Month: March 2021
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NASU Embarks On 3-Day Warning Strike
Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in schools and colleges in Kwara State has embarked on a three-day peaceful protest over their demands from the government. The non-teaching staff professionals are asking the state government to extend benefits announced for teachers by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu,…
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WORLD WATER DAY: WHAT DOES WATER MEAN TO YOU? By Ananwureyi Joy Ohine
Joy can be reached via her email address; ananwureyijoy01@gmail.com
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Just In: “There is no need for all this muscle-flexing,” ASUU President Replies FG
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, on Sunday, dismissed claims that the Union has issued a notice for fresh strike action, saying ASUU has not decided to embark on any industrial action for now. He stated categorically that he was not aware of any plan to embark on a…
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3 Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Allegedly Attacked Residence of Sunday Igboho’s Mother in Oyo
About three suspected Fulani herders have allegedly attacked the residence of the mother of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho in the late hours of Sunday. Two of the suspects escaped while one was arrested and he is being interrogated by the police. According to the spokesperson for Sunday Igboho, Mr Olayomi Koiki, one of the…
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FG Reacts To ASUU’s Plan To Embark On Strike
The Federal Government has reacted to the fresh notice by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to embark on a fresh strike barely four months after calling off a 10-month industrial action. The government said any person conceiving a strike after close to one year of downing tools would be doing a disservice to…
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29-year-old Herbalist, Bricklayer Allegedly Used Mother, Son For Ritual in Ogun
A 29-year-old herbalist, Baoku Gbuyi, and a bricklayer, Olamide Odulaja,27, have been arrested by Ogun State Police Command for allegedly using mother and child for rituals. The Suspects have allegedly confessed how they abducted the victims; killed them and used their body parts for money making rituals. In a Statement by Ogun State Police Public…
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Naira 4 Dollar Scheme: How You Can Earn N5 For Every Dollar Received
The apex bank in the country, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, recently launched the “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive-based initiative where beneficiaries of inward money transfers (US dollars only) get an additional N5 for each dollar sent to them from abroad. Sound cool? Yes, you read right…what that means is that if someone sends…
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INTERNATIONAL FORESTS DAY: Don’t AllowThe Green Giants Disappear by Ananwureyi Joy Ohine
Ananwureyi Joy Ohine. ananwureyijoy01@gmail.com
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US Issues Warning To FG Over Plans By Al-Qaeda, ISIS To Attack Southern Nigeria
There are plans by terrorist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS to penetrate Southern Nigeria, the United States has warned the Nigerian government. According to report obtained from TheCable by Sunday Tribune, Anderson said the US will continue to partner with Nigeria in sharing intelligence “We have engaged with Nigeria and continue to engage with them in…
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The Hijab And Needless Crisis In Kwara
Busy Brain writes from Jalingo, Taraba State Recently, Kwara State with harmony emblem has been diluted with series of crisis. A peaceful and serene atmosphere has metamorphosed to a state of phobia and restlessness. Although, crisis is inevitable in a secular setting with people of different character and orientation but the need to quench the…