By Kolawole Adams The recent ranking of Adekunle Ajasin University as the best state university in webometrics attracted my attention to this subject. And I believe same news must have done the same for many elsewhere, causing people to wonder why a university in the obscure part of far Ondo State! But I believe excellence, […]
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Suspected notorious kidnapper, Ekweme Brown, popularly known as ‘Lucifer,’ has been shot dead in Rivers State, the police have confirmed. Rivers Police Command Spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the killing in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Omoni said that Brown was killed during a sting operation launched by the police to apprehend the […]
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By Williams Akolade Before the fifth Vice Chancellor of Ondo State owned Adekunle Ajasin University was announced in January 2015, not many had anticipated that the ball would be passed to Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, the former Rector of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, not even Ajibefun himself. At best, about the time, the professor had considered […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday that his government will continue to take “decisive action” against persons who spread hate speech on social media. Although he said the government respects the rights of individuals, he said abuse of technology that undermines national security will not be allowed to fester. “Our attention is increasingly being focused […]
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The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Tonye Isenah, was on Monday removed amidst sporadic gunshots fired in the Assembly Complex in Yenagoa following his refusal to resign. In his place, the Leader of the House, Mr Monday Bubou-Obolo, representing the Southern Ijaw Constituency 2, was elected speaker. But Isenah insisted that […]
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We share common goals with Nigeria, says Trump All is not well – Atiku We’ll address challenges – Senate President Muhammadu Buhari today hinted that the newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development would oversee the administration’s Special Intervention Programme. President directs release of N600bn for 2019 capital projects Buhari, who […]
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Some of the rescued victims from the baby factory Echi Uche, one of the 19 pregnant women rescued from four baby factories in the Ikotun and Abaranje areas of Lagos State, said she intended to sell her baby upon delivery so that she could use the proceeds to take care of her three other children. […]
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Says implementation by local mercenaries may lead to anarchy As Nigeria celebrates its 59th independence anniversary, a chieftain of Ohanaeze-Ndigbo, Okpalaukwu Emejulu Okpalaezeukwu has cautioned against further move to allegedly Fulanise and Islamise the country, saying such plan may inadvertently cause disintegration of the country. Speaking to journalists in Awka, Anambra State, yesterday, Okpalaezeukwu expressed […]
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Being full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on the occasion of Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2019 October 1 each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. 2. It is also a time for us, collectively, to: 3. Remember the sacrifices […]
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Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore (middle), during his arraignment in court by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja…on Monday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko May get reprieve on Friday There was a mild drama yesterday at the Federal High Court, Abuja during the arraignment of the publisher of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters, […]
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