BBNaija: Organizers under attack, accused of favouritism over new twist

By Nsikak Nseyen The Big Brother Naija reality show’s producers have come under fire for the Sunday twist. Remember that Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the establishment of a Level 3 house for evicted housemates? Ebuka explained that Doyin, Chomzy and Eloswag who were evicted on Sunday will be kept in the Level 3 house until at least Sunday, September 18 2022. …

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Lassa fever kills 170 Nigerians, Monkeypox 6

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lassa fever has killed 170 Nigerians in 25 states since the beginning of this year. This was revealed in the Centre’s situation report on Friday, along with the fact that there were 909 confirmed cases out of 6,547 suspected cases recorded during the period. “From week 1 to week 35 of …

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Nine dead in Madagascar river collision

Authorities said on Monday that at least nine people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a passenger boat collided with a cargo vessel on a river in northwest Madagascar. Children were among the 35 people aboard the eight-metre (26-foot) boat when it collided on the Loza river near Antsohihy on Sunday evening, according to the River and …

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Many killed as Nigerian troops raid ISWAP terrorists’ ‘Somalia’ hideout in Sambisa

Two Nigerian military Super Tucano fighter jets have killed scores of Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists in Somalia, near Sambisa Forest, which is thought to be where the terrorists treat wounded fighters. According to PRNigeria, in addition to killing many ISWAP fighters at the site, the airstrikes also raided Abdallari, a terrorist enclave located northeast of Maiduguri. …

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APC women group mobilises 10.68m votes for BAT-KASH

by Mark Itsibor The All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group, codenamed 774 Women for BAT-KASH 2023, has begun mobilising over 10.689 million women to vote for the party’s presidential joint ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima. The group stated that it will accomplish this feat by mobilising 60 women in each of the country’s 176, 846 polling …

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ASUU strike: Court adjourns case till September 16

The case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been adjourned to September 16 by the National Industrial Court. Justice Polycap Hamman adjourned the matter to enable both parties to file the necessary papers for the suit. The Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, revealed …

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Katsina civilian JTF kills nine terrorists, arrests five

By Olaide Oyelude On Sunday, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Katsina State’s Batsari Local Government Area repelled a terrorist attack on the town, killing nine of them. The civilian task force team also apprehended five more terrorists and seized nine of the attack’s motorcycles. Despite the fact that the state police command has yet to be officially …

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I’ll be Fair to All, Unilorin VC-designate Pledges

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Prof Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, has pledged that his administration will be fair to all members of the university community in its dealings and just in all circumstances. Professor Egbewole was elected as the institution’s new vice chancellor following a rigorous selection process overseen by the university’s Governing Council. …

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FG asks court to order lecturers back to work

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos The federal government has referred the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUlong-running )’s strike to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication. This was the result of a failed dialogue between the union and the Federal Ministry of Education. According to Section 18 (I) (b) of the TDA …

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5,000 APC Members Join PDP in Kwara

By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state was hit by a wave of defections over the weekend, with no fewer than 5,000 APC members publicly defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ahead of the 2023 elections. The most affected local government councils in the state are the Ilorin …

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