THE Supreme Court will on Thursday decide on the fate of Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke’s candidature of 2022. VAM recalls that Prince Dotun Babayemi a former aspirant and now a…
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Drama As Reps Stop Bill To Increase N33,000 NYSC Corps Allowances (See Why)
Lawmakers seeks to amend the NYSC Act and do an upward review of the allowances of corps members along with present realities. Power outage at the House of Representatives stalled the consideration…
Teacher suspended for allegedly defrauding newly recruited Teachers in Osun
The Osun State Government has suspended a teacher, Abimbola Olowookere for allegedly defrauding some recently recruited teachers to the tune of N30,000 claiming to influence their posting. Reports got to the Osun…
JUST IN: Kaduna, Plateau terrorists kill farmers, other, abduct 22
Suspected terrorists have killed three farmers across communities in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, Ishaq Kasai, said the hoodlums abducted 22 people…
Dr. Usman: Disregard news of measles outbreak in Kogi
Dr Zakari Usman, the Commissioner for Health in Kogi State, has urged residents of the state to disregard news of an outbreak of measles. He told newsmen in Lokoja that media…
Kingpin: I don’t know my gang kidnap people
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday paraded a suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, alias John Lion, at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa. The command also paraded no fewer than 10…
JUST IN: 35-year-old importer in court over $11,000 fraud
A 35-year-old importer, Chukwudi Ajaegbu, has been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining $11,000 fraudulently from one Austine Ukaoha in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. Ajaegbu, who…
BREAKING: Naira appreciates slightly against dollar
On Monday, the Naira slightly strengthened against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, trading at 436. In comparison to the N436.33 for which the dollar was exchanged earlier on…
Prayer house offering blood transfusion, psychiatric services sealed in Kogi
A prayer house allegedly operated by unlicensed medical practitioners has been closed down by the Kogi state government. According to a statement by Onogwu Muhammed, chief press secretary to the governor, the…
Lagos: Scammers defraud, rape lady in uncompleted building
Two suspected fraudsters, Rotimi Fisher and Sherif Adebayo, have allegedly defrauded a 23-year-old girl in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The suspects also reportedly lured the victim to an uncompleted…