Month: March 2022
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Court Sacks Two Federal Lawmakers, 18 State Assembly Members For Defecting To APC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked two federal lawmakers and 18 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the…
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NUC Approves History, Sociology, 11 Other Courses For LAUTECH (Full List)
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has approved 13 new courses for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. This approval of the courses was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr Lekan Fadeyi on Monday. He said the approval was contained in a letter written to the Oyo State-owned…
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Nigeria-born Ukrainian Student Dies in Sokoto Two Weeks After Evacuation
Nigeria-born Ukrainian Student, Uzaifa Halilu Modachi, has reportedly died in Sokoto two weeks after being evacuated from the war ravaged Ukraine. Before his death, Halilu Modachi was said to have stayed in Ukraine for three years without returning home for vacation. The final year student of Zaporozhye State Medical University Ukraine was preparing for his…
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Appointment of New VC: OAU Students’ Union Tells Management What To Do Should Protest Persist
As students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, continue to bear the brunt of seeming face-off between aggrieved indigenes of Ile-Ife and the management over the emergence of non-indigene as the Vice Chancellor of the government owned institution, the Olayiwola led students’ union has advised the management on what to do to safe its teeming…
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Detailed Update: Management Reacts, as Protesters Go Spiritual on OAU Campus (Videos )
Following the protest that ensued in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife minutes after the announcement of Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire as the new Vice Chancellor of OAU by some aggrieved indigenes of the ancient city, the protesters on Monday went spiritual as some of them were seen in their full-blown traditional regalia. The protesters in the…
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Jet Carrying 133 Passengers Crashed in China (Video)
A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in South-West China with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday. The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and “caused a mountain fire”, CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau. The report added that rescue teams were…
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Varsity Workers, NAAT To Commence Warning Strike Today, Monday
National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, says it would commence a two-week warning strike from Monday, March 21, 2022, over alleged non-implementation of the 2009 agreement reached with the Federal Government. Abubakar Yusuf, NAAT general secretary, said this in a letter on Sunday in Abuja addressed to all branch chairmen. The letter was entitled “Notice…
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Ukranian President, Zelensky Renews Plea For Talk With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday renewed his plea for talks with his Russian counterpart, taking to US television to say negotiations were the only way to “end this war.” He stressed that he and President Vladimir Putin were the only principles able to thrash out a deal to stop the fighting, now in its…
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Nigerian Female Footballer Dies Hours After Training
Nigerian Female footballer, Elizabeth Johnson has died hours after training with her colleagues. Elizabeth’s death was confirmed by her club, Sunshine Queens in a terse statement issued on Sunday. Until her death, Elizabeth was the goalkeeper for the local football team. “Very heartbreaking! Sunshine Queens lost one of its goalkeepers, Elizabeth Johnson (Janded) to the…
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Detained ex-Anambra Governor, Obiano Filmed ‘Cooling Off’ at EFCC Custody (Video)
A video of the immediate Former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano ‘chilling’ in the detention of anti-graft agency, EFCC has surfaced online. The 10-second clip has however generated reactions on social media, as some users accused the operatives of the EFCC of filming the former governor without his permission.