a book tour appearance at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus on Monday, due to a protest by supporters of his father.
The event, organised by conservative group Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was disrupted by chants of “Q and