Month: May 2023
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Why Embattled Singer, Seun Kuti Was Handcuffed – Police
Vanguard News Son of music legend, late Fela Kuti, Seun, who turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Headquarters, Ikeja, yesterday, has been detained at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, SCIID, Yaba, Lagos, former Panti. Seun arrived the Police State Command about 8a.m. He was taken into custody and hand-cuffed. He spent…
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UNIABUJA, UNILORIN, Other Federal Varsities Accused of Mismanaging N4.7 Billion
The Senate has ordered some federal universities to refund N4.7bn which they were said to have been mismanaged. This followed the report of the Senate Public Accounts Committee which probed the universities’ financial activities using audit reports. The institutions are the University of Abuja; the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta; the University of…
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Kwara Poly: Mass Communication Gets Accreditation For HND Program
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, has said its Higher National Degree Programme in Mass Communication has been fully accredited. A statement by the institution said its rector, Dr Abdul Muhammed said the institution now has six academic institutes and four centres. He explained that the academic institutes are the Institutes of Applied Sciences,…
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FG Approves Establishment of 36 New Private Varsities, as Training of N-Power Beneficiaries Gets Boost
The Extraordinary Executive Council of the Federation (FEC), presided over by Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the establishment of 36 new private universities across the country following a memo presented by the Ministry of Education. Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, announced this on Monday in Abuja while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of a…
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FG Finally Takes Stance on 5-year Compulsory Service For Medical Doctors
The Federal Government on Monday said it is not in support of the National Assembly bill proposing to deny Nigeria-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country. On April 7, the bill scaled through the second reading in the House…
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Assault: Seun Kuti apologised, gave policeman ₦12,000 to repair vehicle
Punch Newspaper The PUNCH has exclusively gathered that following the incident that led to the arrest and detention of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti on Monday, the suspect had apologised and given the sum of ₦12,000 to the assaulted officer to repair his damaged vehicle on Saturday. Impeccable sources privy to the incident confirmed the development…
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Another Nollywood actor, Chikezie Uwazie dies in US
Vanguard News Following the disturbing news on the death of popular Nollywood actors, Saint Obi and Murphy Afolabi, another actor, Chikezie Uwazie is dead. The actor, reportedly died in the United States of America few days ago after a second brain surgery. One of the leading stars of the early 2000s, Chikezie Uwazie left Nigeria…
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Just In: Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, surpasses previous cooking marathon record holder
Punch Newspaper Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark. The restaurateur began the competition on Thursday after…
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UniBen VC Urges Parents To Bear Cost of Education, Says FG Can’t Fund Tertiary Education
A university teacher and administrator of repute has said Nigeria’s tertiary education needs a holistic overhaul, a combination of old and new ideas to make it work to meet the development needs of the country. She pointed out outdated curriculum, low quality staff, corruption, decline in student reading culture, government agencies operating outside mandate and…
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JAMB ‘Extends’ DE Registration, Mums on ePin Purchase
Following public outcry over the challenges candidates are facing in the ongoing registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for Direct Entry, there are indications that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) may extend the deadline. An unnamed source at JAMB said the extension might be for one week. The source added…