Category: News
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Ondo State denies adopting Oodua anthem
The Ondo State government has denied adopting Oodua anthem, saying that the indigenous anthem adopted by the state was distinct from Oodua anthem. This is contained in a statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday in Akure. Our correspondent reports the state had in the twilight of Akeredolu’s…
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ASUU President tasks parents on proper upbringing of their children
Parents have been advised to ensure proper upbringing of their children in order for them to have peace of mind in old age. The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Biodun Ogunyemi gave the advice in an interview with our correspondent on Monday in Ota, Ogun. According to him, children neglected at young age, without…
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Gov Okowa describes Justice Umukoro as an erudite jurist
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday described the Chief Judge of Delta, Justice Marshal Umukoro, as an erudite jurist whose contributions to the growth of the state’s judiciary would remain indelible. This is contained in a message of congratulations on the 65th birthday of Justice Umukoro by Okowa’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba.…
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Student dies from fire accident recorded while charging phone at fuel station
Kaduna State College of Nursing and Midwifery has confirmed the death of one of its students, Lydia Dantata, in a petrol filling station fire opposite its Kafanchan campus. Our correspondent reports that about 10 students of the school were caught in the fire at the petrol station where they had gone to charge their phones…
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Family decries incursion into ancestral land in Epe
The Iposu family in Epe, Lagos State, has decried alleged incursion on their ancestral land by a traditional ruler in the area. Mr Sharafadeen Iposu, Spokesperson for the Iposu family, told a news conference on Sunday in Epe that the traditional ruler unlawfully gave out their land to a group of traders without the family’s…
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Sokoto Agric Commissioner Tureta dies
The Sokoto Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, has died at the age of 62, after a protracted illness. The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Muktar Dodo-Iya, told our correspondent in Sokoto, that the deceased passed on in the early hours of Monday at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS)leaving behind two wives and seven…
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OPCI absolves itself from Ikire crisis that claims two lives
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Oodua Progressive Care Initiative (OPCI) has stated that no member of its organisation was involved in the crisis that rocked Ikire town, Osun state, where two people lost their lives and scores sustained various degrees of injuries. In a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital,…
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Issa Aremu scores Buhari high on labour issues ***Assumes office and sets agenda to revive National Labour Institute
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The newly appointed Director General and CEO of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Kwara State, and a frontline trade unionist, Comrade Issa Aremu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his consistent labour friendly policies. Aremu has assumed office as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…
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China to play positive role in promoting Africa’s peaceful development
On May 19, at the initiative of China, which holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) this month, the Security Council held an Open Debate on “Peace and Security in Africa: Addressing Root Causes of Conflict in Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa” via video link.A presidential statement of the UN Security Council drafted…
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NBC happy with Ebonyi, Enugu inter-state boundaries’ demarcation
The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing permanent demarcation of consensus areas of the Ebonyi, Enugu inter-state boundaries. Mrs Chimma Ugbah, a Chief Surveyor in the commission, made the declaration on Saturday while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the monitoring of the demarcation process. Ugbah, who is…