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DSVA: COURT DISMISSED ASSAULT CASE AGAINST SIR JARUS AFTER WIFE DENIED BEING VICTIM
The Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) says the assault case against Sir Jarus, entrepreneur and internet influencer, was struck out after his wife denied being a victim. On Thursday, Sir Jarus was charged with two counts of domestic violence at the Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos. The first offence borders on “assault against his wife” while the…
FATHER OF LYNCHED TASUED STUDENT SAYS SON WAS SUG OFFICIAL NOT CULTIST
The father of Hammed Ayinla Fabiyi, the final-year student of Tai Solarin University (TASUED) who was lynched, has denied the claim by law enforcement that his deceased son was a cult member. On July 4, a group of suspected cultists lynched Hammed, who was a 400-level student of history at the Ogun state-owned university. A witness account…
APPEALS COURT RULES STUDENTS CAN SUE U.S. OVER FAKE UNIVERSITY SET UP BY ICE
A federal appeals court last week reversed a lower court decision that had thrown out a lawsuit by a student who was duped by a fake university set up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, court documents show. The ruling handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 25 opens the door for Teja…
HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHES BARRAGE OF ROCKETS AT ISRAEL AFTER SENIOR COMMANDER KILLED
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets towards Israel Thursday in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander amid growing fears of a new escalation in fighting on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel. In one of the largest attacks in recent months, the Iran-backed militia said in a statement that it had fired over 200 rockets…
PAUL BIYA’S DAUGHTER REVEALS LESBIAN STATUS DESPITE ANTI-LGBTQ LAW
Brenda, daughter of Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, has shared a photo of herself kissing another woman. In a recent social media post, the president’s daughter revealed that she is in a relationship with Brazilian model Layyons Valença. In the accompanying caption, Brenda openly expressed her love for the model and declared her lesbian status….
VIDEO: TASUED STUDENT DRAGGED OUT OF EXAM, LYNCHED IN DAYTIME CULT ATTACK
A group of suspected cult members disrupted an exam to lynch a final-year student at the Tai Solarin University (TASUED) in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state. The murdered victim has been identified as Fabiyi Hammed Ayinla, a 400-level student of History and Diplomatic Studies at TASUED. Fabiyi is also said to be the general governor for TASUED’s…
SSANU, NASU THREATENS TO BEGIN STRIKE THURSDAY OVER WITHHELD 4 MONTHS SALARIES
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said that it will embark on a nationwide industrial action tomorrow, Thursday, July 4, along with sister union, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities Associated Institutions if the four months salaries withheld by government were not paid to members. In a communique issued at the end…
PROBE STAGNATION IN CIVIL SERVANTS PROMOTION: LAWMAKERS TELL FG
The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to investigate the reported stagnation of promotion in civil service between 2013 and 2023, in a move aimed at ensuring efficient and effective public service delivery. The House took the decision sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by the member representing Ijumu/Kabba-Bunu Federal Constituency,…
FG THREATENS TO JAIL CIVIL SERVANTS LEAKING OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
The Federal Government has warned that unauthorised disclosure or leakage of official documents, capable of impacting the country negatively, is a punishable offence. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, at a workshop organised by the Bureau for Public Service Reforms in collaboration with the Office…
TRUMP SEEKS TO SET ASIDE HUSH-MONEY VERDICT HOURS AFTER IMMUNITY RULING
Donald Trump has asked the New York judge who presided over his recent hush-money trial to set aside his conviction as he seeks to capitalise on Monday’s supreme court ruling granting him broad immunity from prosecution. In what is probably just the first real-world impact of the controversial ruling from the conservative-dominated court, which said…