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NECO dismisses 70 staff over certificate forgery

About 70 staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO) have been dismissed for certificate forgery. The approval for the dismissal of the affected staff was approved at NECO’s 17th extra-ordinary meeting of the Governing Board after vetting a report by a verification Committee set up by the management. The dismissal was contained in a statement…

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Bank worker, accomplices in EFCC’s net after emptying customer’s dormant account, thinking he’s dead

An official of a commercial bank and three others have allegedly emptied the account of a Nigerian man who resides in Saudi Arabia, PUNCH reports. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said the suspects had concluded that the owner of the account, Sanusi Yakubu, was dead when he did not operate the account for years….

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Child abuse: woman burns 13 year old step son’s hands, accuses him of sleeping with her in dream

Wicked step mother has reportedly burnt hands of 13-year-old boy, her step son, as she accused him of sleeping with her in the dream . 13-year-old Ovey Friday pictured above has lost both his hands after his stepmother took him to a native doctor and coals of fire were heaped on his tied hands after…

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Just In: Ex-Information minister, Alex Akinyele is dead after brief illness

Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Akinyele, is dead, The Nation reports. A statement by one of his sons, Constantine Akinfolarin Akinyele, confirmed that the Ondo chief passed away Thursday night after a brief illness. Akinyele, an a trained public relations specialist and an administrator after serving as the Minister of Information, later became…

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UI Pharmacy alumni, 89 set commends Oyo Govt on Agriculture, Health

Oyo State Government through the Secretary to the State Government Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun has reiterated that the present administration is committed to running an economy that will improve the standard of living for the good people of the State. Mrs Adeosun stated this during a courtesy visit paid to her by the University of Ibadan,…

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Oyo Govt. receives Osinbajo’s Foundation, promises to partner NGOs to fulfil 2030 SDG’s goal

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Kunle Yusuff has said that Sustainable Development Goals in Oyo State will Collaborate with NGO’s in the State to attain 2030 SDG development Agenda. Yusuff stated this during a courtesy visit paid by the Osibanjo Emmanuel Foundation which was held at (SSG) Conference…

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FG says no going back on regulation of social media despite criticisms

There is no going back on the planned sanitation of the social media, the federal government has maintained, The Nation reports. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said government will not back down on the proposal. The Minister, who spoke in Abuja during an audience with the online publishers, insisted no amount of…

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‘I no do again’, Says groom as he dumps bride on wedding day (watch)

Confusion as a Nigerian Groom said to dump his bride on the very day of their wedding. THEWATCH NEWS reports that the man said the woman has been cheating on him, a reason for his nastt behaviour. When questioning him, he said a man came out after the pastor asked. “If you are against the…

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Imported rice flood Sokoto market, two months after border closure

Two months and a few days after Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s closure of land borders, all major markets and stores in Sokoto still flooded with foreign rice. It was revealed by Nigerian Tribune that despite the closure and a ban on foreign rice by the President Buhari led federal government, scores of imported rice are…

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Just In : Court dismisses Busola Dakolo’s case against Fatoyinbo

A High Court in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday dismissed the case filed by Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). The court also awarded costs of N1,000,000 against Dakolo and held that the fine should have been 10 times more because the court’s time was wasted. Dakolo had filed…

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