Year: 2021
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COVID-19: Vaccinated People Prone To Contacting Omicron Variant – Researchers
Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, a group led by Kyoto University Professor, Hiroshi Nishiura…
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Troops Rescue 20 Abducted Policemen in Yobe, Neutralize 91 Bandits, Kidnappers
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued abducted 20 police officers after Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists invaded the Police station in Buni Yadi in Yobe state on Friday. This is just as a total of 91 terrorists, bandits and kidnappers met their waterloo during several offensives against them at Kala Balge, Rann, Dikwa and Biu in…
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Ojodu Truck Accident: Tears as Students Battle For Survival, Parents Seek Financial Support
The Guardian • Parents seek financial support, as15-year-old survivor, others remain on oxygen• Buhari, Tinubu condole with parents, students as Lagos closes Ojodu grammar school It’s a bad day for Mr. Dauda Ajibade, the father of 15-year-old Olarenwaju Ajibade, who survived Tuesday’s trailer accident, in Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State, seeing his son placed on…
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Sanwo-olu Suspends Proposed Peace Walk, Gives Reason
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended the Lagos peace walk planned for December 2021. The government let this out in a press statement on Thursday, December 9, 2021, Sanwo-Olu said he is “constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace” so as not to “endanger the life of any Lagosian”…
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Gunmen Shot Nollywood Actress Dead in Delta
Some suspected gunmen on Tuesday shot dead an up-and-coming actress, Chiemeke Ngozi at Boji boji Owa in Ika North East Local Council of Delta State at her POS shop on Tuesday, Reports have it that the actress was killed along Deeper Life road, Boji boji Owa, Town. Sources at the community said they heard gunshots, but…
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia Bars Flights From Nigeria
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has barred all flights from Nigeria effectively ending all hopes for those planning to attend the lesser hajj. Although the reason was not expressly stated, it said all non-citizens with history of travel to Nigeria would not be allowed into Saudi Arabia. This is according to a circular issued by…
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Death of OAU Student: Police Receive Autopsy Report
The Nation The autopsy report to determine the cause of the death of a Master’s degree student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, has been submitted to police headquarters, Abuja. Adegoke died after lodging in Hilton Hotel and Resorts, Ile-Ife. His body was found in a shallow grave. Police arrested six suspects including the…
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How Two New Converts Reportedly Murdered Redeemed Pastor in Lagos Church
The Punch Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. The…
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Kwara Poly Expels 6 HND Students Over Alleged Forgery of OND Results (See Names)
Authorities of Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Wednesday announced the expulsion of six Higher National Diploma, HND, students over forgery of Ordinary National Diploma, OND, certificates. The state owned Polytechnic made the disclosure in a release by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Academic Matter Board, Mr Onikoko Saliu, he accused the affected students of forging their…
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Dowen College Releases Another Statement Over 12-year-old Pupil Death, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr
Authorities of Dowen College on Wednesday issued another press release over the death of of one of their student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr who was allegedly tortured by his senior colleagues. The statement titled ‘Sylvester Oromoni’s Death: Dowen College Committed To Justice’, revealed that the school began an internal investigation into the case of bullying reported…