Month: April 2021
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Video: Drug Trafficker Arrested At Lagos Airport Excretes 113 Wraps of Cocaine Worth N423 Million
A suspected drug trafficker intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has excreted a total of 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750 kilogramme with a street value of N423 million. The Madrid, Spain bound drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, was arrested on Easter…
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Islamic Cleric , Others Land in Trouble for beating 14-year-old Student To Coma in Ilorin
Islamic cleric simply identified as Alfa Moshood, is currently on the run after he and 60 others allegedly beat up one of his students to coma over theft in Ilorin, Kwara state. It was gathered that the cleric accused the student of stealing his locally made safe, popularly called ‘kolo’. The incident happened on Thursday,…
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UIMGA Presents N.75 Million Cheques To 20 UI Students
Twenty Students of the University of Ibadan, UI, has been awarded scholarships by University of Ibadan Muslim Graduates Association, UIMGA. The awardees consist of Nineteen undergraduates and one postgraduate were presented cheques totalling N575,000 on Monday. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the university’s central mosque, the president of the association, Alhaji Abdulmajeed Imran,…
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Dangote, Tinubu, Others Donate Millions of Naira At Aisha Buhari’s Book Launch (List of Donors)
The launch of a book written in honour of First Lady Aisha Buhari was held yesterday, Thursday, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The launch of the book written by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani, was attended by many prominent Nigerians even though some key…
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FG Approves Dissolution, Reconstitution of UI, OAU, UNILAG, Others Governing Councils
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and reconstitution of the governing council of the University of Ibadan. A statement, on Thursday, in Abuja, by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc Sonny Echono, said President Buhari has appointed the pioneer Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, representing South-South. He noted…
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NUC Issues Provisional Licences To 20 New Private Universities (Full List)
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has given provisional licences to 20 new private universities. The private universities were established and approved by Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Thursday. The approvement of these varsities has put the total number of universities in Nigeria to 193. Below are the 20 new universities that were recently given licences.…
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FG Canvasses For More Private Universities, Gives Reasons
The Federal Government has canvassed for the establishment of more private universities, noting that the current 193 universities are grossly inadequate for a country of over 200 million population. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of provisional licences to promoters and proprietors of the new 20…
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Just In: Jamb Releases Fresh Updates on 2021 UTME Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will advertise the registration process for the 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) soon. The board’s Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, in Abuja. Benjamin…
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Man Sets Ex-lover, 2 Children Ablaze in Ibadan
A man identified as Ahmed Saka, has set ablaze the room of his ex-lover, Mutiat Oladele, leading to her death and her two children in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to reports the incident occurred at Shogoye, Idi-Arere area of Ibadan. Mr Saka had allegedly threatened to end his life and that of Ms Mutiat for…
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‘Prophet’ Arrested for Allegedly Raping, Inflicting Sickness On 17-year-old Girl
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, Thursday, arrested a man of the cloth in-charge of a Cherubim & Seraphim Church in the state for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl. “Prophet” Shobowale is also accused of inflicting the victim with a sickness that reportedly causes her ‘to fall down and remain unconscious for hours’.…