Category: Update
ICYMI: UI, LASU, UNILAG, three others ranked best in Nigeria
Nationnewslead reports that The University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, and the University of Lagos have ranked among the top 800 universities in the world....
INSECURITY: Yoruba group warns S-West govs over planned terrorists’ attack on schools
Nationnewslead reports that A group, under the aegis of Apapo Oodua Koya, yesterday, advised governors of Ogun, Oyo and Ondo states to put measures in place to...
Lagos socialite, 4 others kidnapped, N100m ransom demanded
Nationnewslead reports that The family of an Ikorodu-born business mogul, Alhaji Lookman Onabanjo, popularly known as “Bugon” has been thrown into panic,...
Herdsmen: Tanker drivers block Benin-Ore highway over colleagues’ killing
Nationnewslead reports that The Benin-Ore highway was, yesterday, taken over by drivers of petroleum tankers and other articulated vehicles at Ofosu, near...
Man in court for allegedly assaulting, obstructing police officers on duty
Nationnewslead reports that A 33-year-old man, Odukoya Adeola, allegedly charged with obstructing and assaulting police officers on duty, on Wednesday appeared...
Court dissolves 8-year-old marriage on grounds of wife’s ill temper
Nationnewslead reports that A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Wednesday, dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between Kasim Jibril and his wife, Aisha...
Ondo gets new NYSC coordinator
Nationnewslead reports that The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Management at the Directorate Headquarters has appointed a seasoned and cerebral Public...
70-year-old, four others jailed for assaulting, threatening Osun monarch
Nationnewslead reports that A 70-year-old man, Oyelayo Adio and four others have been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for assaulting and threatening to kill...
I haven’t had sex in 40 years, says 97-year-old rape victim
Nationnewslead reports that A 97-year-old rape victim in Yobe State has said she had not had sex in over 40 years until the encounter with her amorous attacker...
Man jailed for cryptocurrency fraud
Nationnewslead reports that The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office on Tuesday 9th March, 2021 secured the conviction of one,...
Minimum wage: Protesting labour unions block Lagos gov’s office entrance
Nationnewslead reports that Workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday protested against plans to remove...
BREAKING: Teachers protest five years unpaid salaries in Rivers
Nationnewslead reports that Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Rivers State-owned tertiary institutions are currently protesting over non-payment of...
Woman arraigned for kidnap of 3 minors
Nationnewslead reports that A 29-year-old woman, Kemi Mebebejoye, who allegedly kidnapped three children, between eight and 11 years, was yesterday arraigned...
Ekiti receives COVID-19 vaccines
Nationnewslead reports that Ekiti State government has announced that it has received does of COVID-19 vaccines. A statement issued on the official Twitter handle...
Ex-Dangote GM, two others jailed for $32,000 insurance fraud
Nationnewslead reports that Justice S. S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a former General Manager of the Dangote Industries...
Fire kills 4 family members in Bida
Nationnewslead reports that The ancient city of Bida, headquarters of Bida Local Government Area of Niger State, was thrown into mourning, Monday, as four family...
Osun receives COVID-19 vaccines
Nationnewslead reports that Officials of the Osun State Government had received the state’s dosage of COVID-19 vaccines. A statement by the Information Officer,...
[Breaking] Iskilu Wakili: Police release detained OPC members
Nationnewslead reports that Following intervention of the Oyo State Government and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, the three members of the...
Nigeria ranks 14th of 18 countries with poor health system; trails Rwanda, as South Africa tops
Nationnewslead reports that Despite spirited attempts to improve the fortunes of the healthcare sector, Nigeria has been ranked among countries with the worst...
14,500 candidates for Yabatech Post-UTME ― Official
Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, says no fewer than 14,500 candidates registered for its Post-UTME, holding from March 16 to March 22. The...
