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Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife Osun state has suspended another lecturer, Monday Omo-Etan of the school’s distance learning centre for allegedly harassing a 19-year-old female student. A statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju disclosed that the university authority also handed the tutor over to…
It wouldn’t be unfair to suggest Manchester City’s season is now the Champions League or bust, they can’t win the Premier League unless a miracle occurs and the Carabao Cup is considered a minor trophy, and with that in mind, the squad has held a crisis meeting after a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. After…
The trial of 47 Nigerian men charged with public displays of affection with members of the same sex, seen as a test of a law criminalizing homosexuality, was delayed for a third time on Wednesday after a lead witness did not appear. Justice Rilwan Aikawa at the Lagos court warned prosecutors that the adjournment, to…
All Progressive Congress Mr. Charles Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday said the state chapter of the party would decide the method of primary to adopt for the governorship ticket of the party. Idahosa made this known when APC ward Chairmen from the 18 local government areas visited him in…
Ihedioha A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review its ruling on the state governorship election. The apex court had in its January 14 judgement sacked Ihedioha and declared Hope Uzodinma as the duly elected governor of the state. Ndukwe Nnawuchi (SAN), who served as the state…
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), has launched an application that will revolutionise crime management in Nigeria. The Crime Records Information Management System (CRIMS), which was developed by the ICT Unit of the NFIU would be deployed for use by all relevant crime-fighting agencies in the country. It is developed for both android and ios…
Nigerian Stock Exchange By Nkiruka Nnorom The equities market went down for two straight days yesterday following losses in some blue chip companies with investors losing N207 billion for the two days running. The market dropped further by N52 billion yesterday after declining by N155 billion on Monday as a result of profit taking activities….
BlackBerry’s future as a smartphone brand has been thrown into question after its current manufacturer said it would stop selling BlackBerry mobile phones later this year. Chinese firm TCL said it would halt sales of BlackBerry-branded handsets at the end of August and would end software support for phones in August 2022. The two companies…
January 2020 warmest on record: EU climate service Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy three degrees Celsius above the average January from 1981 to 2010, the European Union’s climate monitoring system reported Tuesday. Across a band of countries stretching from Norway to Russia, temperatures were…
OPEC By Sebastine Obasi Nigeria’s rig count declined by three last December, 2019, having recorded 17 as against 20 recorded in November, at a time the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, had an impressive plus 12, while world rig count increased by one, latest data from OPEC shows. Following Nigeria in the loser’s group…