November 2024

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Court

BREAKING: Supreme Court voids National Lottery Act

Akanji Philip November 22, 2024 0 Comment

The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the National Lottery Act that was enacted in 2005 by the National Assembly. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, held...

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Extra

National Assembly Approves Life Sentences For Drug Offenders

Akanji Philip November 22, 2024 0 Comment

The National Assembly has amended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, prescribing life imprisonment for drug offenders and traffickers. This comes following the adoption of the harmonised report by the Senate and...

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Featured

Nigerian Man Freed After 10 Years for a Crime He Didn’t Commit

Akanji Philip November 22, 2024 0 Comment

A Nigerian man, identified as Junior, has been released from prison after spending 10 years behind bars in what many are calling a tragic miscarriage of justice. Junior’s ordeal began a decade ago...

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National

New National ID Card: Nigerians to Pay for NIN Amid Government Revenue Challenges

Akanji Philip November 22, 2024 0 Comment

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national Identity card due to limited government revenue. The Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, Dr...

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Local News

Again, Seyi Tinubu Endorsed For Governor In Lagos

VAM News November 22, 2024 0 Comment

News Update THE Lagos branch of the Middle Belt youths has endorsed Seyi Tinubu, urging him to take over as governor of Lagos State in 2027 to continue building on the Bola Tinubu structure...

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Local News

Two-thirds of Nigerian households lack money for healthy food

VAM News November 22, 2024 0 Comment

News Update A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has revealed that two-thirds of households in Nigeria currently lack money to eat healthy and nutritious food. The NBS survey titled, “Nigeria General...

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Education VIEWPOINT

Int’l Students Day 2024: Federal Govt Honours Outstanding Students

VAM News November 22, 2024 0 Comment

News Update THE Nigerian government, through the office of the special Assistant to the President on Student engagement, has honoured exceptional students in various fields of study. The students were recognised yesterday during the...

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Ondo: I’ve Put Election Behind Me – Aiyedatiwa

VAM News November 21, 2024 0 Comment

– Gov, on return from Abuja, promises to put people’s interest first It was carnival-like at the Akure Airport on Thursday as Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa alongside his Deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, returned home...

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Featured

Embattled UNIZIK VC To FG: You Can’t Sack Me Through Press Statement

Akanji Philip November 21, 2024 0 Comment

The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof Bernard Odoh, on Thursday, lamented the mode through which he was removed as the institution’s VC, stating that it didn’t go through...

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Local News

World Fisheries Day: Ekiti Association Gifts Over 200 Fish to Special Schools

VAM News November 21, 2024 0 Comment

News Update In a heartwarming celebration of World Fisheries Day, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Farmers Association of Ekiti State, in collaboration with the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) and the Federal Department of Fisheries,...