Year: 2021
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UNICAL Suspends Female Law Student Over Alleged Theft of iPhoneXS
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has suspended a female student of the Faculty of Law of the institution over alleged theft. The suspension was conveyed in a letter signed on Tuesday in Calabar by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and addressed to the student. According to the letter,…
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UTME 2022: JAMB Urges Candidates To Get NIN
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has asked all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, to acquire their National Identification Numbers, NIN, ahead of the exercise. The board stated this on Monday in its weekly bulletin released by the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. JAMB said that it would…
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NNPC Alerts Nigerians Over Purported Anniversary Contest
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has drawn the attention of the general public to a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate its so-called “Anniversary Event”. Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in a statement on Monday said the NNPC had nothing to do with the purported anniversary…
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Sanwo-olu Steps Aside, as 17-year-old Student Presides Over SEC Meeting (Photos)
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday stepped aside as the governor of the state to give room for a 17-year-old student of Angus Memorial secondary school, Jemimah Marcus, to oversee the affairs of the state for one day. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this via his Facebook page, where he shared photos…
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Suspected Land Grabbers Invade OAU Community, ‘Attack VC Entourage’ (Photos)
Some suspected hoodlums believed to be land grabbers on Monday invaded some parts of Obafemi Awalowo University, OAU, community in Ile-ife. According to Daily Mail, the hoodlums were bent on taking some parts of the land belonging to the university for personal use. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Eyitope Ogunmodede and some top…
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Banditry: Notorious Bandits Leader, Turji Reportedly Writes President Buhari, Two Others, Makes 5 Demands
Leader of the group of bandits reponsible for the attack which claimed the lives of 23 passengers in Sokoto state and other killings in the North-West region, Bello Turji, has reportedly written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari; Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle and the Emir of Shinkafi. According to Premium Times, the three-page open letter was written…
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Chileans Elect 35-year-old Man as President
The streets of Santiago erupted in celebration Sunday after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric became Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory over his far-right rival in a polarizing race. Boric, 35, garnered nearly 56 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for ultra-conservative Jose Antonio Kast, who conceded even before the final result…
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Full List: Out of 170 Public, Private Universities, Only 25 Have Full Accreditation – NUC
The Nation National Universities Commission, NUC, said Only 25 varsities have their courses fully accredited in its 2021 universities ranking. The commission added that less than 70 per cent of courses offered by the other ivory towers are accredited. Eight out of the 113 universities that the NUC focused on, including the Nigeria Army University,…
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Just In: ASUU Gives Update On Proposed Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given update on its plan to embark on indefinite strike over government failure to honour the agreement it made to the union adding that, consultations are ongoing to decide the next line of action. The union made the disclosure in press release issued by the union after…
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Just In: IGP Submits Panel Report On Abba Kyari, Hushpuppi
The Nation The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman, has submitted the probe panel report on suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to the Police Service Commission (PSC). Kyari was investigated over his alleged role in a $1.1m internet scam by an Instagram influencer, Abbas Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, and four others. The probe…