Month: November 2021
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Again, Four Dead, Others Rescue, as Building Collapses in Lagos
Vanguard Another building under construction has collapsed in Magbon, Badagry area of Lagos, today(Wednesday), with four persons feared dead. Five others were rescued from the rubbles with varying degrees of injury, while efforts are still on to rescue others. This is coming on the heels of the 21-storey building that went down in Ikoyi, earlier…
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Nigerian Navy Breaks Silence Over Purported Disappearance of Instagram Skit Maker, Cute Abiola
The Nigerian Navy has broken its silence over purported disappearance of popular Instagram skit maker Ahmed Gafar Oluwatoyin, known as Cute Abiola, adding that, the comic actor is not missing but locked up in his unit for breaching the Armed Forces social media policy. The skit maker, who is also a Naval officer, was declared…
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Gbajabiamila Summons Ministers, ASUU Leadership Over Looming Strike
In a bid to stop the looming strike in the nation’s public universities, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; and the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to a meeting on Thursday…
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How Phone Call Triggered Lagos Gas Explosion, Eyewitness
Fresh fact has emerged on how phone call triggered Lagos gas explosion which led to the death of five persons, as 15 vehicles and many houses were destroyed by the explosion which happened at Ojekunle Street, off Ladipo Street, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. Punch correspondents, who visited the scene, observed that the…
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#EndSARS: U.S Government Reacts To Panel Report
United States Government on Tuesday called on the Nigerian and Lagos State governments to adress alleged abuses pointed out by the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry that looked into the violence surrounding the #EndSARS protest that took place in October 2020. In a statement, the United States Consulate General in Lagos…
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#EndSARS: Summary of Panel Findings, Recommendations
The Nation The #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG Advocacy upon which the protesters premised their #EndSARS demonstration of discontent/Protest on, has been the most prominent advocacy in Nigeria and a major rallying point, convergence and common ground for the national Police brutality imbroglio since 2016. This is one of the reasons why the advocacy was surgically curated and…
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UNILORIN Expelled Student Over Assault On Female Lecturer, Gives 48 Days To Appeal Verdict
Embattled Student of the University of Ilorin, Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa, popularly known as Captain Walz, with matriculation number 17/55EJ198, has been expelled by the management of the institution. According to a statement by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, the verdict was handed down by the Student Disciplinary Committee where Salaudeen was…
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‘While I Was Arguing With Her, She Threw Mug at Me’, Embattled UNILORIN Student Narrates Encounter With Female Lecturer
Embattled 400-level student of the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Waliyullah Salaudeen, popularly known as Captain Walz, has revealed his encounter with his female lecturer, Mrs Zakariyau, who was beaten to stupor last Thursday. Captain Walz said his dastardly action was necessitated by the refusal of the lecturer to help wave his mandatory…
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Missing OAU Student Found Dead as Police Arrest Six Suspects
Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with the death of missing Master in Business Administration (MBA) student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria who was found dead at a yet to be disclosed area on Monday. The Image maker of the Command, Opalola Olawoyin, stated this in…
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Convocation: Graduating UI Students With Lower Grades Decry Management’s Decision
Some graduating students of the University of Ibadan have decried the Nigeria’s premier university management’s decision to ban all, except first class graduates, from its 2021 Convocation ceremony. The university on Monday held its Convocation and Award Ceremony for the First Degrees at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, with only the first…