The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Wahab Olawale Alawiye-King, has said that the issue of out-of-school children in the state is a major challenge and requires the support of all and sundry. He, therefore, sought organisations and individuals’ support to check the trend. Alawiye-King, spoke, yesterday, during the distribution of […]
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has confirmed the killing of a terrorists’ commander, identified as Uzaifa, after a raid by air component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) recently on criminal enclaves in Sambisa Forest and the Tumbuns in Borno State. Uzaifa, it was gathered, was the ‘Minzir’, which connotes the fourth in line of the […]
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Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu (left); former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke; Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom; former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; Presidential Candidate for Labour Party, Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde during a strategy meeting in London…yesterday PDP confident of amicable reconciliation Atiku orders Lamido, […]
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Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor Following rising insecurity in the country, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor, has reiterated the need for every Nigerian to be part of security arrangement that ensures peace in the country. He spoke at the Distinguished Lecture Series of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, […]
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Korope bus at Oshodi; Photo: Eniola Daniel Police, Govt pledge improved security Lagos residents have expressed worries over the increasing use of minibuses, popularly known as Korope, for kidnapping and armed robbery in the state. According to residents, the vice increased after the ban of Okada in parts of the state, where motorcycles were often […]
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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Thursday kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot scheme in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices will be allowed […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has fulfilled his campaign promises in the state. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, made this declaration on Thursday at the inauguration of GSM Market and Artisans Marine at Saki Town Hall, Saki, in Oke Ogun axis of the state. Noting that the administration has been transparent […]
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The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is the next President of Nigeria “Insha Allah.” Masari said this during an interview with TVC, monitored by our correspondent on Wednesday. “Who is better than him in the political terrain of Nigeria today?” Masari […]
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The Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, University of Lagos, branch, booed and threw sachets of pure water at their leaders who addressed them during a protest on Wednesday. The leadership of JAC of SSANU/NASU, in a statement on Saturday, asked all its members nationwide to resume […]
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A former Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, has died. He reportedly died at a hospital in Abuja on Wednesday night. When contacted, a reliable source from the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the death. “Just heard it inside the hall this morning. […]
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