Police Constable attached to Ikoyi Division, Risikat Balogun and two children were on Saturday killed while nine other persons were in critical condition after two buildings collapsed in Lagos. The incident occurred at 16 and 17 Freeman Street, Lagos Island around 2am. Witnesses said a defective three-storey building was the first to cave-in, adding that […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal and State Governments of proliferation of universities in the country. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of ASUU, expressed their concern at a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday in Jos. The town hall meeting was organised by the University of Jos chapter of the […]
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The Director of the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, Ewu in Edo State, Rev. Fr. Anslem Adodo, has reported that the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has finally approved their herbal remedy for the treatment of symptoms associated with COVID-19. In an internal memo that went viral on social media, […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Many countries are undoubtedly unhappy with their leaders. The situation is perplexing to political scientists, philosophers and thinkers. Predictably questions are asked about perceived shortcomings in leadership. Have these to do with character? Have they to do with education, knowledge or capacity? Has the flaw to do with vision and wisdom? Has […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, has condemned an attempt to blackmail its rector, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, as false, unfounded, baseless and misleading. In a statement on Friday by its spokesman, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, which was sent to The Radiance, it deplored the information contained in an online publication to blackmail “our amiable rector.” It said that the attention of the Management of […]
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An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The virus is believed to have emerged in a wholesale market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, […]
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Former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has faulted Nigeria’s decision stopping her students participation in the 2020 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was wrong. The federal government recently reversed its earlier announcement on the resumption of schools, saying no Nigerian school will participate in the regional examinations earlier scheduled for August 5 to […]
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The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the cancellation of this year’s West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). It urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct all his Ministers to return to their States, work with the Governors and ensure the smooth implementation of the policy and conduct […]
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By Banji Ayoola Strings of monumental achievements in all sectors of Ondo state’s economy including industrial and statewide infrastructural development, with the ongoing novel Port Ondo, Bitumen and Araromi Obu to Ibeju Lekki Lagos legacy projects, among several others just within three and half years, are what the state Government believes as enough reasons to […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government has given reasons it believes Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, deserves reelection. Besides, it debunks the allegations making the rounds that the governor sidelined party leaders and people of the state in favour of his relatives and in laws in the award of contracts. In an exclusive interview with The […]
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