Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, has praised the effort of sports ministry officials and some ex-boxers, who came to his rescue after undergoing a major operation in a Lagos hospital. He was discharged on Wednesday morning after more than two months of battling with the ailment. Okorodudu, a member of Nigeria’s contingent to Los Angeles […]
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Many Nigerians and nongovernmental organisations reacted with anger Thursday after the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, imposed a fine on a radio station for conducting an interview the government considers “inciting”. The regulatory body said it fined the channel, Nigeria Info 99.3FM million for “providing its platform to be used to promote unverifiable and inciting views […]
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By Kayode Oseni All Citrus Fruits like Lemon, Lime, Orange, Tangerine, etc belong to the same family and thus have something in common, i.e, they are all rich in vitamin C and other water-soluble vitamins. They can thus be used interchangeably. However, each one is also unique in that it possesses something which others may […]
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Demand dissolution of Babalakin-led Council The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as well as the four workers unions of the institution have called on the Federal Government to dissolve the Governing Council following its sack of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on Wednesday. They described the purported sack as illegal. They also called […]
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At least 20 uncompleted building projects including the Senate Building, still dot the university’s landscape By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday criticised his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko for abandoning building and infrastructural projects at the Olusegun Agagu University, OASUSTECH, Okitipupa. Describing the act of abandoning projects as a total disgrace to […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It does not cease to amaze me how we human beings are wont to make simple matters complicated. I am a lay man, I should say from the beginning. My understanding is that the whole world is looking for a cure for coronavirus. Fatalities have kept mounting. Social and economic activities have […]
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Divorce papers. Photo; USATODAY By Abdu Rafiu The divorce rate in the world today is disturbingly high. When a marriage breaks down, the woman is the one more severely hit. What races through her mind is how does she cope as a single mother now having to single-handedly raise three children? The woman is the […]
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Project to cost N5.5b Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has flagged off the remodeling of Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan to be at par with international standard. During the flag-off, held at the main bowl of the stadium, he noted that the event was a step in the right direction to positioning the state […]
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The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has engaged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, to file a suit to challenge his removal from office. His letter of instruction dated August 12, 2020 and addressed to Ozekhome was seen by our correspondent on Thursday. Ogundipe stated in the letter that […]
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The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished over 150 illegal shanties, kiosks and shop extension around Arewa Community Central Mosque popularly called (Mosalashi Alhaja) in Agege area of Lagos. Speaking on the exercise, the Chairman of the Agency, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent of Police stated […]
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