By Muhammadu Buhari In 1601 it is possible first contact was made between the French and the peoples of “Guinee” – the name for the lands we know today as Nigeria. Only a few years before, the then Protestant King of France Henry had devised a plan for adventurer Francois Pyrard de Laval to navigate […]
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Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has remanded Chima Igwe, a former Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, over alleged certificate fraud. Solebo held that Igwe should be kept at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the perfection of bail she granted him in the sum of N500,000 and two […]
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Ondo State Government on Friday lifted ban on forestry activities in the stste. This was contained in a statement by the Information and Orientation commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo, which said the lift will take effect from Monday November 15. The statement said: “This is to announce to the general public, especially stakeholders in the forestry […]
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Oyo State Ministry of Youths and Sports has presented certificates and gifts to two National Youth Service Corps members, for distinguishing themselves during their service year. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Seun Fakorede stated this on Friday in his office, adding that the Oyo State Government is more determined to make the welfare of serving […]
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A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this year, the World Health Organization said Friday, […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Dr Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of Development, Policy and Partnerships. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, who spoke with State House correspondents after the meeting, said it was Pangestu’s first visit to Nigeria. Akande added that it was her first country visit outside […]
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Pope Francis greets attendees as he arrives for a meeting with the poor at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, near Assisi, on November 12, 2021. – Pope Francis is travelling to the town of Assisi on November 12 for a private meeting with the poor, in preparation for the World Day of the […]
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In this file photo taken on June 30, 2021 former US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the border wall near Pharr, Texas. – A US federal judge ruled on November 9, 2021 that White House records that could implicate former President Donald Trump in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol […]
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The prosecution team of the Lagos State Government has told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that one of the witnesses set to testify against Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James alias Baba Ijesha is scared to testify in court. The state counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, made the disclosure on Friday while explaining the absence of two witnesses […]
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President Buhari at the Paris Peace Forum President Muhammadu Buhari has said the competitiveness which Nigerians display abroad is a result of the good education they acquired before travelling out of the country. This is as he urged Nigerians in Diaspora to always abide by the rules of their host countries. The President said this […]
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