The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said the fears of mass disconnection of telephone subscribers over National Identity Numbers, NIN, registration are unfounded. It enjoined subscribers not to entertain any fear. The regulatory body said the current linkage of SIM registration records with the NIN was aimed at enhancing general safety and helping the government […]
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Air Vice Marshall Nsikak Eduok (retd), a former Chief of Air Staff and one-time Aviation Minister in the military administration of late Gen Sani Abacha, has died. Eduok died on Wednesday 6th January at the age of 74 after a long battle with some health complications. His death comes almost two weeks after the first […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning committed to an “orderly transition” of power on Jan. 20. Trump made the promise in a statement after Congress certified Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the country’s next president and vice-president. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me […]
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UNTH, LUTH grapple with the shortage Virus more vicious than ever, LUTH warns We’re running out of resources, Bode cries out All patients now oxygen-dependent As the second wave of COVID-19 takes foothold on Africa through its newly mutated form, the Federal Government has been warned of the need to address the shortage of oxygen […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It may be too early in the year to say. Although the Year 2020 may have handed us over to Year 2021 and faded into oblivion, our world is still experiencing some of its grueling features and one begins to wonder whether Year 2020 had its luggage full when it was departing […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its portal for institutions to upload names of shortlisted applicants for the 2020/2021 admission. The board said all admission processes must go through the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) for approval. It noted that only qualified candidates as recommended by their institutions for admission will be […]
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Mrs. Akindele-Bello and Mrs. Abraham Nollywood stars Funke Akindele-Bello and Toyin Abraham currently stand as the two producers with the highest-grossing films with over N300 million in 2020. Mrs. Akindele-Bello’s ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’ and Mrs. Abraham’s ‘Fate of Alakada,’ each grossed over N100 million in cinemas after the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria released […]
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Another popular Yoruba actor, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has passed on. She died at the age of 60. The Kwara born actress dies four months after the death of her ex-husband, Jimoh Aliu, who was popularly known as Aworo. President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji […]
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Service lane of Oba Adesida Road, Akure in front of the popular Olukayode House before the clearance The heaps of dirt which littered some major areas such as Oba Adesida road, Arakale road down to NEPA round about among several other places, have been evacuated, hence returning the state capital to a clean look. A […]
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The coast is clear in Ondo State for the return of Mission Schools back to their original owners, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has hinted. Akeredolu, who gave the indication in Akure at the first working day prayer session held for workers to usher in the New Year, said the schools would only be returned to their […]
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