Month: September 2021
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Igboho: DSS Speaks on N20 billion Damages Awards by Court
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday said it is yet to be informed about the court judgment directing the service to pay N20 billion to the self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court gave the order in a suit filed by…
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What doctor told me about my health, EFCC Boss, Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has stated that he is ‘hale and hearty’. The anti-corruption czar let this out while speaking on the importance of digital identification in commemoration of the National Identity Day when the incident occurred. He was reportedly assisted by other participants and hurriedly rushed…
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Igboho Sends Message To Supporters Over Proposed Protest
Embattled Yoruba Nation Advocate, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has urged his die-hard supporters to shelve the proposed demonstrations in his name “for the time being”, his counsel Yomi Aliyu has claimed. Aliyu, in a statement on Thursday, said Igboho also asked his supporters to ignore any message to the contrary. “There is time…
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Recruitment: Nigeria Police To Boost its Manpower with 20,000 officers
The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, says between now and 2022 no fewer than 20,000 policemen will be engaged in the force to boost its manpower. Mr Baba disclosed this while addressing officers and men of the Police Command in Niger, at the command’s headquarters in Minna on Thursday. According to him, the dispute between…
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LASU Names Prof. of Medicine as Ninth Substantive VC (Full Profile)
Lagos State University, LASU, has named Prof. (Mrs) Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor of the stated owned institution. The Professor of Medicine had served as Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution before her elevation. Prof Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been named the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). Ibiyemi,…
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COVID-19 Test: Varsity Lecturer Drags Sanwo-olu, Commissioner To Court
A lecturer with the Ogun State owned citadel of learning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Dr Adesola Adeleke, has dragged the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (first responder) and the Commissioner for Health (second) at the Lagos State High Court for declaring her wanted upon her return to Lagos from South…
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LASU VC Race: Medical Doctors Picks Hole in ASUU’s Position
Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) says that it is a public gaffe for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to pronounce the postgraduate Medical and Dental fellowship as ineligible for the position of Vice-chancellor in Nigerian Universities. President, MDCAN, Dr Victor Makanjuola, said the postgraduate Medical and Dental fellowship is the…
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Video: Moment UNIBEN Students ‘Kidnap’ VC, Forced Her To Trek From Lodge To Gate
Aggrieved students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), on Wednesday, ignored the order of the university senate to close down the school, as they continued their two-day-old protest over the hike in their school fee. Though the university, earlier on Wednesday announced the “immediate” closure of the institution, “temporarily”, claiming insecurity and the possible highjack…
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FG Gives Fresh Update on Talks With Twitter Over Ban
The federal government says it’s “very close” to resolving the issues that led to the ban of Twitter in the country. The government had, on June 4, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operation following the deleting of tweets made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who had threatened to treat members of the Indigenous People of…
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Protest: UNIBEN VC Orders Students To Vacate School Premises
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prof. Lilian Salami has ordered all students of the University to vacate the school premises by September 15. The latest order by the authorities is contained in a letter sent to the all the students via their respective electronic mails. The Protesting students of the University of Benin…