NUC recognises Ilesa University, presents letter to Oyetola

College of Education Ilesa The National Universities Commission has recognised the University of Ilesa, recently established by Osun State Government and presented a letter of recognition to the governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, for the start of the university. The letter conveying the recognition was presented to Oyetola by the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in […]

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Lagos-Ibadan expressway: Oyo, Ogun police deploy personnel over kidnappings

Oyo and Ogun states Police Commands have deployed tactical teams on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over the recent incessant kidnappings on the road. The development is followed by the commands’ move to restructure and remodel their security architecture. According to a statement by the spokesperson for Oyo State Police Command, SP Adewale Osifeso, on Thursday, the […]

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Osogbo residents protest govt plan to remove Ataoja

We have no such plan – Osun government Village heads and indigenes of Osogbo on Thursday staged a peaceful protest, asking Osun State Government not to depose Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The protest took off from the residence of the leader of Osogbo Village Heads, Chief Jimoh Buraimo, and moved to Odi-Olowo before […]

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I told aggrieved governors my worries – Bala Mohammed

(c)Sunnewsonline Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that he is highly connected to the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors. Mohammed, who said this on Wednesday when the aggrieved governors paid him a solidarity visit in Bauchi, said he shared his fears and worries with the governors during the visit. The governor hosted his Rivers, […]

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No plan to ban any social media platform again, stifle free speech – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government is monitoring Twitter closely under the new ownership of Elon Musk. The FG had in 2021 banned the social media platform, claiming it was being used as a medium to spread fake news and hate speech in an attempt to destablisie […]

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Varsities’ errors knock out UI, UNN graduates from NYSC orientation

NYSC members during their orientation Grace Edema writes about the inability of graduates of the University of Ibadan, and the University of Nigeria Nsukka to register and participate in the ongoing National Youth Service Corps orientation and swearing-in ceremony, which took place on Tuesday Mrs Bola Oluyimika’s daughter, Ana, who is a graduate of the […]

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INEC summons emergency security meeting over destruction of 65,000 PVCs

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Photo/twitter/inecnigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned an emergency meeting of the security meeting over recent attacks on its facilities. The parley, which will be attended by heads of security agencies, who are members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) including […]

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Ararume files N100b suit against Buhari over removal as NNPC chair

Senator Ifeanyi Ararume has filed a N100 billion suit against President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged unlawful removal as Non-Executive Chairman of the newly Incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). He is demanding the lump sum as compensation for damages suffered due to the development. The suit marked […]

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Truckers seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention over extortions, assault on drivers, vehicles

Trucks parked on the road side waiting to get access into Tincan port in Apapa, Lagos. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) Say miscreants activities on Lagos metropolis affecting businesses, lives Threaten to protest, down tools if situation persist Amalgamation of truck drivers operating within Nigerian ports system has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, […]

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