The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, has dismissed reports on the alleged demand of N480 million as a condition for approving some varsities’ 2025 budgets by the lawmakers. Fulata, who addressed journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, said the allegation was designed to undermine the efforts of the committee…
A plus-sized rapper who describes herself as a BBW, “big beautiful woman”, is suing Lyft after one of the company’s drivers allegedly told her she was too large to ride in his car. Dank Demoss claims the incident occured earlier this month in Detroit when the Lyft driver arrived in his Mercedes-Benz sedan and immediately…
A 42-year-old man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump last week for his involvement in the storming of Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, was shot and killed by a police officer after the suspect attempted to resist arrest during a traffic stop in Indiana. In a Monday press release, the Indiana State Police…
The Nigerian Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Tuesday reserved a ruling in an appeal filed by social media platforms, Meta Incorporated and WhatsApp, challenging the $220 million penalty imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The commission had last year fined Meta and WhatsApp $220 million for alleged discriminatory practices in…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has again shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia after fake drinks were found in the market. In a statement released on Tuesday, January 28, NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, described the raid as “the most decisive action in the history…
