Month: January 2022
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Offa Poly Gets Acting Rector
The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa has approved the appointment of Dr Olarongbe Afolabi as the acting Rector of the institution with effect from tomorrow (Wednesday), January 12,2022. A statement signed by Olayinka Iroye, head of the Corporate Affairs of the institution said that Afolabi’s appointment via a letter dated 7th January,2022 preceded…
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Ghana Police Arraign Nigerian Businessman Over Death of American Stripper, Tyger Booty
The Ghana Police have arrested and arraigned a Nigerian businessman, Bright Udiagbe also known as Big Slim over the death of American stripper, Julie Diane Williams known as Tyger Booty. Ghana police said Tyger Booty was in contact with a Nigerian businessman, Big Slim while she was in Ghana. Big Slim owns a hotel, restaurants,…
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Veteran Nigerian Musician, Kujore Is Dead
Veteran Nigerian musician, Dayo Kujore is dead. Sources in the home of the popular Juju singer first announced his death on Monday. Hours after, the singer’s widow reportedly confirmed the death. The Nation reliably gathered the singer was confirmed dead at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Lagos. Dayo Kujore was born on…
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Full List: Winners Of Golden Globe Award Emerge
The Golden Globes award took place Sunday, Jan. 9 despite being pulled by NBC following a controversy surrounding the voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).Last year, the organization’s voting membership faced a Hollywood boycott after it was revealed there were no Black members. Many studios and celebrities openly criticised the HFPA, with Tom Cruise returning his three…
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Reporter’s diary: Inside ‘Mummy GO’s’ church in Lagos
Punch Newspaper At exactly 08:14 a.m., I walked into the Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God, RAPEC, founded by popular evangelist, Funmilayo Adebayo nicknamed Mummy GO (General Overseer) on social media. For weeks, Mummy GO has become social media sensation with many online users turning her hell-threatening sermons into memes circulated online. On getting to…
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Zamfara Lecturer, Wife, Two Children Released by Bandits After Alleged Payment of N10 Million Ransom
A lecturer with the Federal College of Education Technical Gusau in Zamfara State,Dr. Abdurrazak Muazu, his wife and two children abducted by heavily armed bandits have been released after allegedly paying N10 million ransom. A family member, Mohammed Bello said the victims were released on the early hours of Monday when the bandits who earlier…
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I Removed My Second Testicle To Kill Sexual Urge – UI 500-level Medicine Dropout
Punch Newspaper Forty-four-year-old Terhemen Anongo, who dropped out of the University of Ibadan as a 500-level medical student, says he has castrated his second testicle. The PUNCH had in March 2021 reported the story of Anongo, who became a cart pusher after dropping out of school and removed one of his testicles. Several people, including…
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Adedoyin’s Lawyer Reacts To Purported CCTV Footage Showing Involvement of Client In Death of OAU Student
A legal counsel for the embattled owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife in Osun State, Mr. Abiodun Williams, has urged the public to discard the unfounded story making the rounds on social media that a closed-circuit television, CCTV, footage showing the involvement of his client, Chief Ramon Adedoyin in the death of OAU MBA…
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Complete AFCON Daily Match Schedules
Complete daily match schedule for the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6 (all times GMT): First roundSunday, Jan 9 Gp A: Cameroon v Burkina Faso, 1600; Cape Verde v Ethiopia, 1900; both Olembe Stadium, Yaounde Monday, Jan 10 Gp B: Senegal v Zimbabwe, 1300; Guinea v Malawi, 1600;…
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UNILORIN Promotes 685 Academic, Non-Academic Staff
Authorities of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, have approved the promotion of 685 senior staff members of the University cutting across the academic and non-teaching cadres. This was sequel to approval by the University’s Appointment and Promotions Committee (A&PC), which considered the various recommendations from the various faculties and Umunits at its last meeting in…