Category: News
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Tension As Engine Of Lagos-Bound Plane Catches Fire Mid-Air
A major aircrash was averted when an Overland Airways aircraft made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, from Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State. The incident happened on Wednesday night when one of the engines caught fire mid-air as the plane was approaching the airport. 33 passengers onboard the flight were…
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Why Peter Obi Can’t Win 2023 Presidential Election – Father Mbaka
Outspoken Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has given reasons why Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, can never win the presidency in 2023. The cleric who was speaking during one of his programmes in Enugu, described the former Anambra Governor as a stingy man, insisting that he…
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Nigerian govt approves N964bn for 109 e-Learning Centres in primary schools
The Federal Executive Council has approved N964 million for the provision of satellite-based education system equipment in three primary schools in each of the 36 States of the Federation, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, revealed this at the end of the Council’s meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu…
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APC National Stakeholders Reject Muslim-Muslim Ticket
The National Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress have called on the leadership of the party and the Progressive Governors Forum to narrow their search for the vice-presidential candidate to a northern Christian. Their concerns stemmed from the raging controversy of the Muslim-Muslim ticket, which has seemingly heated the polity in the last few days.…
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VP Slot: Shettima is top running mate choice in APC — Party’s Sources
Vanguard News Barring last minute changes, immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, would be picked as running mate to All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, multiple sources privy to the various high-wire meetings on the issue, told Vanguard yesterday. The sources said that the APC presidential candidate would…
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Strike: ‘A Lot Is Happening Behind The Scenes ” – FG
The Federal Government has said that, it’s not leaving any stone unturned to resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU adding that, “a lot is happening behind the scenes. ” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on behalf of the government made the disclosure while responding to…
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ASUU Drags Governor Obaseki To Court
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dragged the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, before the National Industrial Court in Benin following suspension of union activities across state-owned higher institutions. The suspended unions are ASUU, Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Non-Academic…
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Just In: Oyo Assembly Kicks Off Impeachment Process of Deputy Governor, Olaniyan, Raises 5-point Petition
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, kicked off impeachment process of the deputy governor of the state, Mr Rauf Olaniyan. This followed the reading of a 5-point petition and notice of allegation against the deputy governor at Wednesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin. Allegations raised against…
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Recruitment: Nigerian Army Announces Date For Screening Exercise
The Nigerian Army has announced the dates for the recruitment screening exercise for applicants of the 83 Regular Intake 2022 for Non-Tradesmen and Women. In a public announcement contained in a series of tweets posted to its verified Twitter page late Tuesday, @HQNigerianArmy, the Nigerian Army says, “The state recruitment screening exercise is scheduled to…
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Google To Support 1000 Business Owners in Nigeria, Other African Countries (Apply Here )
Google on Wednesday announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses and offered 1,000 scholarships to business owners in Africa. Juliet Ehimuan, Google Country Director for West Africa, said in a statement that it was part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses (SMB) Day in June. Ms Ehimuan said the…