Category: News
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NYSC at 50: Official Speaks On Achievements in Education, Health, Others
As the Corp members serving in Kaduna state join the leadership and staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across the country on “Unity Walk” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the scheme, the coordinator of the Scheme in the state, Mr Hassan Mahmud Taura, said the scheme has done credibly well in the…
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Why Peter Obi Should Backdown From Court Case Against Tinubu – Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, urged the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to backdown from the court case challenging the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, only God can stop the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May…
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Speakership: Aspirants Move Against Tinubu’s Anointed Candidate
Daily Trust Aspirants gunning for the position of speaker of the 10th Assembly are moving against the anointed candidate of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rep Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State). Emerging from a meeting at the weekend, Tinubu, it was gathered, had settled for Abbas and Ben Kalu (APC, Bende Federal…
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May 29: Kenyan President Sends Special Envoy To Tinubu
Ahead of May 29 inauguration of the incoming government, Kenyan president, Williams Ruto, has sent a special envoy to Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to discuss areas of mutual interest between Nigeria and Kenya. Ruto, in a letter he personally signed, pledged to work with Tinubu to consolidate the longstanding relationship between his country and…
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Anambra Govt Reacts To Emergence of Mmesoma as Overall 2023 UTME Candidate
The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, has commended Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma for her performance during the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, describing it as “excellent and very outstanding.” Chuma-Udeh said the performance coming from the state has again demonstrated the investment and priority the administration…
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JAMB Spokesman, Minister of Education Monitor Rescheduled UTME
No fewer than 80,000 candidates on Saturday sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, across the country. Spokesman for JAMB Fabian Benjamin said this while monitoring the exercise on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Benjamin said about 80,000 candidates who could not sit for the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no…
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Meet Ghanaian-Born Unilorin Final Year Student, Rejoice Zainab Who Turns Niqobite After Reverting To Islam
Daily Trust Rejoice Afebli now Dunu Rejoice Zainab is a Christian convert who went on to adopt the Niqab (veil) and memorised the Qur’an. In this interview with Daily Trust Saturday , the final year student of Pharmacy, University of Ilorin, with a Ghanaian father and Nigerian mother from Kogi State, shared the story of…
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Ekweremadu’s Daughter Reacts To Parents’ Conviction
Sonia, the daughter of embattled former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu said she feels guilty that her parents were convicted because they were looking for ways to find a solution to her health condition. The Ekweremadu’s daughter stated this in an interview with BBC on Friday. Recall that in March 2023, a UK jury found…
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Organ Harvesting: Victim Raises Fresh Alarm Over Safety in Nigeria
David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wanted to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in Nigeria”. His impact statement was read in court, at the sentencing that saw Ekweremadu, his wife,…
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Just In:UK Court Sentences Ekweremadu To 10-year Imprisonment
The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting. His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing on Friday, BBC reports. On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on…