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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has condemned the imposition of fines on students for late payment of tuitions. In a statement issued on Monday, July 20, the National Secretary General of the association, Oladimeji Uthman, NANS said the trend is insensitive to the economic realities facing students and parents nationwide. “As the apex body representing the interests and welfare of Nigerian students both at home and in diaspora, we strongly condemn this practice and describe it as an act of extortion against innocent students and their parents who are already grappling with the harsh realities of the current economic situation,” the statement read. NANS noted that many students are not deliberately defaulting but are unable to meet deadlines due to preva...

A migrant has di£d after he was pepper sprayed and hogtied by Italian cops, sparking a protest. Abderrahim Fakir, 42, di£d while handcuffed in Bologna on Sunday, July 19, after police scrambled to reports of the Moroccan man behaving erratically. His d£ath has drawn comparisons to the d£ath of George Floyd who di£d after a police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest in Minneapolis, US, in May 2020. Footage showed two police officers pinning Fakir, who ran a small cleaning business in the city, face-down to the ground as he screamed for help. A third person, believed to be a resident of the Pilastro neighbourhood, was seen holding his feet down as the officers restrained him. The video also shows two paramedics standing around them and three other people spectating as the struggle...

Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, was sentenced Monday, July 20, to life in prison by a federal court in New York for co-founding and leading the powerful Sinaloa cartel.“El Mayo” is the former top associate of the organisation’s founder, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.El Mayo was arrested at a US airport in July 2024 and pleaded guilty in August 2025 to several charges related to his leadership of the criminal organisation.He claims he was tricked by a cartel ally into boarding a plane that delivered him into the hands of US authorities.In exchange for his guilty plea, US authorities waived their right to seek the d£ath penalty.A Justice Department statement said US District Judge Bri...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a lawsuit filed by Senator Ned Nwoko seeking to invalidate the emergence of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the upcoming Delta North Senatorial election.Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that the suit was fundamentally defective and could not be corrected through an amendment.The case, marked FCT/ABJ/CS/1062/2026, listed the APC, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants.Nwoko initially instituted the pre-election suit through Dr. Mike Nwoko, who was identified in the court documents as his lawful attorney. He later sought the court's permission to amend the originating processes to indicate that the a...

The Labour Party (LP) has confirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted it access to the nomination portal for the submission of candidates' details ahead of the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections.The party's National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, revealing that the upload of candidates' particulars began on Saturday.According to Asogwa, the exercise has progressed smoothly, with a significant number of candidates already uploaded to INEC's portal. He added that the party is working to complete the process within the deadline set by the electoral commission."The Labour Party can confirm that INEC has provided the party with the access code required to upload its governorship and House ...

Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, has unveiled plans to deepen alumni engagement and strengthen institutional development through innovation, mentorship and philanthropy.The university disclosed this on Monday during its Alumni Connectivity Programme, an interactive session organised for over 300 members of the 2025/2026 postgraduate graduating class, otherwise known as the Nova Class, ahead of the institution’s convocation.Speaking with journalists at the event, the Associate Vice President, Alumni Connectivity and Philanthropy, Dr Jonathan Dangana, said the initiative was designed to expose graduating students to the responsibilities and opportunities that come with becoming members of the university’s alumni association.According to him, the programme marked a dep...

A man who filmed himself performing s£x acts on a dog has launched a legal bid to stop his name being added to the s£x offenders register. The 36-year-old, formerly from Williston, Vermont, US was convicted of animal cruelty last year after an investigation by local police and wildlife authorities revealed he had recorded himself abusing a 10-year-old pit bull terrier. Investigators were alerted after receiving "information about b£stiality websites showing (the man) having s£x with a dog believed to be a large pit bull." Court documents noted that distinctive tattoos on the man matched those seen in the footage, which showed "evidence of open mouth kissing the dog, while also committing a s£x act," according to local reports. A search of his ho...