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Sokoto Varsity Lecturer, Wife, Two Children Died in Road Accident
A lecturer with Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Malam Tajuddeen Musawa, his wife Zainab Abubakar and two children, have died in a fatal road accident. Musawa, until his death, lectured at the Department of Nursing Science of the same institution. He was an indigine of Katsina State and his family were said to be on their…
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Why Nigerians Can’t Get Pre-paid Metres
By Cosmas Omegoh (Lagos), Emmanuel Adeyemi (Lokoja), Billy Graham Abel, (Yola), Isaac Anumihe (Abuja), Gyang Bere (Jos), Oluseye Ojo (Ibadan), Tony Osauzo and Ighomuaye Lucky (Benin), Sola Ojo (Kaduna), and Geoffrey Anyanwu (Enugu) At the moment, having electricity meter, particularly the pre-paid, at every home, looks like a luxury. Everything about the idea is seemingly…
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Theatre Practioners React To Allegation Of Rape Against Baba Ijesha
The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPPAN, has reacted to the allegation of rape levelled against one its members, Olarenwaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. TAMPPAN, expressed its disappointment in a statement on Saturday which was signed by its Director of Research and Documentation, Yemi Amodu. The association said it…
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EKSU Proscibes ASUU, SSANU, Other Two Unions
The Governing Council of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has proscribed the four labour unions in the university. The workers’ bodies are the Academic Staff Union of Universities; Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions; and National Association of Academic Technologists. According to Punch, The council also announced…
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NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Hidden In Holy Mary Statue
Daredevil narcotics couriers who used the statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to conceal their illicit drugs have met their waterloo in Lagos. NDLEA operatives embedded in two courier companies intercepted the drugs concealed in the statue and some in auto spare parts to be despatched to Canada and the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Spokesman…
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Security Agents Eliminate IPOB Commander, Others (Photos)
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and State Security Service, SSS in a joint operation, in the early hours of Saturday stormed the operational headquarters of IPOB insurgents in Awomama Village Oru East LGA of Imo State, killing scores of the militiamen. The insurgents are responsible for the…
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Minister Slams N5 Billion Suit Against Ex-Boxer, Bash Ali
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has slammed a N5 billion libel suit against former boxer, Bash Ali, after he flagrantly accused the minister of wrongdoing. The Minister, through his lawyers, Festus Keyamo Chambers, will seek injunctive and pecuniary damages against Bash Ali and will not hesitate to join any person, medium…
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On My Friendship With Pantami, Farooq Kperogi
Supporters of Communications and Digital Economy Minister Dr. Isa Ali Pantami bewailed that my April 17 column titled “Pantami is My Friend, But He Can’t Be Defended” threw him under the bus and that I’m a “fake friend” and a snitch who isn’t even a “real Muslim.” But his critics said I wasn’t hard enough…
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Pictures, Identities of 3 Greenfield Students Found Dead Revealed
Pictures, and identities of the three students of the Greenfield University Kaduna who were killed by suspected bandits have been revealed. The deceased are : Sadiq Yusuf Sanga; Precious Nwakacha; and Dorathy Yohanna. Recall that armed bandits broke into the private university located along the Kaduna-Abuka Highway in Chikun Local Government Area last Tuesday night,…
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Lecturer Counters Father Of ATBU Student Allegedly Killed On Order of Patanmi
A lecturer at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, ATBU, Associate Prof. Abdulsalam Ya’u-Gital has picked holes in Professor Samuel Achi’s claims that his son was killed by Muslim extremists at the prompting of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali-Pantami. On Wednesday, Mr Achi had granted an interview to the SaharaReporters,…