UNIBEN probes sexual harassment allegations against professor
The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has set up a committee to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against a Professor in the Department of Philosophy. This was contained in a circular issued by the investigation committee’s Secretary,…
Anxiety as Kogi varsity students’ abductors demand N50m ransom
The abductors of two students of Kogi State University, Kabba have reduced their ransom demand to N50m for their release. The students were kidnapped on August 2, 2024, at the same spot, and the same day the Caretaker Chairmen of…
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa,…
Osun vows to clamp down on tax defaulters
Osun State Internal Revenue Service has said it would begin to clamp down on business premises that have failed to fulfill their tax obligations to the government. In a statement he issued on Saturday, OIRS Information Officer, Oluwaseun Ayeni, said…
Cultists kill Ogun community leader’s son, one other
Some suspected cultists on Friday night reportedly killed a 48-year-old Point-of-Sale operator, Fatai Kehinde, under Kuto bridge, Abeokuta. The PoS operator popularly called Faity and son of the Baale of Kuto Community, Abeokuta, was said to have been butchered by…
Celine Dion slams Trump for playing ‘Titanic’ song at rally
Celine Dion took a jab at Donald Trump on Saturday for using at an election rally the song she wrote and sang for the disaster movie “Titanic,” about the ocean liner’s sinking. The Republican presidential candidate has been lampooned on…
Battle for Biafra moves to US
Leader of the Autopilot faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa, has taken the Biafra case to the United States, seeking international support and recognition for the cause. Ekpa, who prides himself as the Prime Minister of…
USA beat France 98-87 for men’s basketball Olympic gold
The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron…
U.S. beat Brazil to win first Olympic gold in female football since 2012
The U.S. defeated Brazil in the women’s football final to win their first Olympic gold medal since 2012. Unlike what the Americans are used to, dominating their opponents from the start of games, it was not the case against the…