Owoade
12 Jan
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has lauded the appointment of Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade. He also congratulated the Alaafin-elect on his appointment as the new custodian of the timeless heritage of Oyo town. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by Otunba Moses Olafare, the Director, Media and Public Affairs,…
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A 31-year-old woman, Ajayi Esther, on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting the sum of N607,500 from him. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a three-count charge of fraud, impersonation and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told…
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The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N100 million to victims of tanker explosion in Niger State. She announced the donation when she visited Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger at the Government House in Minna on Tuesday, to commiserate with him over the recent tanker explosion in the state. The News Agency…
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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspects caught vandalizing and attempting to steal the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Street Solar Lights in Port Harcourt. The Command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko noted that the arrest was made possible by a credible tip-off received by the police…
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A Mass Communication student of the University of Ilorin (name withheld) has committed suicide in Ilorin. The Guardian gathered that the student took a poisonous substance to take his own life at his residence at Oke-odo axis of Tanke, Ilorin. The 200-level male student, according to colleagues, committed suicide because of the current economic hardship…
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Mexico began Tuesday the 10,000-strong border troop deployment it had promised US President Donald Trump in exchange for delaying a 25-percent tariff on exported goods, President Claudia Sheinbaum said.
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Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and security sources.
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Hoodlums in Plateau State, particularly in Jos Metropolis, were disappointed when they learned that the planned nationwide protest over the tariff hike has been suspended for the next two weeks. The shop breakers and looters had positioned themselves at strategic areas around the shops of traders in popular Ahmadu Bello Way and Murtala Way waiting…
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Extreme heat will reach dangerous levels -- even for younger people -- across an area equivalent to the size of the United States if Earth's global warming hits two degrees Celsius, scientists warned on Tuesday.
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The factional of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Emeka Beke in Rivers State said Tony Okocha is doing everything possible to force former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi out of the political party. Spokesman of the faction, Darlington Nwauju, explained that Okocha's intent was the major reason he has been attacking the former…
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Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to investing in human capital development to enhance governance and service delivery. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, made this assertion on Tuesday at a training programme with the theme, "Leading in a Digital Age," organised by the Ministry of Establishments and Training for middle-level…