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Lagos CAN Chairman Clears Air On Purported Endorsement of Tinubu
The Lagos Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has cleared the air on purported endorsement of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Adegbite had stirred the ire of many church leaders within and outside the apex Christian body who had taken a firm position against any…
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UniBen ranked 6th best in global universities ranking
The University of Benin (UniBen), Edo, Nigeria has been ranked 6th by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its latest World Universities rankings for Nigeria. In the rating made available to Newmen on Monday in Benin by the university’s Public Relations Unit, the performance indicators were centred on the four areas of teaching, research, knowledge…
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12 Bankers Arrested Over Alleged Fraud in Enugu (See Names)
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 12 bankers for suspected insider fraud in Enugu on Friday. This was made public on the EFCC’s social media accounts on Saturday. According to the commission, the suspects moved funds from dormant accounts in an old generation bank to a different account.…
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Reptiles Have Taken Over Our Offices – ASUU Chairman Cries Out
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) on Monday said their offices are not safe for immediate habitation as reptiles have taken over them. Chairman of ASUU JOSTUM, Prof. Ameh Ejembi, who spoke to journalists in Makurdi, noted that the congress met earlier on Monday to review its…
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Day After Strike Suspension, OAU Loses ASUU Member
Barely 24-hours after the National Executive Council of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, announced the suspension of its eight-month-old strike, a Professor at the department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Obafemi Awolowo University, Bamidele Faleye, was reported dead. The professor who died on Saturday, October 15, 2022, was a member of the OAU chapter…
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Ghanaian Public Varsities Embark on Strike
Four labour unions of public universities said in a statement that the decision followed the variation of their conditions of service by the government. According to them, their leadership has made several efforts to get the government to address issues related to their fuel, vehicle maintenance, and off-campus allowances since April. They said this was…
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Just In: Benzema wins 66th Ballon d’Or award
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has won the 2022 Player of the Year Ballon d’Or award in Paris on Monday night. This would be the forward’s first Ballon d’Or of his career. The 34-year-old had never finished inside the top three in previous years, but he finished today ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane and…
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Labour Party Senatorial Candidate Arrested For Drug Trafficking – Police
Linus Okorie, the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South, has been arrested for inciting violence and drug trafficking. In a statement on Monday, Chris Anyanwu, the spokesman for the Ebonyi police command, said Mr Okorie was arrested by the Ebubeagu security outfit and not abducted as claimed. “Police detectives were briefed on why he…
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2023: Wike Expresses Deep Sadness Over Atiku’s Comment
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has expressed deep sadness over the comments made by the Presidential candidate of his party the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Atiku Abubakar who had at the weekend stated that only a Northern presidency is desirable, and that Nigerians don’t need a Yoruba or Igbo to become President. Governor Wike…
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ASUU: Varsities hold emergency meetings on resumption
Punch Newspaper Following the suspension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, findings by our correspondent revealed that public universities across the country have made plans for special meetings of senate councils in preparation for examinations and resumption. The PUNCH reports that ASUU on Friday, October 14 announced a suspension of the…
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