• WHO: Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations to rise • Different, tougher variant of Omicron spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada The Saudi Arabia authority was the latest country to slam its doors against Nigeria as it, yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant […]
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The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, has said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by some groups, no teacher in Oyo State was being owed the year 2020 leave bonus. Dr. Adeniran stated this yesterday in Ibadan, warning primary school teachers against plans on embarking on any illegal […]
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A suspected ritualist, Abideen Raheem, has admitted exhuming a body, severing its head and selling it to a friend for N25,000. Raheem, 42, was among 43 suspects paraded by the Oyo State Police Command in Ibadan yesterday. Speaking with journalists, the suspect said he sold the body part to a friend who needed it for […]
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• Govt to pay medical bills of the injured Lagos State government yesterday shut Ojodu Grammar School following the protests by some parents after a truck crushed pupils to death on Tuesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu sympathised with the bereaved families, relatives, friends, management and staff of Ojodu Grammar school. He described the incident as “sad, […]
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Participants at the 3-day CSOs step down training on school safety, security, and resilience systems building at the Jades Hotel •Get training on school safety, security Representatives of 36 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in the North have cried out over the non-release of many school pupils by bandits and its effect on education in […]
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Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has declared his intention to vie for the position of governor in the coming election in Ekiti State. He made this known in a letter he wrote to All Progressives Congress (APC) senators to inform them of his ambition. In the letter dated December 5, Bamidele […]
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I’m not Fayemi’s anointed, says Oyebanji Bamishile: I’m the candidate to beat Chief of Staff to Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Omoleye, has withdrawn from the governorship election slated for June 18, 2022 to support the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Biodun Oyebanji. Indications emerged yesterday when Omoleye was sighted among those […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed disappointment about the activities of government officials who he accused of sabotaging government’s efforts in regulating the real estate sector. He said he will henceforth ensure that such officials are booted out from his government. The governor, who spoke at the second Lagos Real Estate Market Place Conference […]
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Five students of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, who were arrested by the Police in connection to the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, have been remanded in a juvenile home. Oromoni Jnr. died of complications, last week, as a result of injuries sustained from an attack by a group of five senior colleagues for allegedly […]
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Babatunde moving out of Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure After two years behind the bars, the founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Alfa Babatunde, on Tuesday walked out a free man yesterday into the warm embrace of his wife Bisola and members of his congregation. It was an emotional reunion for the founder and his […]
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