Month: August 2021
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COVID-19: UNILAG Reopens Hostels Begins Second Semester Exam
Tunbosun Ogundare – Lagos After six weeks of closure of hostels and suspension of physical lectures to prevent the spread of the third wave of COVID-19 on campus, the authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka have approved the reopening of hostels to students from Thursday, August 26 and the commencement of the second…
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AFCON ’21: CAF Releases Match Fixtures
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday night released game fixtures for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. The draw for the competition which will take place next year, between January 9 to February 6, will be held in Yaoundé, Capital of the host country Cameroon. A total of 24 counties will feature in…
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22-year-old Man Drowns in Kwara Dam
A 22-year-old man identified as Sodiq Mustapha, has drowned in Agba Dam in G.R.A area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The deceased, who hailed from Kankatu Okelele Area of Ilorin, at Sheji Compound, was brought out dead by personnel of the state fire service on Tuesday morning, August 17. The Head of Media and…
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Ronaldo Breaks Silence Over Purported Move To Real Madrid
Globally recognized footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a statement about his future amid reports in Spain linking him with a return to Real Madrid. The 36-year-old Portuguese and Juventus striker has 12 months remaining on his contract with the former Italian champions and has not informed the club that he wants to leave. Juventus have…
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Lawmakers Threaten Warrant of Arrest Against Nollywood Actor
Ogun State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against popular Nollywood actor, Goriola Hassan, for refusing to honour its invitation over his purported claim to the traditional stool at Imobi-Ijebu, in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state. The stool has been a subject of controversy. The Assembly said…
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How Suspect Withdraws N50,000 From Murdered UNILORIN Student’s Account
A staff of Guarantee Trust Bank, Babatunji Lawal on Tuesday uesday narrated how the bank’s CCTV captured one of the suspects withdrawing money from the account of the slain Olajide Omowumi Blessing, a 300 level student of the University of Ilorin. Lawal, who was led in evidence by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,…
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Plateau Attacks: Three Students Reportedly Killed, Two Missing
No fewer than three students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have been feared killed and two missing after the attack on commuters along Rukuba road on Saturday. According to The Nation, five other students are receiving treatment in hospital in the State capital as a result of injuries sustained in a reprisal attack after…
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Abba Kyari: Probe Panel Hands Over Report To IGP
The Special Investigation Panel which was set up to probe the former Head, Intelligence Response Team, Mr. Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, has submitted its report to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba Alkali. Recall that Mr. Kyari is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a $1.1 million Internet fraud allegedly…
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Full Text: President Joe Biden Remarks On Taliban Militants in Afghanistan
Full transcript of United States President, Joe Biden’s remarks on Afghanistan Good afternoon. I want to speak today to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, the developments that have taken place in the last week and the steps we’re taking to address the rapidly evolving events. My national security team and I have been closely monitoring…
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Just In: Ex-deputy Senate President is Dead
A former Deputy Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu, is reportedly dead. The cause of his death was sketchy as at time of filing this report. The late Sen. Mantu represented Plateau Central Senatorial district on the platform of the PDP at the return of democratic governance in 1999. He was born in Chanso village, Gindiri…