Month: April 2023
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JUST IN: FG Declares Holidays For Easter Celebrations
The Federal Government has declared Friday 7th and Monday 10th April 2023, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday, to be public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Shuaib Belgore, on Wednesday in Abuja.…
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What I told Peter Obi About ‘Obedients’ – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said he warned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on excesses of the his supporters, otherwise known as ‘Obidients.’ Soyinka, stated this in a statement titled, “Media responsibility,’’ on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the elder statesman said his recent interview with Channels Television was misrepresented, with his remarks…
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leaked Audio: Peter Obi Breaks Silence
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has broken his silence on the leaked audio of his conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. The audio clip released by online newspaper, Peoples Gazzete, has set social media on fire since Saturday. In the audio, Obi was heard begging Oyedepo to help…
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JAMB Breaks Silence Over Delay of Hijab-wearing Candidates at Covenant Varsity
Daily Trust The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday apologised to the hijab-wearing candidates barred on Thursday by the Covenant University, owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, from sitting for the Mock-UTME at its campus in Otta, Ogun State. This was amidst the condemnations that trailed the action of…
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UniBen Final Year Student Shot Dead in Hostel
A final-year student of University of Benin simply known as Desmond was on Monday shot dead in his room at the Hall 3 Hostel by unknown gunmen in what appeared like a cult-related incident. The late student popularly known as ‘Mayor’ was said to be in the Department of Public Administration and was shot at…
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WAEC Releases 2023-First Series Results, Withholds 413 Results
The West African Examinations Council WAEC has announced the result of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for Private Candidates, 2023–First Series. According to the Head of the National Office WAEC, Nigeria Patrick E. Areghan, of the total number of Eight Thousand, Three Hundred And Forty-Eight, 8,348 candidates that sat the examination, Four…
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Security Operatives Arrest Igbo Leader Threatening To Invite IPOB To Lagos
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, who vowed to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo people in the state. Daily Trust learnt that the Igbo leader was picked on early Saturday…
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Nigerian Students React To Call For Interim Government
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has rejected the call for an interim government by some people and called on the proponents to be sanctioned appropriately. The student body also noted that nothing should stop the inauguration of the President-Elect and his team. NANS Vice President, External Affairs, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, on Friday said…