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Insecurity: NANS Leadership Meets Sheikh Gummi
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has met with controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, to seek commitment on how to end school abduction in the country. The delegation expressed worries over the persistent abduction of students in Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Zamfara and other northern states in recent times, describing the…
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Super TV CEO Was ‘Tortured’ To Death, Family Source
The death of billionaire, and former Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has taken another twist as his family claims that he was tortured before his death. Ataga was reportedly stabbed to death by one Miss Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300 level student of the University of Lagos, last week, in the Lekki area…
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UTME Results: Candidates, Parents Lament Low Score
Reactions have continued to follow the recently released results of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. Some candidates and parents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Bwari, Abuja, expressed their displeasure. NAN recalls that the board on…
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How I Met SuperTv CEO at Wild Party, Chidinma Ojukwu Recounts
The 21-year-old University of Lagos student, Chidinma Ojukwu, who confessed to stabbing Super TV boss, Uwaifo Ataga, to death, has recounted how they met. In an interview with DailyTrust, Chidinma, said financial pressure occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19 made her hook up with some female students who took her to wild parties, one of…
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Man Reportedly Beats Wife To Death Over Refusal To Borrow Him N2000 Loan in Edo
The police in Edo state have arrested a man simply identified as Christopher, for allegedly beating his wife, Mrs. Isoken Christopher, to death for allegedly refusing to offer him N2,000 loan. The Nation reports that the 45-year-old suspect who is described as a chain smoker and drunk by the eldest of his three children, Augustine,…
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How FG, States, LGs Share N7.23 Trillion From Federation Account in 2020- Report
A new report by the Economic Confidential has revealed how the Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 local government councils in Nigeria shared a total sum of N7.23trillion from the Federation Account in 2020. While the Federal Government and its agencies received a total sum of N3.04 trillion, other tiers of government shared N4.18…
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Noise Pollution: We have power to prosecute Church, Mosque – NESREA
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, says it has the power to prosecute for noise pollution, churches and mosques that use loudspeakers without control while worshipping. Aliyu Jauro, Director-General of NESREA made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. According to Mr Jauro, noise is…
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UNILAG Test-runs Zero Emission Vehicle
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Insecurity: Poly Ibadan Suspends Activities, Speaks On Ongoing Exam
Following the spate of rising insecurity in different parts of Oyo State, the management of the Polytechnic, Ibadan on Sunday announced the suspension of activities within the state owned institution. While clarifying the latest developments the management noted that the decision would not affect the ongoing second-semester examination According to a statement issued by the…
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Video: New Commander Emerges, As ISWAP, Boko Haram Fighters Mend Fences
Weeks after Abubakar Shekau, former leader of the factional Boko Haram sect killed himself, leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have mended fences with Boko Haram faction. In a 13-minutes long video obtained by PRNigeria, an army of terrorists belonging to the rival extremist groups reunited themselves, after they individually placed…
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