Year: 2021
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Suspected Bandits Killed Kaduna Lawmaker
Suspected bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau. He represents the Giwa West Constituency. The Speaker, Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani, said Gadagau’s body was discovered at a morgue in Kaduna on Wednesday. According to a statement by the Speaker’s Special Assistant Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, the…
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Varsity Student Commits Suicide After Facebook Post (See What He Posted)
A student of Plateau State University, PLASU, Nanshak Christopher Moris, known simply as Chris has committed suicide after posting a suicide note on his Facebook page on Sunday. Chris asked God to bless some people who stood by him while he was passing through odds of life. He then asked God for forgiveness. “The world…
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Seven Passengers Burnt To Death in Osun Auto Crash
Seven passengers were feared killed in the early hours of Wednesday when an 18-seater bus was involved in a lone accident in Osun State. The Nation gathered that the accident occurred at about 3:45 am.The bus rammed into a billboard along Ilesha/Osu expressway on speed. It was learnt that the vehicle, which was coming from…
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Drunk Police Officer Spotted in Viral Video Arrested
Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of drunk police Sergeant, Onatunde Joba, spotted in a viral video for alleged indiscipline. The command image maker , Yemisi Opalola, a Superintendent of Police, stated that the alleged drunk officer, Joba is currently undergoing an orderly room trial. “The Osun State Police Command in its continued…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Faults DSS Claim Over Treatment of Client in Detention
Following claim by the Department of State Services, DSS, that the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is enjoying a luxury life in its detention, the lead legal counsel to Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has faulted the secret police claim. Ejiofor in a statement issued on Wednesday, said his client is…
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COVID-19: Why Nigeria Was Removed From Red List, UK
The United Kingdom through its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has stated reasons behind its move to remove Nigeria from the travel red list based on “scientific and public health data”. Laing stated this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that, Nigeria and 10 other countries will be removed from UK travel red list…
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Confusion as Faction Disrupts ASUU Meeting
Punch Newspaper There was confusion on Tuesday at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State following the disruption of a meeting of a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities of the institution. Members of one faction had converged at the ASUU Secretariat of the institution for a “reconciliatory meeting” when a splinter…
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Emir of Daura Ties Nuptial Knot With 20-year-old Bride
The Emir of Daura, Faruk Umar Faruk, has tied the nuptial knot with a 20-year-old bride, Aisha Iro Maikano, on Saturday. The nonagenarian manther wedded in a low key marriage ceremony in Katsina with the nubile young lady after a brief courtship. According to DAILY Nigerian, the Royal father paid N1million naira dowry to the…
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Adopt UTAS Platform For Payment of Salaries, Other Entitlements, ASUU Urges FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to adopt the Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) platform for the payment of their salaries and other entitlements. The union also called on the FG to pay the salary arrears of lecturer’s owed salary for 22 months for their refusal to be captured…
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Marriages Consummated in Ikoyi Registry Valid, FG
The Nation The Federal Government on Tuesday said marriages consummated in Ikoyi Registry are valid. The government dismissed reports that a court invalidated marriages held at registries. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said in a statement that the judgment as reported would amount to a contradiction. The statement reads: “We would like…