Nollywood veteran Chiwetalu Agu was on Thursday reportedly beaten and arrested by soldiers in Onitsha, Anambra State, for wearing an outfit made from the Biafran flag. In a video that went viral on social media, a man claimed that the actor had stopped at a market in Onitsha to buy bread when he was attacked by soldiers who beat him up for his Biafran outfit. Another voice from the video was heard saying “This is Onitsha right now, Upper Iweka…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ,before a joint session of the National Assembly ,unveiled a record N16.39 trillion “Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability” for 2022,with a projected 25 percent year-on-year rise in government spending as the economy struggles with the impact of the pandemic. The President, decked in a white agbada, said he expects the total fiscal operations of the Federal Government to result in a deficit of N6.26 trillion, representing 3.39 percent of estimated GDP, slightly above the three…

Nigerian sprint champion Blessing Okagbare is facing the possibility of a lengthy ban from athletics after three more doping cases surfaced. Okagbare was barred from participating in the Olympic 100-meter semi-finals in July for a doping offence and was handed a four-year ban. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Okagbare tested positive for banned substance recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) in a sample collected out-of-competition on 20th June in Nigeria. She also tested positive for another banned substance in Slovakia the following…

Nigerian producer, Rexxie has revealed that he recently took possession of a Grammy certificate which was sent to him for his production credits on Burna Boy’s Grammy-winning album, Twice as Tall. He revealed this via a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the 14th of September 2021. Rexxie worked with Burna Boy on his 2020 album, Twice as Tall which won the singer his very first Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album. The producer had credits on two of the tracks on the album, Comma and Bebo. Announcing the arrival…

The ceremony started at about 11am. It was a soul lifting occasion as many of us felt inspired. The 300level medical students were addressed by important members of executives of the College, who were prominent persons in the clinical and research fields, and encouraged the students to further raise the bar. In attendance was the Provost of course, the president ICOMA world wide, the CMD(ably represented), the Deans and Sub-deans, the College Registrar, the College Librarian, the chairman CMEU and…

Quarter finals, Inter-Faculty Football Game for Females Faculty of Clinical Sciences 0 – 1 Faculty of Arts The game started at 2.35pm, both teams seem equally matched. Several attempts were made by the UIMSA team at the net of the other team but it didn’t work out. A free kick at 2.48pm by the UIMSA female team. A ball to hand free kick was awarded to the Faculty of arts at 2.48pm.The free kick was scored by Faculty of Arts.…

The University of Ibadan Medical Students Association’s Executives led by The President Olaoluwa Olorunfemi paid a courtesy visit to the Preclinical arm; The 100 level class and the 200 level Class. The Picture above showing the UIMSA’S Executives and the 200 level Class They started out with the 200level Class in A.B.O Desalu lecture(also known as the Anatomy lecture theatre) after they had finished a lecture. As this was the first time the executives met the class physically, proper introductions…