Kuje attack: Posers Buhari should unravel

President Buhari at the scene of the attack Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola was sadly confirming what Nigerians always knew when he expressed regret last week that there was a lack of will by government to act on intelligence reports gathered prior to the attack on Kuje Correctional Centre. Terrorists’ invasion of Kuje Medium Security […]

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Buhari congratulate ‘Golden Girl’ Amusan for winning world-record athletic gold

Gold medalist Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s 100m hurdles during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP) President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold for Nigeria […]

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Police inspector, suspected kidnapper die in gun duel in Osun

Suspected kidnappers on Sunday at Aruwa Village, Ifewara in Osun, attacked a vehicle conveying two expatriates working for a mining company, killing a Police inspector attached to company. The gunmen also carted away the rifle and ammunition of the slain police officer. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in […]

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Surgery: Osinbajo discharged from hospital

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital following a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation, according to his chief personal physician, Dr Nicholas Audifferen The statement was made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande. “The vice president was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, on July […]

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UTME: JAMB mop-up exam holds August 6

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday 6th August 2022, for its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who could not participate in the examinations during the period of the exercise for some verified reasons. Information contained in JAMB weekly bulletin indicated that the decision was a result of JAMB’s determination […]

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Soldiers arrest 5 gun runners, kidnappers in Plateau

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested three suspected gun runners and two kidnappers in different parts of Plateau. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the troops had on July 24 apprehended three gun runners during a […]

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Illegal fees: Oyo sanctions head teachers for barring pupils from exam hall

Oyo State Government has sanctioned some head teachers for allegedly collecting illegal fees and denying pupils access to examination halls during the ongoing Public Primary Schools Unified Examination. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran disclosed this on Monday while monitoring the examinations in Ibadan. This was contained in […]

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How three star actresses moved from marital crises to deputy governorship candidates

It will not be totally strange to say that the trio of Nollywood actresses, Funke Akindele, Tonto Dikeh and Caroline Danjuma are acting a monologue in William Shakespeare‘s As You Like It: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one (wo)man […]

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Gunmen attack Ondo police station, kill inspector

Gunmen on Monday morning, attacked a police station in Akure, the Ondo state capital and killed a police inspector. Confirming this in a statement, police spokeswoman in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said: “On the 25th July, 2022 around 0100 am, hoodlums attacked Okuta Elerinla Division, in Akure. “Policemen who were at alert and alive […]

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Tobi Amusan wins historic World Athletics Championship gold for Nigeria

Tobi Amusan of Team Nigeria celebrates after winning gold in the Women’s 100m Hurdles Final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 24, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by AFP) World 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, in the early hours of Monday (Sunday in Oregon), won the […]

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