A Video of a woman bleeding from her face and arms after she was battered by her partner surfaced online. When he was confronted for beating his wife, he boasted about being from an Edo royal family. He said there are many officers in his family. It is alleged that he beat his partner because their...
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ASUU Suspends its Almost a year Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President, Biodun Ogunyemi has announced that the 10 months strike has been called off. During a world press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Wednesday, the ASUU President said the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari and all parties involved must work assiduously to keep to their...
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1-year Imprisonment awaits Lagos Residents who flout Covid-19 rules
Lagos state government has urged its residents to avoid being jailed for a year by complying with COVID-19 guidelines. The spike of COVID-19 cases in Lagos has given rise to the new measures taken by the Governor, Babajide Sanwolu. Residents of Lagos are expected to wear a face mask when outside their homes. The LASG...
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IQRA Foundation Redefines Learning for Children at Bariga
The IQRA Foundation, a non-profit in Nigeria focused on providing improved access to quality education for marginalized children in Nigeria, will be launching a community walk-in library at Bariga, Lagos next week. Established on the back of the school closure that denied access to millions of marginalized children, this walk-in community library will prevent...
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LASU’S best Graduating Student earns 5 million Naira, Scholarship
The Governor of Lagos State has offered employment to valedictorian, gifts him N5 Million as the best graduating student for finishing with the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.95 on a scale of 5.0. Oladimeji Shotunde, the best graduating student at the Lagos State University (LASU), also earned a post-graduate scholarship to any university in...
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NFF Board Member Dies of Coronavirus
A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Coordinator for the South-South zone of the body, Mr. Emmanuel Ibah, is dead. According to NewsOne Nigeria family sources confirmed to the NFF that Ibah, who was also Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Football Association, gave up the ghost on Tuesday morning...
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Femi Kuti Requests Psychiatrist for Single parents
Following the embattled gospel singer, Tope Alabi’s daughter’s response involving her paternity, on ‘Your View’, Femi Kuti has come forward to request a mental check for parents who raise their children to hate the other parent. “I think erm… whichever parent it is, you mustn’t bring your child up to hate the father or mother...
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LASTMA Returns N52,000 Criminally Amassed by the Police from Motorists in Lagos
General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has returned N52,000 which was illegally collected from a motorist in Lagos by a Police Officer. This was revealed in a statement quoted to have been said by the LASTMA Boss. “On Monday, I investigated a case of extortion involving a lady whose...
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Sanwo-Olu Gifts N60milion plus Scholarship to families of Deceased Police Officers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday presented 10 million naira each to the families of six police officers who died during the violence that followed the #Endsars protests in the state. The Governor also awarded scholarships to children of the affected police officers. While the governor presented cheques to the wives and children of...
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named Forbes African of the year 2020
Okonjo-Iweala is the chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a globally renowned economist who has served twice as Nigeria’s finance minister, and rose to prominence as the Managing Director of the World Bank. She is currently working hard to make vaccines available to poor countries and enable equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine. Dr....
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Nigeria Not Included in US Visa Bond Pilot
A new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travelers from two dozen countries, mostly in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States was issued by the outgoing administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. According to Reuters Trump Imposes $15,000 Visa Bond on Nigerians...
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FG’S Letter to CNN
23 Nov. 2020 Mr. Jonathan Hawkins VP, Communications CNN Centre Atlanta, Georgia U.S, RE: HOW A BLOODY NIGHT OF BULLETS QUASHED A YOUNG PROTEST MOVEMENT Our attention has been drawn to an ‘investigation’ by CNN, entitled ‘How a Bloody Night of Bullets Quashed a Young Protest Movement’ and aired on 18 Nov. 2020, in which...