Photo: Twitter A section of Nigerians, yesterday, took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, accusing it of failing to provide quality leadership amid worsening economic and security challenges. The criticisms came as the President, yesterday, summoned Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu and Chief Economic Adviser Doyin Salami to […]
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The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has reacted to the protest by Ife indigenes over the announcement of Prof. Adebayo Bamire as the 12th substantive Vice-Chancellor of OAU. The protesters argued that an Ife indigene should have been appointed. Determined to ensure the installation of an Ile-Ife indigene as the next OAU VC, […]
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Kaduna State Governor El-Rufai Bandits continued their reign of terror in Kaduna on Sunday night, killing scores of people in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas. The gunmen attacked many communities in the two local government areas, razing houses. An eyewitness said he counted at least 15 bodies in one community. The state government has […]
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Afenifere Acting Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, urged the National Assembly to go beyond the surface in its desire to reconsider the proposed amendment on indigeneship status for people living in particular locations in Nigeria. National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Mr. Jare Ajayi, stated this in a statement made […]
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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates 2022 First Series results, with 1,886 candidates, representing 26.32%, obtaining credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The statement also noted that “2,835 candidates representing 39.56%, obtained credit and […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday identified the Shehu Shagari University of Education (SSUE) as the first discipline-based tertiary institution of its kind in the entire northern region of the country. Hitherto known as Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), was upgraded by Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the status of a full-fledged varsity […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the private sector is expected to invest N298 trillion or about 86 per cent of the projected investments in the National Development Plan(NDP) 2021-2025. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the vice president made the disclosure on Monday at the inauguration of the state-of-the-art Toyota Service […]
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Buni insists convention will hold, hails Ganduje-led committee The race for the chairmanship seat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has narrowed down to Senator Abdullahi Adamu and four other aspirants following the decision by Senator Ali Modu Sherriff to throw in the towel. Adamu, purportedly, is President Muhammadu Buhari’s anointed candidate for the position. […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against pushing Nigerians into nationwide restiveness worse than the 2020 #EndSARS crisis. It said the government’s “unrelenting culture of arrogance, impunity and criminal pillaging of our national resources is akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians.” In a statement by its national publicity […]
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• Judgment leaves much to be desired, says Okeke • National Assembly, a necessary party, has right to set same aside on appeal – Ajulo • May judiciary not destroy Nigeria in our lifetime, Adegboruwa says • Deleting section of existing legislation duty of NASS, not AGF – Jaja Amazed by the speed of the […]
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