GOU
15 Feb
The Godfrey Okoye University (GOU), Enugu State, has matriculated 1007 students at the weekend. The students included those from the university's College of Medicine, School of Nursing, faculties of Law, Natural Sciences and Environmental studies, Education, Management, Social Sciences and Arts. Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Christian Anieke, while addressing the students, urged them to…
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South Korean auto giant Hyundai on Monday announced a multi-billion-dollar investment in the United States, including a new $5.8 billion steel plant. The plant, which will be based in the US state of Louisiana, "will create 1,300 American jobs," Hyundai executive chairman Euisun Chung told reporters at a White House event alongside President Donald Trump.…
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A French-Algerian man went on trial in France on Monday for burning to death his wife in 2021, a case that shocked the public and sparked heavy criticism of police for failing to take adequate measures to protect her. In 2021 Mounir Boutaa, now 48, stalked his Algerian-born wife Chahinez Daoud following their separation, and…
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A meeting between Russian and US officials on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine ended after 12 hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Russian state media reported, with a joint statement expected the following day. With Ukrainian negotiators waiting nearby, a day after they sat down with the US team, the Americans and Russians…
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Tunisia has launched an investigation into alleged money laundering and tax fraud involving ride-hailing applications, the interior ministry said on Monday. The authorities also said they were suspending the apps. "The financial division of the National Guard has uncovered suspicions of money laundering and tax evasion among operators of private taxi ride-hailing apps," the ministry…
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The Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Yanko Yordanov, has been honored by the Ipinsa community in Ifedore Local Council Area of Ondo State for his support for widows in the community. While conferring a chieftaincy title on the ambassador, the Akapinsa of Ipinsa, Oba Omoniyi Olufunmilayo, hailed Yordanov’s growing bond with Ipinsa. The monarch noted that…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) held a farewell ceremony to honor the late David Shikfu Parradang, the former Comptroller General of Immigration, celebrating his legacy of dedication and service. The event, which featured a 21-gun salute, was attended by colleagues, dignitaries, and well-wishers who paid their respects to a leader known for his discipline, wisdom,…
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The Osun State Police Command has said it arrested three suspects for allegedly breaching the ongoing dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on some warring communities in Osun State by Governor Ademola Adeleke. This was disclosed in a statement made available on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state command, Adeola Adeoye. Recall that Governor…
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A federal judge on Monday sharply criticized the Trump administration's summary deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members, saying "Nazis got better treatment" from the United States during World War II. President Donald Trump sent two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador on March 15 after invoking an obscure wartime law known…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, charged the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to expand its scope on other areas of engineering practices, eliminate quackery in the industry, and collaborate with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for certification of building materials to reduce infrastructure collapse. Makinde made the…
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The police command in Adamawa is seeking for information that will lead to the arrest of persons who killed a Point of Sales (POS) operator, Abbas Yuguda, 35, in Mayo-Belwa Local Government The command Spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this, in a statement on Monday in Yola. Nguroje said the incident occurred on March, 22,…