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Authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, have expelled 365 students for gaining admission into the institution using falsified academic documents. The affected students, enrolled for various Higher National Diploma programmes, were found to have presented fake National Diploma results and forged academic transcripts from different institutions to facilitate their admission into the polytechnic. This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Mr Yemi Ajibola, on Monday. The statement read, “The expulsion followed a comprehensive verification exercise conducted on the credentials submitted by students during the admission and registration processes. “This decision underscores the institution’s…

Crypto lending protocol Radiant Capital says it will start closing down as it failed to establish a “viable path forward” after North Korea exploited it for $50 million in October 2024.Radiant’s decentralized autonomous organization said in a blog post on Monday that its inability to recover the stolen funds, secure new capital and maintain a runway to continue operating responsibly forced it to wind down.It added on X that contributors and community members had helped maintain the protocol under “increasingly difficult conditions,” but it was not enough to sustain the protocol “without recovery, capital, or growth.”Source: Radiant CapitalRadiant launched in…

As OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney awaits trials for the murder of her boyfriend, her attorneys told a Florida judge that they have been able to examine crucial evidence in the case. Courtney Clenney was arrested in August 2022 and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Christian “Toby” Obumseli. Obumseli, 27, died after he was stabbed in the Miami, Florida, apartment he shared with Clenney, 30, on April 3, 2022. A medical examiner said the knife wound he sustained in his chest was three inches deep. Clenney’s defense has insisted that she was acting in…

A state high court in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger during a “one chance” robbery operation. The judge, Lauretta Oyeka, in her judgement, convicted Mr Ezike of the murder of Jude Onwuegbuchunam, who hailed from Umuoji in Anambra. Justice Onyeka held that the circumstantial evidence against Mr Ezike was compelling, citing the abandoned tricycle and him fleeing from the scene as strong indicators of guilt. She also relied on the convict’s voluntary confession and the medical evidence linking…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, on Monday disclosed that former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, sounds confused. Momodu said Lawal was rambling while making a series of allegations against Atiku. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former presidential candidate said: “It’s not a big blow because the message always goes with the messenger, so you have to look at who is speaking, what he’s talking about, how he’s saying it, and why he’s saying it. “I did a master’s degree in English Literature, and we were taught what they…

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has vowed to tweak his plans and consult with like-minded colleagues on strategies to stop the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, from getting close to the presidential office. Lawal said this in a statement on Monday after resigning his membership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. DAILY POST reported that Lawal dumped the ADC, explaining that the party’s presidential primary election was rigged in favour of Atiku. According to the ex-SGF, he will be watching ‘Kachalla’ Atiku and his band of wicked vote riggers and result…

18 players are currently in the Super Eagles camp in Warsaw ahead of the international friendly against Poland. The Super Eagles opened camp for the clash with the Europeans on Monday morning. Captain of the team, Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, Akor Adams, Paul Onuachu, and Frank Onyeka were among the players,  who took part in the team’s training session. Top stars Victor Osimhen, and Ademola Lookman are have already pulled out of the friendly. The Super Eagles will face Poland at the PGE Narodowy Stadium Warsaw on Wednesday. Éric Chelle’s side have another friendly lined up against Portugal at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães…

Chelsea have entered the race to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen from Galatasaray, with the Turkish champions reportedly demanding €150m for the Nigerian forward, according to reports emerging from Turkey, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The development follows remarks by Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, who confirmed that Osimhen was left out of Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming June friendlies against Poland and Portugal due to ongoing transfer discussions, a statement that immediately triggered fresh speculation about the 27-year-old’s future. “Victor Osimhen will not be in our friendly matches against Poland and Portugal. Because there may be a possibility…

A man, identified simply as Success, has reportedly died from injuries sustained after being tortured by some operatives of an Ogun State security outfit, So-Safe Corps, along Coca-Cola Road, in the Oju-Ore area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday from a Facebook post by Ota Gossip that the incident occurred after an altercation between Success and his mother on Saturday. The page disclosed that Success’s mother had reported the issue to the So-Safe officials, who took him into custody. The post added that rather than the security officers handing over Success to the police, they allegedly took him…

It is strangely amusing how some Nigerians attack themselves on digital platforms and open discussions when fighting for or defending the people they perceive as political messiahs, tribal redeemers and turnaround experts, gloating as new-day nationalists. It is just a case of perception, as this class of political leaders has never failed to undermine any likelihood of a breakthrough we sometimes accidentally bump into. Some Nigerians would easily have come to blows if such opportunities had presented themselves. I wish they had a better understanding of the brand of leaders they want to kill themselves for – that this class…