Author: Vreporters
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OAU VCship Tussle: Angry Ife Indigines Accuse Selection Committee of Administering ‘Oath’ For Emergence of Bamire
Displeased Ile-Ife indigenes yesterday accused members of the Selection Committee of administering secretive oath before going on with the appointment of Prof. Adebayo Bamire as the 12th Vice Chancellor (VC) of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). The indigenes, through its union, Ife Progressive Forum, at a news conference held at the Community Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife, addressed…
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Qatar 2022: Super Eagles To Receive N5.6 Billion Qualifying Bonus From FIFA
Punch Newspaper Nigeria will receive €12.2m (N5.6bn) from FIFA if they qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup later this year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The World Cup in Qatar will take place from November 21 to December 18, with 32 teams taking part in the competition. The Super Eagles are looking to qualify for…
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LASU Confers Honorary Doctorate Degrees on Ganduje, Zulum, Others, as 112 Bag First Class
Lagos State University, LASU, has conferred honorary doctorate degrees onGovernor of Kano and his Borno State colleague , Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Babagana Umara Zulum at the 25th convocation ceremony of the state-owned institution. Ganduje, who was decorated by the visitor to the university, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was conferred with the degree of Doctor…
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FG To Train 50,000 Non-Graduate N-Power Beneficiaries
Federal Government has approved the engagement of four of its agencies to train 50,000 Non-Graduate N-Power beneficiaries. At the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Industrial Training Fund (ITF), National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute (HEDI) were given the nod to train the beneficiaries for…
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OAU VCship Tussle: Ile-Ife People Ought To Have Denounced Protesters For Such ‘Crazy’ Agitation, Wole Soyinka Talks Tough
Globally revered Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has reacted to the the protests staged by some Ile Ife indigenes over the appointment of Prof. Adebayo Bamire as Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Soyinka lambasted the protesters, saying Ile Ife people ought to have denounced the protesters for such “crazy” agitation. The protesters…
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Reps To Probe Multiple Fees Imposed by JAMB on UTME Candidates
Punch Newspaper The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the multiple fees being imposed on candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME . At the plenary on Wednesday, the House mandated its Committee on Basic Education to “investigate the multiple processing and/or administrative fees imposed by JAMB and its accredited agents on JAMB candidates.”…
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OAU VCship Tussle: Ooni Warns Indegenes, Residents of Ile-Ife
Foremost traditional monarch, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has cautioned aggrieved indigenes and residents of the ancient town not to take laws into their hands over their dissatisfaction with the process that led to the selection of the new Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The monarch who dropped the warning…
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2023: Northern Pastors To Hold One-million-man Prayer Rally For Tinubu
Some Christian Pastors from the Northern part of the country have announced plans to hold a one-million-man prayer rally for the national leader of All Progressives Congress party, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group led by one Bishop Sunday Garuba said the move is divine. In a statement on Tuesday, Garuba stated that Tinubu’s…
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Oyo Govt Partners American Youth Based Initiative, Carrington Fellowship Network
Oyo State Government has partnered an American youth-based initiative, Carrington Fellowship Network, CFN, to upskill young Oyo indigenes to maximise the numerous opportunities available for young people for the development of the State. The government let this out through the Ministry for Youth and Sports, under the leadership of Engr. ‘Seun Fakorede, MNSE, in a…
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Ogun Police Arrest Woman For Allegedly Setting Own 10-year-old Daughter Ablaze
Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one , Aisha Tijani, for allegedly setting her 10-year-old daughter ablaze over seized phone. Aisha,was arrested following a report lodged at the Mowe divisional headquarters. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the police were informed by the suspect’s…