Month: August 2021
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Otedola Revealed Roles Played By Babangida During Late Yar’Adua’s Sickness
Nigerian business mogul, Femi Otedola, on Sunday felicitated with ex-military president Ibrahim Babangida who will mark his 80th birthday on Tuesday, just as lauded the retired army general for the role he played during the political logjam caused by the prolonged sickness of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010. In his forthcoming book on…
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2021 UTME: Jamb Speaks on Setting Cut-off Marks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed its readiness to announce the minimum admission cut-off marks for the 2021/2022 academic session. The board made the disclosure in a bulletin issued on Sunday. Recall that, JAMB had last year set 160 and above as the cut-off mark for admission into universities, 120 for polytechnics…
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INSU Appoints Directors, Principal Officers [Full List]
In a bid to ensure effective governance, the Igbomina National Students’ Union, INSU, under the able leadership of Bolaji Sodiq O. has appointed officers to respective offices of the union’s National Body. INSU in a release jointly signed by its president, Bolaji Sodiq O. and other principal officers of the indigenous union made the latest…
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SSANU Warns FG Against Establishment of New Varsities
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has cautioned the federal government against the establishment of new universities. The association’s National President, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, said this in Benin at the weekend during the 2nd regular zonal executive council meeting of the South-South zone of the union. He explained that the funds being budgeted…
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Mali, 7 Other African Countries Barred From Hosting World Cup Ties
Mali, ranked 10th in Africa, are among eight countries who have been barred from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers next month after failing Confederation of African Football (CAF) venue inspections. Other nations who must use a neutral ground for a home fixture between September 1-8 are Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Namibia…
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Top five lies about Buhari that won’t go away
By Farooq Kperogi President Muhammadu Buhari is a magnet for both extravagantly flattering myths and stubborn falsehoods. Here are the top five: Muhammadu Buhari’s very name is wrapped in a curious omission. In most parts of the world, people’s last names are usually either their family name or their father’s first name. Not for Buhari.Muhammadu…
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61-year-old grandma announces engagement to 24-year-old Man (Photos)
A grandma, Cheryl McGregor aged 61, from Rome, Georgia, United States has taken to her Instagram page to announce her engagement with 24-year-old lover, Quran McCain. They also shared a video of the moment McCain got down on one knee inside a restaurant to ask Cheryl to marry him. “She said yes. You make me…
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I was starved, chained for two nights, Niger commissioner recounts ordeals
Niger State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Idris, who regained his freedom after four days in captivity has recounted his ordeals in the hands of his abductors, saying that he spent the first two night under a de-humanized condition with his two legs and hands chained without food and water. The commissioner also disclosed…
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NANS Lauds Makinde Over Various Beneficial Programs
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South-West Zone, has commended the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The commendation, according to the students’ body, is justified by the various beneficial programmes, initiatives, interventions and policies that have been conceived and implemented for the betterment of the entire Oyo State…
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CVR: Be wary of fake registration portal, INEC cautions Nigerians
The electoral umpire in the country, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians to be wary of fake Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) websites. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said on Friday in Abuja that the fake portal is not from the commission as it did not…