UI alumni
19 Oct
Alumni support for alma mater in Nigeria has a rich history dating back to the 1940s and 1960s. In the front row are University College Ibadan Alumni Association established in 1948 to promote university development and the University of Nigeria
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US President Donald Trump erupted at Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, angrily sending the Ukrainian leader out of the White House after an extraordinary Oval Office meltdown because he was "not ready" for peace with Russia. The stunning row saw European leaders scramble to voice support for Ukraine, its ability to survive Russian invasion thrown further…
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Donald Trump, who, at 78, is on course to become the oldest president in American history, will undergo an annual physical exam in coming weeks, a White House statement said Saturday. "President Donald J. Trump will complete his routine annual physical exam next month at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center," said the announcement, dated…
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The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof Garba Sharubutu, has appealed to media practitioners to go beyond just reporting agricultural issues to sensitizing farmers across the country on government programs. Sharubutu who made this appeal in Abuja during a media and CSOs sensitisation program revealed plans by the government to…
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Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the senate is an institution that needs to be protected, not an individual. This was revealed on his X handle on Saturday in the aftermath of the ongoing backlash of the allegation of sexual harassment made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Arise TV in an interview against…
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The Chairman, Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, Mr Aka Eze Aka, says the council is reorganising Obollo-Afor Market to boost economic activities and improve the trading experience in Udenu. Aka told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that the aim was to transform the market into a modern, well-structured trading hub that could meet the…
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Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has urged all Muslims to continue to pray for a peaceful and a united Nigeria as they commence he holy month of Ramadan fast. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, Otu, who described Ramadan as the holy month of spiritual rejuvenation, self-reflection, discipline,…
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The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) Worldwide and the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum (NDENYLF), on Saturday, called on protesters demanding a Delta State indigene as Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to stand down and embrace dialogue. Recalled that the Coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society Network recently petitioned…
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The Police Command in Edo has arrested two suspects in connection with a violent attack on Iguikpe Community in Benin City which left two people critically injured. The attack, allegedly led by a former community leader, resulted in sustaining gunshot wounds by the incumbent youth leader, Victor Ogierioba, and another resident, Efe Agbaoghogho. The command…
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Cross River State Government said it will start branding all commercial transport operating in the Central and Northern senatorial districts of the state to curb crime in the area. The chairman of the state Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency CTRA Efa Nyong, who disclosed this in an interview with The Guardian in Calabar weekend, said the…
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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Mr Abdullahi Aliyu-Ahmed, has urged traders to refrain from charging exorbitant prices for foods and other essential items during the holy month of Ramadan. Aliyu-Ahmed, who doubled as the ‘Dujiman Katsina’, made the appeal in a Ramadan message to the Muslims faithful, through his Special Assistant on…