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I Grew Up Among Criminals – Singer Omah Lay

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

Singer Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has said he grew up among criminals in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The singer said this in an interview on Hey! Steph channel, shared on Tuesday. He said that growing up in that environment shaped him into who he had become...

JAMB will provide infrastructure to accommodate Sudan returnees in tertiary institutions- Oloyede

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has promised to create an enabling environment and all infrastructures needed to accommodate Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan. The JAMB Registrar who said the Board will provide necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities, advised...

Stakeholders set to celebrate World milk Day

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN), Sahel Nigeria Limited and Agriculture Correspondence Association of Nigeria (ACAN) are set to celebrate the 2023 World Milk Day recognising the value of milk globally....

Muhammad Nami: Double honour for the nation’s tax czar

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

By Nkem Precious Esq The aphorism that there is no hiding place for the golden fish was practically manifested last week when the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami deservedly bagged double awards from reputable organisations. The nation’s number one tax collector at separate events...

23-year-old Admits Hacking Into Obama, Biden’s Twitter Accounts

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

A 23-year-old British Internet hacker, Joseph James O’Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, has pleaded guilty to hacking into over 100 Twitter accounts, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, and other celebrities. Daily Mail reports that O’Connor admitted guilty to the crime of cyberstalking and other schemes committed...

ONSA, NSCDC validate critical national assets protection policy

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday met to validate a new policy for the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure. The validation exercise involved key stakeholders who participated to review the Draft Critical National Assets and...

Faleke Debunks Alleged Rift With Gbajabiamila

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

Member of the House of Representatives, Abiodun Faleke, has said that there was no confrontation between him and the Speaker of the House, Olufemi Gbajabiamila, stating that such insinuations were a figment of the imagination of rumour mongers. Faleke made this known in a press release shared on his Twitter...

Twitter To Allow Calls, Encrypted Messages – Musk

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, on Wednesday announced a series of new features for the social platform. He revealed that Twitter, in its latest version, will come with support for direct message replies, voice/video chats, and encrypted DM 1.0. Musk made this known on his Twitter page. He wrote,...

Man Wrongly Convicted Of Rape Released From Prison After 29 Years

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

A Louisiana man, Patrick Brown, was released from prison on Monday after spending 29 years behind bars for a rape he didn’t commit. Brown, 49, was convicted in 1994 of raping his then six-year-old stepdaughter and was sentenced to life without parole. According to The Guardian on Tuesday, it was...

126 Nigerian Evacuees From Sudan Arrive In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2023May 10, 20230

One hundred and twenty-six Nigerians, who were evacuated from war-torn Sudan, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Tuesday. The commission made this known via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the commission, the 126 make up the tenth batch of evacuees to arrive in Nigeria,...