Heirs Life hits market, promises retirees guaranteed pension for life
Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) has rolled out an awareness campaign for its pension-regulated Annuity Plan, promising retirees a steady income for as long as they live. The premise of the plan is for people to retire without financial worries as the plan pays policyholders a guaranteed pension for life. Last year, Lagos State Government announced Heirs Life as one of the...
Sex tape of Nigerian singer, Oxlade, surfaces online
An alleged sex tape of popular Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, well known as Oxlade, and a yet-to-be-identified lady has surfaced online. The alleged sex tape, which was reportedly leaked on Snapchat, has since been trending on microblogging site, Twitter, with reactions. It was gathered that the sex tape was leaked after the singer created a Snapchat streak and gave it...
Southern govs to PDP, APC: Field northern candidate, lose presidency
The Southern Governors’ Forum have vowed to ensure that the nation’s next President in 2023 comes from the South. Its chairman, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has warned that any party that fields a northern candidate in the 2023 Presidential election will lose. Akeredolu spoke on Tuesday in his office during a courtesy visit by members of a group, Power Rotation...
CJN to AGF: Don’t blame us for delays in high profile cases
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has exonerated the judiciary from blame over delays in high profile cases. The CJN accused the Federal Government’s prosecution sector of filing more charges than it can prove. He said the position of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) that the judiciary be held responsible for delays...
Dowen College: What autopsy revealed on Oromoni, by Pathologist
Over a hundred graphic autopsy photographs of late Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, were on Tuesday shown at an Ikeja Coroner’s Court set up to unravel the circumstances surrounding his demise. The photographs were displayed on a projector during the testimony of Dr. Sunday Soyemi, the pathologist who led the team that conducted a second autopsy on...
Miyetti Allah president resigns, cites personal reasons
The President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Alhaji Muhammadu Kiruwa, has resigned from the Association. Kiruwa cited personal reasons for his action which took immediate effect. In his place, the association had confirmed Alhaji Hussaini Bosso, who until now was the Vice President I of MACBAN, as Acting President of Miyetti Allah. The national secretary said that the association confirmed...
Ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde, seeks plea bargain in N5bn fraud trial
A former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has opted for a plea bargain with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in the alleged fraud suit preferred against him. The development occurred on Tuesday shortly after the matter was called for trial commencement before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja. Ojerinde,...
FG withdraws methanol-laden petrol from market
Limited quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification was discovered in the supply chain, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), an agency of the Federal Government, has disclosed. To ensure vehicular and equipment safety, the limited quantity of the impacted product has been isolated and withdrawn from the market,...
LAUTECH changes to LAU, now conventional university
In a bid to change the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) from a technology university to a conventional university, the Oyo State Government has approved a Bill titled 2022 LAUTECH Amendment Bill, to be forwarded to the Oyo State House of Assembly. The bill, in essence, seeks to amend the name of the university from Ladoke Akintola University of...
MOPOL’s wives protest, demand recall of husbands from Niger
Wives and children of MOPOL 22 officers have appealed to Lagos Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alabi, to recall their breadwinners posted to Niger State on Special Duty over one year ago. The family members made the appeal during a protest at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja on Tuesday. The women protested for several hours, calling for safe return of...
