Month: September 2022
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Kwara Man Kills 90-year-old Father To Dispossess Him of ATM Card
Operatives of Kwara State Police Command have arrested one Hassan Ibrahim for allegedly killing his 90-year-old father, Sabi Ibrahim, to dispossess him of his ATM card. Police spokesman in the state, SP Ajayi Okasanmi stated on Thursday in Ilorin that one Aishat Ibrahim reported to the police on Aug. 5 that the older Ibrahim missing.…
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200-level UI Student Wins N1 Million in Annual NCDMB Undergraduate Essay
A 200-Level Student of the University of Ibadan, UI, Ayotomiwa Elesho, 23, from Odogbolu Ogun State has clinched the N1 million prize of the 6th edition of the Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Also, 23-year-old Victor Sunday from Ebonyi State, a student of University of Nigeria,…
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PDP crisis: Ayu survives, Wike blows hot
Vanguard News The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyiochia Ayu, yesterday got a confidence vote after weeks of speculations about whether or not he should retain his seat. But the decision did not go down well with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who insisted that Ayu must step down. The party’s…
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Just In: Britain’s Longest-serving Monarch, Queen Elizabeth is Dead (Video)
Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96. Her son, the Prince of Wales, automatically succeeds her as King, ruling over the UK and more than a dozen Commonwealth nations – a role for which the 73-year-old has spent a lifetime in preparation. The Queen died on Thursday 8 September…
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PDP NEC Passes Vote Of Confidence In Iyorchia Ayu
The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party has passed a vote-of-confidence in Senator Iyorchia Ayu, suggesting that the party chairman will not be stepping down any time soon. A motion for the vote of confidence in the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) was moved by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,…
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5 Storey-building Under Construction Collapses in Ibadan, Seven Reportedly Killed
A five storey-building under construction has reportedly collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Punch, the building which was said to be a hotel caved in, in the early hours of Thursday at Awosika area in Ibadan North Local Government Area. Seven injured persons were said to have been rescued from the rubble…
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ASUU Strike: FG Clears Air On Inauguration of ‘New Committee’
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has dismissed the inauguration of a new committee to solve the face-off between the federal government and the university-based staff unions, saying it was an unofficial meeting to review what happened on Tuesday. The media had been awash with the report of a new committee inaugurated Tuesday after a…
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Striking ASUU lecturers besiege Maduka University for employment
Vanguard News Many members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, including professors, are among those seeking employment in the yet-to-be-opened Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka in Enugu State. The private university is owned by the chairman of Peace Group, Dr Samuel Maduka Onyishi. The university, which houses Maduka College, is situated on over 500…
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INEC Begins Recruitment of Adhoc Staff For 2023 General Elections (See How To Apply)
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Wednesday, announced the commencement of recruitment of adhoc staff for the 2023 general elections. To this effect, the electoral umpire said it had opened its portal for recruitment, adding that eligible applicants should begin applying for the role. INEC made the announcement in a post on its Facebook…
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How ex-train attack negotiator, Mamu was arrested in Cairo
The former negotiator between relatives of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and the terrorists, Malam Tukur Mamu has been arrested in Cairo, Egypt while waiting for a connecting flight to Saudi Arabia. Although no reason was given in the report for his arrest, his family members accused the Nigerian authorities, especially the DSS…