Category: News
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First Class Monarch, Alaafin of Oyo Pictured Exercising in Palace (Photos)
Some pictures showing where 83-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, was seen exercising in his Palace have since gone viral on the social media . The photos making the round on Facebook show the monarch wearing a dark track suit and white cap while doing stretches and push-ups.
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Nigerian Armed Forces Approves Promotion of 235 Army, Airforce, Navy Officers (See Names)
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Armed Forces have announced the promotion of 235 officers to the ranks of one and two stars generals. The promotions were released late Tuesday night after the sitting of the Army Council, Navy a council and the Air Council respectively held at the ship house ministry of Defence with…
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PSC Approves Promotion of Police Officers (See Names)
By Chioma Okezieh-Okeh The Police Service Commission said it has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the next rank of Deputy Inspectors-General. A statement from the spokesperson of the commission Ikechukwu Ani said the PSC also approved the promotion of six Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and the…
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FG Declares Public Holidays For Xmas, New Year
The federal government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr…
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Court Grants 5 Accused Dowen College Students Bail
A Chief Magistrates’ court in Yaba, Lagos, has granted five Dowen College students bail after a conspiracy and homicide charge was made against them by the police. The court granted the students bail in the sum of N1 million each, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The minors have been remanded in a juvenile home…
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UNICAL Suspends Female Law Student Over Alleged Theft of iPhoneXS
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has suspended a female student of the Faculty of Law of the institution over alleged theft. The suspension was conveyed in a letter signed on Tuesday in Calabar by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and addressed to the student. According to the letter,…
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UTME 2022: JAMB Urges Candidates To Get NIN
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has asked all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, to acquire their National Identification Numbers, NIN, ahead of the exercise. The board stated this on Monday in its weekly bulletin released by the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. JAMB said that it would…
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NNPC Alerts Nigerians Over Purported Anniversary Contest
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has drawn the attention of the general public to a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate its so-called “Anniversary Event”. Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in a statement on Monday said the NNPC had nothing to do with the purported anniversary…
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Sanwo-olu Steps Aside, as 17-year-old Student Presides Over SEC Meeting (Photos)
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday stepped aside as the governor of the state to give room for a 17-year-old student of Angus Memorial secondary school, Jemimah Marcus, to oversee the affairs of the state for one day. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this via his Facebook page, where he shared photos…
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Suspected Land Grabbers Invade OAU Community, ‘Attack VC Entourage’ (Photos)
Some suspected hoodlums believed to be land grabbers on Monday invaded some parts of Obafemi Awalowo University, OAU, community in Ile-ife. According to Daily Mail, the hoodlums were bent on taking some parts of the land belonging to the university for personal use. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Eyitope Ogunmodede and some top…