Month: January 2020
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NBA roundup: Raptors defeat Cavs for 9th straight win
Serge Ibaka scored 26 points and the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 Thursday night to extend their season-best winning streak to nine games. Jan 30, 2020; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kevin Porter Jr. (4) and Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell (24) reach for the ball in the third quarter at…
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62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m
A 62-year-old man, Fatai Omopariola, who allegedly swindled his sister of N2. 4 million on Friday, on appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Omopariola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, with three counts of breach of peace, theft and obtaining money under false pretences. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the…
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AMAC Chairman calls for calm, patience
Mr Abdullahi Candido, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has urged residents of the council to be calm and patient following the purported news of his suspension. ALSO READ:Public Schools: Kwara Assembly canvasses Recruitment Of More Teachers Candido, who said this while briefing newsmen, noted that the decision taken by members of the legislative arm…
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Public Schools: Kwara Assembly canvasses Recruitment Of More Teachers
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to recruit more teachers to address shortage of teaching personnel in public schools in the state. The House made the call at its Thursday plenary after consideration of the Report of the its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development…
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Kwara Gov flags off rehabilitation of schools, launches free exercise books for school children
Kwara Gov flags off rehabilitation of schools, launches free exercise books for school children By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off the rehabilitation of 31 public schools across the state, a step he said signalled the beginning of a new era for the education sector in the state. AbdulRazaq flagged…
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Kwara Govt warns against hawking on pedestrian walkways
Kwara State Commissioner for Works and Transport Engr. Suleiman Rotimi has appealed to the good people of the state, particularly road side traders, to stop hawking on pedestrian walkways and road sides. Engr. Rotimi, who made this plea during a closed door meeting with officials of NURTW and RTEAN in his office, said the meeting…
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Edo varsity sets goals for new students
Vice Chancellor of Edo University, Iyamho, Professor Emmanuel Aluyor has advised new students of the university on the importance of goal setting. Speaking at the orientation programme for new students for the 2019/ 2020 academic year, Prof Aluyor highlighted some salient factors that inhibit the ability of young people from achieving set goals, pointing out…
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Strange sickness kills 4 in Benue, as health ministry appeals to WHO, NDC for assistance
NO fewer than four persons have been reportedly killed by a strange ailment ravaging the Igede people of Benue State. According to an alarm raised by Igede National Youth Council, INYC, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi yesterday, four people who livein the boundary settlement atOye-Obi in Obi Local Government Area died within a…
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Google chooses Nigeria for first developer space in Africa
Google has launched its first Developers Space on the African continent in Lagos, Nigeria. The tech giant announced this on Tuesday, January 28, and it will house the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa. Head of Operations, Launchpad Accelerator Africa, Onajite Emerhor stated this in a blog on Tuesday, saying the space would house the Google Launchpad…
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NSCDC boss bans officers from publicly displaying arms
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has banned operatives of the corps from displaying firearms in public places. Gana went ahead to criminalise armed bearers who stay within the immediate perimeters of any occasion, insisting that they must keep a 50-metre distance away from any event venue. The…