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Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2019 election, says he will provide free Wifi facility at the Lagos State University (LASU), if elected. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge on Thursday at a special 70th birthday lecture and inauguration of a 500-seater Lecture Theatre donated to LASU by Mr Adeyemi […]

The Presidency has debunked former president Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that there is more corruption in the country compared to when he left office. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, dismissed the claim in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, Jonathan’s stance is absolutely untrue

A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’,  has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus are not aware. According to the report, released by UNAIDS, 75 per cent of all people living with HIV or 27 million people, know their HIV status. The report called for increased efforts to reach the

Nissan Motor Co’s board voted unanimously to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault. The Japanese firm said its board also voted to remove Greg Kelly – who like Ghosn has been arrested after allegations of

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Chapter of the  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has announced that its members would boycott the 2018 convocation of the university. The Chairman of the chapter, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Abada, made the announcement in Nsukka on Thursday at a news conference after a congress to update members of the

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday, sealed the properties of the immediate past governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose. Fayose was arraigned by the anti-graft agency at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on October 22 on 11 counts over alleged N6.9 billion fraud. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised the alarm over a fake online version of his book, “My Transition Hours’’ which he launched to mark his 61st birthday on Tuesday. In a tweet on Thursday, Jonathan said: “ We have just been informed that a fake document contrived by mischief makers is being passed on as

Three members of the Peoples Democratic Party have been put under investigations for possible sanction on account of their suing party’s gubernatorial candidate in Osun State election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, over alleged fake certificate. The members are Olalekan Awosiyan, Thomas Ojetade and Sina Awodire, who will be recommended for sanctions in accordance with the party’s

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says there is need for states with high prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to legislate against the practice. Osinbajo expressed this view during an interaction with a team from Pearls Africa Foundation on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa. Pearls Africa Foundation is a Lagos-based social enterprise that promotes the