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200-level UI law Student Arrested over Rape of Fresh Student
A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ibadan has been apprehended by the institution’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level colleague. The victim had gone for a night reading alongside other girls to prepare for exams. The victim was said to have moved away from the lecture theatre where…
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Why We Demolished Assembly Complex – Rivers govt
The Rivers State government has said it took a decision to demolish and rebuild the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex following the structural defects caused by the recent explosion and fire incident which rendered the main building unfit for human use. A statement issued by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Joseph Johnson,…
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Final Year OAU Student Crushed To Death, Two Others Injured in Fatal Accident on Campus
A final year student in the Department of Agriculture Economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University,OAU Ile-Ife, Osun State, Chisom Nwankwo has been killed in an auto-crash. According to the PUNCH, the deceased was on a commercial motorcycle when she and the motorcyclist were hit by a speeding bus along road 1 at the institution’s campus.…
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JAMB Introduces Cognitive, Verbal Reasoning Test For DE Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that candidates for its Direct Entry examination will be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests beginning in 2024. This was revealed by JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with the commissioners of education in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.…
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Varsities May Experience Strike in 2024 – ASUU President
Government owned universities across the country may experience industrial action in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year,…
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18 Primary School Pupils Hospitalizes Over Alleged Food Poison in Osun
The Nation Newspaper Parents and residents of Osogbo were thrown into panic as 18 pupils from St. James Primary School B, Owo-Ope, were hospitalised due to food poisoning linked to the government’s free school feeding programme. The Nation gathered that pupils of the school developed complications after eating rice and egg prepared for them by…
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Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen Wins African Player of the Year
Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been voted the Men’s African Player of the Year at the 2023 CAF Awards gala held in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, Peoples Gazette can report. The 24-year-old, who scored 31 goals in 39 appearances last season to help Napoli clinch the Serie A title for the first time…
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Naira Scarcity: CBN suspends charges on cash deposits above N500,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended processing charges placed on cash deposits exceeding N500,000 for individual accounts and N3,000,000 for corporate accounts until April 30, 2024. This directive, seen by Peoples Gazette, was issued in a letter to all banks, financial institutions, and non-bank financial institutions, dated December 11 and signed by the…
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CBN Gives Reason Behind Naira Scarcity
Daily Trust The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained the reasons behind scarcity of naira notes in the country. This comes following a series of complaints by some bank customers on the scarcity of naira notes at the counters, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Points of Sale (PoS), and Bureaux de Change (BDCs). In a…
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STIs, Unwanted Pregnancies Loom as Condom Price Skyrockets
Punch Newspaper As the price of condoms skyrockets in Nigeria, medical practitioners and other concerned stakeholders fear that it could lead to low demand and force many people into unsafe sex, which could increase sexually transmitted infections including HIV and a boom in unplanned pregnancies. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports Stanley Uba was shocked to the marrow…
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