Month: January 2022
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Why 2022 UTME Registration May Be Delayed, JAMB Raises Fear
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, raises fear that forces beyond its control might hinder the board to kick off the registration for 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, as early as possible. The exam body also justifies its decision to enforce the National Identity Number, NIN, requirement in the registration process. The…
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Governor to name sponsors of Insecurity crises on Tuesday
Imo State Executive Governor Hope Uzodimma will on Tuesday(Today) name those behind the spate of insecurity in the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, stated this in a statement on Sunday. He said the governor will use the occasion and gathering of the sixth edition of Imo stakeholders forum to name those who…
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Why Lekan Balogun can’t be next Olubadan —Ex-Oyo AG writes Makinde
Punch Newspaper There are strong indications that legal tussle may affect the appointment and installation of the next Olubadan of Ibadan. The PUNCH had reported that 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, died on Sunday at the age of 93 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan and has since been buried according to Islamic rites.…
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Sudan coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns after mass protests
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests that paralyse activities in the nation’s capital, Khartoum. Thousands of aggrieved Sudanese who were not happy with the prime minister marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October. Chanting “power…
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IPOB Outlaws Cows in South-East, Gives Deadline
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday outlawed cows reared by Fulani herdsmen in the South Eastern states of the country. IPOB let this out in a New Year address by its Head of Directorate Mazi Chika Edoziem through its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. The ban, IPOB said, would take effect from…
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You have no right to embark on strike, FG Tells ASUU, Insists Demands have been ‘responded to’
The Federal Ministry of Education through the Federal Government has said that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have no justification to embarking on another round of strike action, claiming that it has responded to all the demands of the lecturers within the limit of resources available. The Director, Press and Public…
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Singer Teni Speaks Over Gunshot Scare at Rivers Event
Renowned Nigerian female artiste, Teniola Apata, also known as Teni, has broken her silence over a gunshot scare that disrupted her performance in Rivers state. In a viral video which surfaced on Sunday, the singer fled the event which held at Buguma Town, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Reacting to the incident, the…
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Two Autopsy Reports Show Sylvester Oromoni Jnr Was Not Murdered, Lagos Police Boss
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said that the two autopsies carried out on 11-year-old Dowen college student, Sylvester Oromoni, did not show that he was murdered. Vanguard reports that Odumosu in an interview said two autopsies were carried out on Oromoni’s body and both dismissed any allegation of murder. He was, however, quick…
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How Olubadan Died In Our ICU, UCH Management Recounts
The University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan has recounted how Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, died at its Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. The hospital in a statement by its Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations Officer, Toye Akinrinola, said the monarch was referred to UCH from a private hospital in Ibadan about…
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I didn’t have a child for Singer Portable, Lady in Viral Video Makes U-turn, Seeks For Forgiveness (Video)
Barely 24-hour after a video of a lady, simply identified as Abike, who claimed to have been neglected after allegedly impregnated by Zazoo Zeh crooner, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable , the young lady in the now viral video has made a U-turn as she said that didn’t have a child for the singer.…