Author: Vreporters
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Four Years After Languishing in Lagos Prison, Arabic Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault Discharged, Acquitted
Four years after languishing in detention, an Arabic part time teacher, Anisere Sulaimon, has been discharged and acquitted by Ikeja High Court in Lagos over alleged defilement and sexual assault filed against him. Justice RA Oshodi held that there was no prima facie case against Sulaimon, who was a final year student of the Adeniran…
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Strike: FG Reveals Billions of Naira Paid as Earned Allowances, Revatalisation To Public Universities
The Nation The Federal Government has said it had paid over N92 billion as earned allowances and revitalisation fee to government-owned universities across the country. The government also said it is not opposed to an upwards adjustment of the salaries of university teachers, despite the nation’s lean resources. But it stressed that due process must…
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Russian Attack hits Kyiv Television Tower, Ukrainian Official says
Major Updates on ongoing assault on Ukraine cities by Russian Forces A huge Russian military convoy is edging closer to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where an alleged Russian attack has struck a television tower. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine and appealed for the European Union to admit his country as…
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Flash: Lawmakers Pass Bill On Independent Candidacy
The red chamber on Tuesday passed Bill number 58 which seeks to allow independent candidates to contest for elective positions. The lawmakers however threw out a bill seeking to allow Nigerians in Diaspora to vote during elections. However, a Bill which seeks to provide for the election of Mayor for the Federal Capital Territory was…
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Ukraine Reportedly Offers Each ‘Willing-To-Surrender’ Russian Soldier $40,000
Ukraine on Tuesday offered Russian soldiers money and promised them immunity from punishment if they surrender. “Make your decision. Come out without weapon, with a white flag,” Defence Minister Oleksii Resnikov wrote on Facebook.’’ Each soldier was being offered the equivalent of more than $40,000.The campaign was reportedly being financed by the international IT industry.…
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Tinubu, Aregbesola Move To Close Rank
Vanguard There were strong indications last night that the feud between the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, might be over earlier than it could be imagined. Highly placed sources privy to the reconciliation efforts revealed that concerned stakeholders in Yorubaland, the ruling…
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President Buhari Writes Lawmakers, Seeks Amendment To Newly Signed Electoral Amendment Law
The upper chamber has confirmed the receipt of a a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking an amendment of section 84 (2) subsection 12 in the 2021 Electoral Act. Mr President wants the Lawmaker to amend section 84 (2) Subsection 12 which states that no political appointee shall be a voting delegate or be voted…
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Chelsea Foundation Trustees Keeps Mum Over Abramovich Request (Meet The Members of Trustee)
Chelsea Foundation trustees have not yet agreed to take over “custody and care” of the club as requested by owner Roman Abramovich following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The six trustees want more information about whether running the club would be compatible with UK charity law and raised their concerns at a meeting on Sunday. The…
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JAMB Fixes New Date For Mock Exam
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Monday, fixed new date for its mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to April 9, 2022 as against the earlier scheduled date of April 16, 2022. The board said it made the decision upon the realisation that April 16 would be Easter Sunday.The board added that as…
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“We Saw A Big Snake That Slept Overnight With Us”, Delta Varsity Students Raise Fear
Some students of Novena University, Ogume, in the Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, are leaving in palpable fear following the invasion of a python in a female hostel of the school. It was learnt that the python was found early Monday, creating panic among students. A source in the university said students…