Month: January 2022
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Idumota Clash: Court Orders Remand of NURTW Boss, Kunle Poly Two Others For 30 Days
Punch Newspaper A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State has remanded Lagos Island ‘B’ Branch chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Azeez Adekunle Lawal aka Kunle Poly in the custody of the Nigeria Police Zonal Monitoring Unit, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. Kunle Poly was remanded alongside two others – Prince…
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Qatar 2022: Forfeit Your Match With Super Eagles, Ghanaian Lawmaker Urges Black Stars
Ghanaian lawmaker, Patrick Boamah, told the Ghanaian parliament that the Black Stars can not beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their forthcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying encounter. Boamah, who represents Okaikwei Central district, made the comment when the parliament discussed the performance of the Black Stars at the ongoing 2022 African Nations Cup, Goal…
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OOU VC Gives Update On Anti COVID-19 Herbal Syrup
Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Professor Ganiyu Olatunde, says the anti-COVID-19 syrup produced by the university’s researchers is still undergoing evaluation at the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The syrup christened ‘OOU-Anjo Anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup’ was unveiled by the university in June 2020, alongside other products, including liquid hand…
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Hushpuppi: PSC Picks Loopholes In IGP’s Panel Report
Vanguard Indication has emerged on Wednesday that the Police Service Commission, PSC, may have found loopholes in the investigative report submitted by the DIG Joseph Egbunike led investigative panel over the alleged involvement of suspended IRT Commander, DCP Abba Kyari in the $1.1million Internet fraud perpetrated by Mr Ramon Abbass aka Hushpuppi. Consequently, the Commission…
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Adegoke’s Family Disagrees With Police Over Prosecution of Suspected Killers of Late Son
Legal Counsels to the family of late MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke have disagreed with the Nigeria Police Force over their plan to prosecute suspected Killers of their late son at the Federal high court in Abuja. The lawyers on a petition addressed to the inspector general of police (IGP), lawyers representing…
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Six Injured, as Police Helicopter Crashes in Bauchi
Ahelicopter belonging to the Nigerian Police Force crashed in Bauchi on Wednesday, injuring six persons, the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB has revealed. The helicopter took off from Abuja but AIB stated that no life was lost in the crash. The Bureau said it was informed of the accident by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)…
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Chicago University Speaks On Tinubu’s Studentship
Punch Newspaper The Chicago State University says All Progressives Congress stalwart and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, indeed attended the university. Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said this in a terse email response to The PUNCH on Tuesday. “Mr Tinubu…
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AFCON: Quarter, Semi Finals Fixtures (Full List)
Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals fixtures (all times GMT): Saturday, Jan 29Gambia v Cameroon, Douala (1600) Burkina Faso v Tunisia, Garoua (1900) Egypt v Morocco, Yaounde (1600) Senegal v Equatorial Guinea, Yaounde (1900) Semi-finalsBurkina Faso or Tunisia v Senegal or Equatorial Guinea, Yaounde (1900) Thursday, Feb 3Gambia or Cameroon v Egypt or Morocco, Yaounde (1900)…
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Eguavoen Points Out Mistake Made During Clash With Tunisia
Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen has decried his decision to leave out Chideria Ejuke in the team’s list for Sunday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match against Tunisia in Garoua. The Eagles were knocked out of the tournament after a 1-0 defeat to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Ejuke, who is…
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FG Begins Construction of 37 ‘Smart Schools’
The Federal Government has begun construction of 37 “smart schools” across the country to boost Information Communication Technology, ICT. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education, UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, disclosed that the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic led to construction of 37 model smart Schools. Mr Bobboyi noted that the Smart Schools were designed in categories…