London will experience “unprecedented travel demand” in the coming days as people visit the capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, transport bosses have warned. Public transport users are being advised that the city will be “exceptionally busy” and they should expect Tube stations to temporarily close to avoid overcrowding. Planning journeys in […]
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Insists on no bio-metric, no examination policy The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will no longer conduct mop-up examination for candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who are not bio-metrically verified. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. It […]
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Building materials. Photo: GEP The country’s housing sector is not out of the woods yet, as the rising cost of building materials continues to impact rentals and the cost of delivering affordable housing for citizens. With Nigeria’s inflationary rate at over 19 per cent as of July, many estate developers are not enjoying the best […]
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Body expected in London Tuesday, the memorial at St Giles today Commonwealth Medical Association condoles with royal family The huge outpouring of love, support and tributes that have marked the passing of Queen Elizabeth II since her death on Thursday, continued yesterday, as her body left her Balmoral Castle home for the last time. Her […]
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Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Reports 36 new incidences of monkeypox in 14 states Five episodes of Lassa fever in Ondo, Edo, Nasarawa WHO, partners establish a fund for pandemic response The latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) show […]
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Oni: We are vindicated; the Ekiti election came short of what it should be Cyber-attacks, a common phenomenon in the digital age, says Awe No server is hack-proof, says ATCON boss Nigerians need to guarantee that 2023 elections will be free, and fair, Amadi, Uwaje insist Development, a danger capable of stirring post-election crisis, says […]
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By Tunde Odesola When two horses gallop without the clippity-clop sound of thudding hooves, chances are they are floating. Yes, the two white stallions charioting Queen Elizabeth floated towards Heaven’s Gate in a cloud of fire amid the evergreen Christian song, “Across the Bridge,” made popular by the late American country music singer, Jim Reeves. […]
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Five security personnel were killed in the past two weeks (August 28 – September 10) as Nigeria’s security forces continued onslaughts on armed groups in different parts of the country. The killings, as well as those of five civilians, showed a further decline in killings by non-state actors. The 10 people killed in the two […]
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Police Inspector General, Baba Usman The Police Command in Osun on Sunday said a 19-year-old student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Olonade Tomiwa, committed suicide in Ilesa. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, in Osogbo. Opalola said the deceased was found hanging dead […]
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Recent comments by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State that some unnamed persons in the Presidency are backing the presidential candidate of the main opposition PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has once again sparked speculation of conspiracy against Bola Tinubu by some persons at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “Why are they being so arrogant? I can […]
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