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The Chicago State University has affirmed that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu attended the University. The person in charge of official transcript request, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar in the institution, Beverly Poindexter disclosed this in an email response to Punch on Tuesday. Poindexter wrote, “Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal…

The betting control board has dealt a blow to the flourishing gambling business with a raft of new measures it says are meant to protect the public from addiction. In a directive issued on April 30, the board banned many forms of advertising that have been helping gambling firms woo clients. They include outdoor and social media adverts, TV ads from 6am to 10pm, and endorsement of bets and their firms by celebrities. “It has…

Omotola Jalade has replied Nigeria’s Presidency, after it debunked her comment of Nigeria is hellish under Buhari and Osinbajo and further insinuated that she is not working for clean money. The Nollywood screen diva who called out Nigeria’s President and his Vice, had tweeted; The Country Under your watch is Hellish! @ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari @NGRPresident The lack of Money in circulation, Now coupled with the Continuous Assault n Killings by Uniformed men’ll make this Country implode!!!It’s…

The Ghanaian government has signed double taxation agreements with 10 countries towards giving investors a stable and conducive tax scheme. The government expressed the hope of signing more agreements to encourage investments and in turn, facilitate the transfer of skills and technology. The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ghana Revenue Authority, Eric Mensah, speaking at the Economic Counsellors’ Dialogue said the agreements were usually signed with the aim of…

Nigeria’s total debt profile as of December 31, 2018, now stands at N24.387tn. The figure swelled by 12.25 per cent from N21.725tn in 2017 to N24.39tn in 2018. The debt rose by N2.66tn from December 31, 2017, to December 31, 2018, the Debt Management Office said. Statistics provided by DMO in Abuja on Thursday showed that the country’s public debt rose from N21.73tn in 2017 to N24.39tn within the one year period. According to the…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Administrative Secretary in Kwara State, Mr. Christian Nwosu, and a former INEC official, Mr. Tijani Bashir, to seven years imprisonment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned them for allegedly accepting bribe from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Details soon…

Zimbabwe police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the second city of Bulawayo on Tuesday, a day after the country was rocked by violent demonstrations against a sharp hike in fuel prices. Police moved in after protesters chanted for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and as looting broke out in Bulawayo, a stronghold of opposition to the ruling ZANU-PF party, an AFP reporter witnessed. The streets of the capital, Harare, were deserted after Monday’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he has not heeded the call to change the nation’s service chiefs. He stated that although the performance of the service chiefs may have been disappointing, he (Buhari) will continue to accept responsibility for not removing them. Buhari spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV, adding that he would not make hasty decisions on some issues, having served as military administrator, minister and head of state. He said…

Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the west African country’s security ministry said. “The toll is 10 officers who have lost their lives and three wounded,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that a police convoy from the Toeni region and reinforcements from the Dedougou area had been ambushed. The officers were attacked while heading to the village of Loroni, near the border…