Kano introduces afternoon, evening sessions to decongest classes Schools in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Benue states yesterday resumed for the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools after six months of forced closure since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the schools monitored, students adhered strictly to the revised COVID-19 guidelines set by […]
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Nigerian Juju music megastar, King Sunny, has turned 74. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, national award holder of Member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, MON, is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and fame. He is known for his longevity […]
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Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advised governments at all levels to stop borrowing to finance development. He also blamed the massive poverty in the land to non-diversification of the economy 60 years after discovery of crude oil. The ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor said instead of borrowing, governments should invest on […]
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Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has promised to end clashes between farmers and herders in communities in Akure North local government. He made the promise when he took his campaigns to Aiyede/Ogbese, Ilu Abo, Bolorunduro, Alayere and Eleyeowo communities . The PDP candidate stated that it was regrettable that […]
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The Federal Government says, contrary to the position of some critics, it has no hidden agenda by pursuing the National Water Resources Bill 2020 before the National Assembly. The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Water Resources Suleiman Adamu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a joint media briefing to address […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday said those criticising the National Water Resources Bill 2020 currently before the National Assembly were ill-informed. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this at a press conference he addressed with the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, in Abuja. Mohammed said those condemning the bill either have not […]
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Sudan’s former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir sits inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah The trial of ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and others for a 1989 military coup was adjourned on Tuesday to October 6, the presiding judge said. Proceedings […]
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Colonel Assimi Goita (C), President of CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of People) addresses to the press during the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Mali’s independence in Bamako, on September 22, 2020, one day after announcing that the transitional presidency would be assigned to a retired colonel, Bah Ndaw, 70 years, ephemeral Minister […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, late Sunday, met with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, in Abuja on the way out of the diplomatic row between both nations on account of the closure of Nigerian businesses over fresh startup capital legislation in that West African country. The disclosure, which was made by the Personal Assistant to the President […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with his predecessor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on the death of his elder sister, Mrs. Mojisola Ladeji. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi said he received the news of Mrs. Ladeji’s death with shock as he was aware that the deceased was […]
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