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30 Oct
The Ogun State Government on Tuesday sent a second delegation to commiserate with the family of Monday Arijo, who died on Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by a teacher at Obada Grammar School, Idi-emi. This comes as the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, is already conducting a post-mortem on the deceased to determine…
1 Oct
The Oyo State Head of Service (HoS), Mrs. Olubunmi Oni, and her siblings are set to empower 30 less privileged students in Nigeria through an education support scheme in memory of their late parents. According to her, the scheme, aimed at alleviating the financial burden of education for underprivileged students, will be implemented across the…
5 Sep
Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has condemned the killing of Idowu Christianah, a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). Christianah was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos and was later reported to have been killed by her abductor. READ ALSO: Abductors kill kidnapped FUNAAB student in Lagos Christiana, who was completing…
29 Feb 2024
A University of York student, Charles Henry Johnson, tragically took his own life after mistakenly believing he was suffering from incurable cancer. The 18-year-old computer science student, described as "happy to start university" and achieving top grades in his academic career, was found deceased in his dorm room on September 20th, 2023. According to reports,…
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Germany has commenced online visa applications for Nigerians and nationalities of countries with its visa offices. The visa applications portal is available on a new digital platform for people seeking employment, study, or joining family in Germany. Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in a statement, said the portal is "a real administrative revolution." Baerbock described…
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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi on Friday visited lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi following his earlier meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Farotimi, who recently returned from the Ekiti correctional center, has been an outspoken advocate for justice, human rights, and good governance. During the visit, Obi expressed his delight at finding Farotimi in high…
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has confirmed receiving a high profile human trafficking suspect from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The confirmation is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja by a Press Officer in NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye. Adekoye said the suspect, Uadiale-Christiana Jacob, popularly known as…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the ongoing reforms initiated by the administration will create employment opportunities for the youth population and provide greater opportunities in the various sectors of the economy. Shettima underscored the inevitability of skills acquisition among the young demographic in Nigeria, noting that the nation can no longer afford to keep…
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Friday inaugurated the Parakin-Obalufe road in Ile-Ife as part of his urban renewal programme in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the 0.25 kilometre road project was funded by Mr Ebenezer Fashogbon, an indigene of Ile-Ife. Speaking during the inauguration in Ile-Ife, Adeleke reiterated his administration’s…
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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has revealed she was raped five times in the past and has never met British-Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley. The 47-year-old actress revealed this during a conversation with Biola Bayo on her talk show, Talk to B. The interview, released today, January 3, 2025, shed light on the actress's…
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CP Olugbenga Adewole has assumed the position of Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command. Adewole is a seasoned police officer with exceptional service records and great wealth of experience in modern policing. He assumed office on 24th December, 2024 as the 47th Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, taking over from the former…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by the police. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, moved a motion ex-parte to the effect.…
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso on Friday saID contrary to notions held in certain quarters, 1000 staffers of his outfit resigned voluntarily from service. The CBN chief, who appeared before Mr. Usman Kumo led adhoc committee probing into the circumstances behind the disengagement of the workers, and disclosed that…
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A woman who claimed to have retired as a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Esther Marcus, has lamented the sum of N1.7 million she received as gratuity and a monthly pension of N40,000 after spending 35 years in service. Marcus, who claimed to have joined the Nigeria Police Force (NPFL) before she clocked 16 years, shared…