The Academic Staff Union of Universities has appeared set for a major showdown with the Federal Government following the decision to stop the salaries of the lecturers over refusal to enrol in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Vice-President of ASUU, Comrade Emmanuel Osodeke, who told TribuneOnline in Abuja that the Union was not aware of any decision to stop the salaries of lecturers not on IPPIS, however, warned against the consequences of such action by the government. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was the meeting of President Muhammadu Buhari…

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A Karu Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Friday sentenced an 18-year-old boy, Chidera Sunday, to two years imprisonment for posing as a woman to secure a maid job. The judge, Abdullahi Jibrin, sentenced Sunday without an option of fine, after the convict pleaded guilty to joint act and impersonation. Earlier, the prosecutor, Ayotunde Adeyanj, told the court that one Leonard Ezirike of Jikwoyi reported the matter at the Jikwoyi Police Station on Dec. 22. Adeyanju alleged that on Dec. 18, the convict was brought to his house to work…

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Nigerian celebrity cross-dresser, Bobrisky, has been arrested in lagos state According to an eyewitness, he was picked up, last night, at his residence inside Bera Estate, Chevron Drive, Lekki and whisked away to an unknown destination. According to IgbereTV reports, the officers who arrested him, brought him back this morning to move all his cars. It was gathered that his arrest is linked to his “cross-dressing” activities, although this hasn’t been verified. One of the officers was also quoted as saying “we will turn him back to a guy.” http://igberetvnews.com/1290241/breaking-bobrisky-arrested-luxury-cars-seized/

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Popular trado-medical practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf popularly known as Oko Oloyun was possibly killed because of a fraud he detected in his Lagos office, the Police stated on Friday. He was killed on Thursday when his convoy was attacked on the Igbo-Ora-Eruwa road by gunmen. The attackers reportedly shot at his convoy from thick forest, resulting to his death from injuries sustained from the bullet. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, informed the fraud was possibly responsible for the fire incident in…

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A High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State on Friday dismissed the preliminary objection filed by Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and his party in the N10 billion defamation suit filed against them by the state governor, Samuel Ortom. In the preliminary objection earlier filed by Oshiomole’s lawyer, Damian Dodo, SAN, on the 6th November 2019, the APC National Chairman and his party had contended that they were resident in Abuja and the press conference which gave rise to the suit was also held in…

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Actor Mike Ezuruonye took to social media with a narration of his recent medical ordeal. The movie star disclosed he had to undergo an eye surgery due to them being over exposed to light in all his years of working Ezuruonye noted that he is now recuperating and would be back to making movies very soon Popular Nigerian movie star Mike Ezuruonye has taken his fans by surprise after sharing the health challenges he has been going through. According to the actor, his years of working in front of cameras…

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By Adeola Badru Following the gruesome murder of a renowned Ibadan based traditional medicine expert, Alh. Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as ‘Oko Oloyun,’ on Thursday evening, the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, has said that the deceased was allegedly ambushed shortly after passing through five different Police Stop and Search teams along Igboora-Iseyin road by yet to be identified assailants who fired at the moving vehicles on the road from the thick forest. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…

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Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi on Friday assured Godwin Obaseki will be re-elected Governor of Edo state. He said nothing will stop the Governor’s re-election because he has done well and deserves to continue in office. Obaseki is a member of the All Progressive Congress(APC) while Umahi is a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Umahi was addressing Obaseki’s wife, Betsy and other Southern Governors’ Wife’s who were on a courtesy call to him in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital. The Governor’s Wives were in the state for the…

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A man has been arrested by the Police after giving someone a dirty slap that led to his death in Akwa the capital city of Anambra State. The incident happened yesterday night at Abakeleke street Awka (club zone), in the photos below, the guy in the red T-Shirt slapped the other guy and he died. No one knows what exactly transpired, but this could likely be due to a misunderstanding between them. A Facebook user Benneth Odife took to his page to share the incident and wrote: Just one slap…

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By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: Chief Priest of a deity identified as Williams Ebulefu, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt for allegedly removing bullet from a suspected kidnapper. This is just as the suspected kidnapper, Charles Orlu was arraigned before the Court on three counts of murder, cultism and Kidnapping. The charge read that Ebulefu allegedly removed the bullet from the gunshot he, Charles Orlu received during crossfire within members of the group during sharing of ransom. Ebulefu, however, pleaded not guilty to the two…

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