February 14, 2025
League Of Imams in Yorubaland Abandons Practice Of Waiting For Sultan Of Sokoto, Declares March 1 Commencement of Ramadan
League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland has announced that Ramadan 1446 AH (2025) will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025, departing from the traditional practice of waiting for the official declaration by the Sultan of Sokoto, who is regarded as the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims. In a communiqué issued by the Office of […]
Tinubu Approves Conversion Of YABATECH In Lagos State To University
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to a university. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Friday while addressing the school management, staff, and students of the college during a working visit to the institution. “The rector said some minutes ago that […]
Osun Government Converts Odeomu Cooperative College to Degree Awarding Institution
• Adeleke Clears Cooperative Societies Debt Owed by Previous Governments By Sola Isola Osun state government has converted Odeomu Cooperative College to a degree awarding institution where students will obtain National Diploma, Higher National Diploma as well as Bachelors Degrees. The College which was abandoned for 12 years and later rehabilitated by the Ademola Adeleke-led […]
Governor Adeleke Approves Free Eye Tests for School Students – OSHIA ES
By Sola Isola The Osun State Government is set to conduct free eye tests for all students of Primary and Secondary Schools across the state through the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA). OSHIA Executive Secretary, Dr Rasaq Akindele revealed this on Thursday while receiving the Popular Social Media Influencer, Omolola Fasakin, also known as ‘Mewolaka’ […]
Naira devaluation: How Nigeria used Binance as scapegoat for Tinubu’s policy failure — Gambaryan
Head of Finance and Compliance at Binance in the United States, Tigran Gambaryan, said the Nigerian government used the cryptocurrency platform as a scapegoat for the repercussions of President Bola Tinubu’s Naira devaluation policy. Gambaryan disclosed this in a lengthy statement on his official X account on Friday, titled ‘Some Unknown Facts’. Reflecting on his […]
MTN Nigeria Jerks Up Call Rates By 76.9%
MTN Nigeria has implemented a staggering 76.92 percent increase in its Pulse call bundle rate, raising the cost from N7.8 per minute (13 kobo per second) to N13.8 per minute (23 kobo per second). This comes as part of a broader price adjustments following the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approval of a 50 percent tariff […]
7 Die, 40 Injured As Truck Suffers Break Failure In Kano
At least seven people have lost their lives, while over 40 others sustained various degrees of injuries after a heavy-duty truck experienced brake failure, lost control and overturned beneath the Muhammadu Buhari Bridge in Nassarawa local government area of Kano State. The truck was reportedly heading to Lagos State from Takai local government area of […]
PDP Defectors ‘ll Soon Return To Party, Say Ex-Speakers
The Forum of Former Speakers in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians to look forward to the return of many politicians who left the party a few years ago to join other political parties. According to the forum, PDP is the most acceptable, widely spread and best-organised political party committed to addressing the […]
JUST-IN: UNIZIK Expels Female Student Who Assaulted Lecturer
The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has expelled a TikToker-student,, from the institution for assaulting a lecturer. The Acting Registrar of the University, Victor Modebelu, disclosed this in an expulsion letter dated Thursday, February 13, 2025, addressed to Chimamaka. Modebelu said the Acting Vice-Chancellor of UNIZIK had received the report from the Student […]
JUST-IN: Binance Executive Accuses 3 Nigerian Lawmakers Of Demanding $150m Bribe
A Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who was detained in Nigeria for some months, has alleged that three Nigerian federal lawmakers demanded $150 million (approximately N225bn as of February 14) as bribe from him. LEADERSHIP recalls that in January 2024, Gambaryan and another Binance official Nadeem were detained by the Nigerian government over accusation of money […]