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Kidnapped DELSU Student Narrates Encounter With Kidnappers
Amid sobs, one of the two abducted students of the Delta State University (DELSU), Mr Divine Omajuwa, has narrated their encounter with kidnappers who killed Stephen Odje and kidnapped him and his girlfriend, Miss Hamza Hussiena Jennifer, last Sunday on their way to Abraka. He said they were only on their way to Abraka from…
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UNILAG Lecturers Issue 72 hours Ultimatum To Management Over Amputated Salaries
Gabriel Dike Lecturers under the aegis The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Lagos (UNILAG) branch has issued the university management 72 hours ultimatum over payment of amputated June salaries to members. The 72 hours ultimatum to UNILAG management was taken at an emergency congress of the branch held on Tuesday, July 13th,…
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Igboho, Yoruba Leader Drag Buhari, Malami, 49 Others To International Criminal Court
The Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and other 49 Yoruba Self-Determination groups have filed a 27-page petition before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Several leaders of Yoruba Self-Determination groups appended their signatures on the petition sighted by The Nation. The Nation learnt the…
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UNILAG Raises Alarm Over Third Wave of COVID-19
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has raised alarm over third wave of COVID-19 following an increase in the number of patients coming to the University Medical Centre with flu-like symptoms related to the disease. The development has prompted the university to issue and update cum advisory on the development on Tuesday. The…
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Security operatives were nabbed abetting malpractice during CBT, JAMB Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed how some facilities put in place helped to nab those sabotaging the efforts of the board to conduct a credible computer based test, adding that, a couple of security agents were caught through the Closed Circle Television, CCTV deployed to the exam centers. Oloyede added that…
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How Lifeless Body Of UNILORIN Student Was Found, Witness Tells Court
One of the prosecution witnesses, Mrs Opeyemi Stowe, at the ongoing trial of eight suspected rapists and killers of the 300-level student of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Olajide Blessing Omowumi, on Tuesday, narrated how the late student’s lifeless and naked body was found in a sitting room in Tanke area of Ilorin metropolis. Mrs…
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Lawmakers Move To Stop Admission Seekers Below 18 years From Being Admitted
The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it would work towards amending the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to stop the board from admitting candidates below the age of 18 years. This was disclosed on Monday by the Vice Chairman of the committee, Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, during the committee’s oversight…
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Update On Naira Marley Alleged Fraud Case
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned till October 5, 2021, for the continuation of trial in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, who was arraigned sometime in 2019 on an 11-count charge of credit card fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Malami Welcomes Ohaneze’s Monitory Team
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Monday said the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor proceedings at the trial of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was a welcome development. Malami said setting up the…
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Abducted Emir of Kajuru Regains Freedom
The kidnapped Emir of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom barely 24hrs after his abduction. One of the kingmakers of the Emirate Council, Dahiru Abubakar, confirmed the development to The Nation. The Emir was released on Monday afternoon, few hours after bandits demanded N200 million…