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Nigerian student ordered to leave Canada over fake university acceptance letter

By Unini Chioma  – August 2, 2024 Nigerian student Lola Akinlade has been ordered to leave Canada by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) due to a fraudulent acceptance letter used to obtain her study visa and work permit. Akinlade, who graduated with a diploma in Social Services from Nova Scotia Community College in 2019, […]

VIDEO: ‘We were promised N5,000 to demonstrate against protesters’

VIDEO: ‘We were promised N5,000 to demonstrate against protesters’ One of the counter-protesters has revealed they were promised N5,000 to demonstrate against the anti-hunger protests. The unnamed protester spoke with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday. He said he was given N2,000 and promised the remaining amount after the demonstration. He added that he’s hungry […]

Ondo popular CEO hacked to death, 5 days after birthday

Ondo popular CEO hacked to death, 5 days after birthday By Dayo Johnson Akure—A popular caterer and Chief Executive of Country Kitchen, in Akure, Ondo State, Mrs. Olakunbi Adene, has reportedly been hacked to death by some unknown assailants, five days after celebrating her 54th birthday. Source told Vanguard that the victim was killed at […]

WhatsApp could leave Nigeria over $220m fine

By Ifreke Inyang WhatsApp may suspend its operations in Nigeria, after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, fined the company $220 million for a data privacy breach. Meta, who are WhatsApp’s parent company, might withdraw certain services from Nigeria. Apart from the huge fine, the FCCPC has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user […]

Video: #EndBadGovt. Protest in Gombe

Flashback: How I want to be buried – Onyeka Onwenu

Flashback: How I want to be buried – Onyeka Onwenu By Enioluwa Adeniyi In a poignant reflection shared three years ago, veteran Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, revealed her heartfelt wishes for how she wanted to be remembered and buried. Onwenu, who passed away on Tuesday night at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing […]

Abuja protesters defy security crackdown, overrun Federal Secretariat Complex

Abuja protesters defy security crackdown, overrun Federal Secretariat Complex By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Thousands of protesters in Abuja have taken control of the Federal Secretariat Complex after being blocked from accessing the Eagle Square Complex by security agencies, who unleashed hundreds of teargas canisters in a bid to disperse them. The protesters, undeterred by […]

#EndBadGovt. Kano imposes 24 hours curfew as violence spreads

Kano imposes 24 hours curfew as violence spreads The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state after the protest against economic hardship in the state turned violent. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, on Thursday. According to the statement, the decision […]

Protesters breach security, gain access to Kano government house

Protesters breach security, gain access to Kano government house Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Protesters breached security and gained access to the government house in Kano, as demonstrations against economic hardship swept through Nigeria on Thursday. Armed with cudgels and stripped to their singlets in some cases, the irate youths chanted anti-government slogans after erecting […]

Pictures: Hardship: Abuja protesters shout down Minister as police fire teargas at Eagle Square

Hardship: Abuja protesters shout down Minister as police fire teargas at Eagle Square The Minister of State for Youths Development, Ayodele Olawande, was on Thursday shouted down when he tried to address enraged #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The protesters shouted Olawande down and continued to chant “Hunger dey”, disallowing the Minister […]