L-R: Nwaorgu Chimaobi’s widow Chiamaka and baby; dismissed soldier Johnson Ajayi at the accused’s arraignment on Wednesday. Photo: Sunday Nwakanma The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday arraigned in court a former Army officer that reportedly killed a motorcyclist in Obingwa, Abia State where the widow of the slain man met the accused. The now dismissed […]
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Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State has donated office equipment to ease the take-off of the newly created Area Command of the Nigeria Police located at Iwaro-Oka Akoko. The donated items include computers and printers, and this gesture marked another step in the Corporate Social Responsibility of the University to the people and organisations […]
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From next academic session, the University of Medical Science, (UNIMED) Ondo will commence the study of Herbal Medicine. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Friday Okonofua dropped the hint in Ondo during an exclusive interview. He said the curriculum for the programme had been developed by the institution and submitted to the National University Commission (NUC) […]
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The police in Ekiti state have arrested a 39 -year-old man who allegedly killed her landlady, after raping her to death in Ado Ekiti. The 39-year-old tailor and mother of three was killed last week Thursday allegedly by the accused. The command also arrested two serial rapists who allegedly raped a girl at Olorunda area […]
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Local manufacturers in the country have charged the new Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, to formulate a comprehensive industrialisation policy that would prioritize developmental efforts towards driving backward integration programmes and create linkages for various value chains in the manufacturing industry. Indeed, the local producers noted that the association would work with […]
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The Lagos State House Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses under former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. It stated that it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 of the 5,000 buses since Ambode proposed an estimated N45b for the state’s mass transit project, in spite of […]
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• Begins new rate tomorrow• Mixed feelings as Trump mulls end to birthright citizenship After more than 18 months of unfruitful negotiations with the Nigerian government to reduce its high visa fee, the United States Embassy yesterday invoked its reciprocity rule. “The total cost for a U.S. citizen to obtain a visa to Nigeria is […]
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Italian oil major Eni said Wednesday that Nigerian subsidiary Agip has found lots of gas and oil in an onshore facility in the Niger delta, raising potential output in Africa’s leading oil exporter. The Eni-operated NAOC, which is majority-owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), with minority stakes held by Oando and Eni, made […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, with Dr. Pius Odubu from Edo State as the chairman. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, on behalf of the SGF, however, said that […]
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Taiwan on Tuesday says its population has reduced for the first time in the first six months of 2019, which may affect the island’s economic prospect and social structure. The latest reports showed a total of 88,098 people died in Taiwan from January to June in 2019 while only 86,961 infants were born. Local media […]
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