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South African business mogul, Johann Rupert, has retained Africa’s richest man for the year 2024, after displacing Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote. This was revealed by Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, a ranking platform that tracks day-to-day alterations to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals in the world. Forbes disclosed that Dangote, the founder of the Dangote Group conglomerate, moved down to second place after his wealth fell from $13.5 billion in 2023 to $9.7 billion as of Thursday, January 4, 2024 — indicating a $3.8 billion loss. In the same vein, Rupert’s net worth decreased…

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge was attacked Wednesday by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped over a defense table and the judge’s bench, landing atop her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and attorneys, officials and witnesses said. In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus fell back from her seat against a wall and suffered some injuries but was not hospitalized, courthouse officials said. A courtroom marshal was also injured as he came to the judge’s aid and was hospitalized for treatment…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Benin Republic, has requested the government’s leniency over the ban on the validity of degree certificates from both the country and Togo, saying 15,000 Nigerian students are in Benin who will be negatively affected by it. The ban came after an undercover reporter described how he participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the second time and graduated from a Benin Republic institution in less than two months. Following the revelation, the federal government banned the validation of degree certificates from the countries. However, Ugochukwu Favour, the NANS…

Plateau killings deadly blow on security agencies, consider state policing, CACOL tells Tinubu ABUJA — Across many states of the country, terrorists and bandits, Tuesday night and early yesterday, continued to unleash a reign of terror, killing and kidnapping citizens. Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau were among the states attacked by the marauders. Following the constant wave of terror attacks on Garam, a community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, which shares a boundary with the nation’s capital, Abuja, displaced residents of the area have fled their homes, seeking refuge in urban…

Army Recruitment: Northerners Arrested For Attempt To Take Lagos Slots The Lagos State Government has called for the arrest and trial of six northern candidates participating in the Nigerian Army recruitment process who claimed to be indigenes of the state. A viral video surfaced earlier on Wednesday showing six candidates in the recruitment process, who hailed from Kaduna State, claiming Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos Island Local Government Area, and Oshodi Isolo Local Government Area, respectively, as their local governments of origin. By claiming to hail from Lagos, the candidates intended to secure the slots designated to Lagos State indigenes.…

The All Progressives Congress has waved off the reported plan by the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, to contest the 2027 election. The APC Director of Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, described Atiku’s 2027 ambition as the most laughable news of 2024. He said the former vice-president would be defeated again. The spokesperson for the ex-vice president, Daniel Bwala, had on Tuesday night confirmed that his principal would contest again the presidential election in 2027. Atiku attempted to become Nigeria’s President six times but was unsuccessful in…

Worried by the bogus marriage and burial rites imported into their culture in the recent past, the Idoma Area Traditional Council (IATC) in Benue State has abolished costly burial rites for deceased persons and the imposition of costly requirements on the bereaved family. The council has also crashed the cost of bride price in Idoma land and imposed a unified and fixed rate of N50,000. The paramount ruler of the Idoma kingdom, Och’Idoma, Dr John Elaigwu Odogbo, made the announcement in Otukpo, the headquarters of Idoma land while delivering his New Year message to the people.…

FG To Withdraw Recognition Of Kenya, Uganda, Niger Varsities Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. “We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger here where such institutions have been set up,” he said. An undercover journalist with…

Five Islamic-Owned Universities In Nigeria You Need To Know The establishment of Islamic universities in Nigeria aims to provide higher education based on Islamic principles. These universities offer a blend of quality education and Islamic teachings to students. The objective is to create an environment where students can learn a variety of subjects while also gaining a deep understanding of Islamic traditions and values. These universities play a vital role in Nigeria’s education system and provide a great opportunity for those who wish to learn in a way that incorporates Islamic values. Here are five (5) Islamic universities you should…

The federal government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. In a statement signed on Tuesday, January 2, by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education, the federal government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end objective of getting graduate job opportunities for which they are not qualified.” The statement noted that the suspension followed an investigative report by an online newspaper, which unravelled a Cotonou-based University, which…