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Jacob Agada, a retired official of the Nigerian Immigration Service, was shot and killed by gunmen in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, who are thought to be kidnappers. A few hours after Agada was taken hostage by the gunmen who set up barricades at Ombi II, Lafia on Thursday night and abducted him, he was discovered dead. At around 9 o’clock in the evening, the victim was apparently on his way home when he was kidnapped by the thugs, who later left his lifeless body nearby on Friday morning. A family source bemoaned the escalating level of insecurity in…

Indecent attire is now forbidden among university students and staff, according to the Service Compact with All Nigerian Directorate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). In a statement released on Friday in Calabar, Prof. Patrick Egaga, the director of SERVICOM, announced the restriction. He said that the institution’s female personnel and most students were wearing indecent, provocative, and out-of-place clothing, which the directors had seen with great alarm. “Specifically, short skirts or gowns, above the knee, open backs, crop tops, braless tops and gowns, spaghetti finger, sleeveless tops, handless gowns, bikinis, see-through, transparent, apparels, and revealing contours are no longer…

When residents of Aponrin in Agbowo, Ibadan, who had come to a crusade arranged by the pastor, Dr. Owen Abraham, allegedly fled with 52 Androids and iPhones, cash, and valuables, there was a mid-drama on Tuesday. Some of the preacher’s victims claim that he claimed to have been guided by God to travel from the Gambia to Ibadan for the crusade. On the final day of the five-day campaign, Abraham asserted that the Holy Spirit had told him to tell people to turn in their phones and valuables, but he afterward made off with them. The victims claimed that on…

The media celebrity Toke Makinwa has announced that she would be getting married years after her first marriage fell apart. In answer to an inquiry on Snapchat, Makinwa offered intriguing facts. She was questioned on Snapchat by a follower if she planned to wed in the future. The user identified as @Badboy_CHASE had written, “Any plan of settling down in the future?” Responding, the media personality wrote, “Yesssssss, I’m getting married soon.” The fashion enthusiast has recently been making headlines since Instagram blogger Cutie Julls alleged that she and Nollywood actress Sharon Ooja are currently at each other’s throats because…

Wasiu Alabi Odetola, popularly known as Pasuma, a Fuji celebrity, has lost his mother and is grieving. On Thursday night, the performer made a statement about Alhaja Adijat Kuburat (Iyawo Anobi). Pasuma, 55, alerted the public with a succinct remark on his Instagram page. ME! MY JEWEL! I’ll always miss you! I’m speechless! Please keep an eye out for me from heaven as you rest in strength and peace, he pleaded. More than 3,500 comments were left on the post within an hour from family, friends, coworkers, and admirers. Fuji maestro KWAM 1 becomes Mayegun of Yorubaland Pasuma alias Oganla…

Ondo State Police Command men on Thursday prevented students at Akungba-Akoko’s Adekunle Ajasin University from protesting the passing of a classmate. The dead, whose identity had not yet been established at the time this story was filed, was allegedly stabbed to death by individuals thought to belong to a cult. The student, who apparently lived outside the school’s campus, was said to have been attacked by locals who were thought to be members of a cult. Anger over the incident reportedly led the AAUA students to take to the streets to protest, but they were stopped by police officers sent…

Prof. Onje Gyewado, a former deputy governor of Nasarawa, was abducted by gunmen in his village in the state’s Wamba local government region. Between 1999 and 2003, Gyewado served as the previous governor Abdullahi Adamu’s deputy. The command is stepping up its quest to free the former Deputy Governor, according to CP Maiyaki Baba, commissioner of police for the Nasarawa State Police command. “The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Maiyaki Baba has reassured the general public, especially the family of Prof Onje Gye-wado that effort is ongoing to rescue the victim who was abducted by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which receives 2.5% of the mobile telecommunication network operators’ annual revenue as a license renewal fee, will be the subject of an investigation by the House of Representatives into how the fund has been used. A special ad hoc committee will be established to “investigate the failure/inability of the NCC to promote widespread availability and usage of mobile telecommunication network services throughout Nigeria, including the underserved and un-served areas,” according to a resolution made during Thursday’s plenary by the House. The commission must submit a final report for additional legislative action within four weeks. Mark…

According to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Nigeria’s domestic gas infrastructure network can transport 6.9 billion standard cubic feet (BCF) of gas to support power-generating and gas-based companies. M Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., said this on Thursday at the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) 2023 in Abuja. The seminar was organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), with the theme “Effective Gas Resources Utilization: A Lever for Enhancing Energy Security and Achieving Net-Zero Emission Goals in Nigeria.” According to Kyari, Nigeria’s enormous investment in gas infrastructure is predicated…

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has requested the Federal Government to begin the process of appointing new rectors to five federal polytechnics. Mr. Anderson Ezeibe, President of ASUP, made the appeal at the conclusion of the union’s 106th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja. The Federal Polytechnic Ugep in Cross River, the Federal Polytechnic Shendam in Plateau, the Federal Polytechnic Mungonu in Borno, the Federal Polytechnic Enugu in Enugu State, and the Federal Polytechnic Wannune in Benue are among the institutes. According to Ezeibe, the conference was organised to address major concerns impacting the Nigerian…