Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have started declining again after rising to $33.59bn, the highest level in more than a month. The forex reserves, which fell to a record low of $33.09bn on July 12, had gained $500m in almost a month to close at $33.59bn on August 10, according to the latest data from the […]
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By Tunde Odesola Over the weekend, I gave thoughts to the snowflake nature of Man. I arrived at the conclusion that the mind of Man is a tragic theatre with a cast, whose hero commits an error which turns into a horror that smashes him down below zero in terror. I also gave thoughts to […]
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By Martins Oloja The two prominent leaders do not need any introduction. They are well known all over our world. One is leading the richest and most populous nation in Africa and indeed the black people of the world. The other one is leading the economic capital of West Africa. He was elected to lead […]
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Bereaved and shocked Mrs. Adebori Oladunni, has petitioned the Ondo State police boss, Mr Bolaji Salami, over the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of her six-year-old daughter, Esther Ajijolaoluwa. In her petition to the police commissioner, through her lawyer, Mr. Mufutau Adegboye, she said she suspected that her daughter must have been used for ritual purposes […]
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•Crisis festers in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Kwara, Zamfara, Rivers, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, others •Tension over marching order on petitions The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed the appeals panels set up last week to work on petitions arising from the just-concluded controversial ward congress, to strictly work with the party’s constitution and congress […]
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with heads of tertiary institutions will on August 31 at a Policy Meeting, peg the minimum cut – off mark for the 2021/ 2022 admissions. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Sunday in Abuja. It said decisions would […]
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A student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Daniel Adeniyi, has emerged winner of the 2021 edition of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities’ (CODET) National Engineering Project Competition. He outclassed other contestants from Universities across the country at the grand finale of the Individual Category of the […]
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Oba Aladelusi and Chief Umenweke at the ceremony Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi has scrapped the Eze Ndigbo title of the Igbo community in his kingdom as he installed a new Ndigbo leader in his domain. He is Chief Titus Umenweke. The royal father who had earlier approved the appointment about a year […]
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A Good Samaritan has rescued a three-year-old girl found inside a gutter in Ondo City, Ondo State. The little girl, who has been christened Esther, reportedly lost consciousness and almost died as she was tied in both hands and legs, put in a sack and dumped in a filthy gutter in the Ayeyemi area of […]
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Allegations that some lecturers have been conducting examinations for students in hotels are being probed by the University of Calabar. The university had on August 10, issued a memo to the university community, declaring it was launching an investigation into allegations that its lecturers had resorted to conducting examinations at homes and hotels. Although the […]
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