Afrobeats superstar Davido has offered a university scholarship to Morro Suleyman, who scored A1 parallel in WASSCE (West African Examination Council). On June 21, Nana Yaw solicited support for Suleyman who performed exceptionally in his senior secondary school leaving examination but had been home owing to paucity of funds to further his studies at the […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and wife, Betty, at the funeral mass for 22 of the 40 slain victims of the Sunday, June 5 Owo massacre… at the Mydas Resort and Hotel, Owo, on Friday, June 17, 2022 By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has blasted the state’s chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, […]
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The police in Ondo State have arrested the mother of a crime suspect who was allegedly aware of her child’s profession and helps keep the son’s proceeds from the criminal act. Also arrested are 13 others including five suspected cultists, four robbery and four burglary suspects. These were contained in a statement by police spokeswoman […]
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The Presidential Media Team, in collaboration with a national and international Media Consultant, Ata Ikiddeh, will be unveiling President Muhammadu Buhari’s Legacy Projects in a series of online publications. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the event […]
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Petrol queues resurface in Abuja, Lagos over fear of price hike Fixed pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) remains N165 per litre as stipulated in the petroleum product pricing template, the Federal Government has insisted. It also advised Nigerians against panic buying of PMS, also known as petrol, saying that the country currently has […]
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An Aiyetoro High Court in Ogun sentenced one, Adelake Bara, to death by hanging on Monday for shooting and killing one Olaleye Oke, whom he accused of having illicit affairs with one of his three wives. The court convicted Bara on a one-count charge of murder. Delivering judgment, Justice Patricia Oduniyi, held that the prosecution […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Following weeks of complaints about hitches experienced in the online registration of voters, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday announced that the portal has been shut. The clarification was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Federal Capital Territory, Yahaya Bello, at a briefing in Abuja ahead of […]
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A nurse, Oluchi Nwoke-Okoi, on Monday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how an Arabic teacher, allegedly fingered his nine Islamic pupils, ages seven to 13 years. The suspect is facing a nine-count- charge bordering on sexual assault. Nwoke-Okoi, a registered nurse and midwife, while being led in evidence by the State […]
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The Chairman of Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hon. Victor Afolabi Olabimtan, has reaffirmed the stand of government to evenly redistribute primary school teachers across the state’s 18 local government areas for better service delivery. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the board’s Press Officer, Mr Bisi Agboola. While responding […]
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Queues of vehicles at a filling station on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Photo: Stanley Ogidi Fuel queues hit major cities of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun on Monday, forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations. In Lagos and Ogun states, there were long queues at several filling stations such as Mobil, Capital, Fatgbems, Enyo, TotalEnergies and […]
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