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South African government deports 97 Nigerians over drug related offences
Amidst the wave of xenophobia sweeping through some South African cities, the government of South Africa has deported 97 Nigerians for committing various offences. The deportees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday night in a chartered aircraft with the registration number GBB710 from Johannesburg. The News…
Read More »No more awaiting results before admission– JAMB
Students seeking admission into any of the Nigerian universities will need to have their full admission criteria, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has scrapped awaiting results in its admission criteria, even as it completed its restructuring exercise. The Head of Information, JAMB, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, said in…
Read More »Man arrested for beating 8-month pregnant wife to coma
One Malam Jamilu of Marmaran garo, Gidan Haki in Sokoto north local government area has been arrested for allegedly beating his 8-month pregnant wife, Suwaiba to the state of coma. Jamilu was said to have beaten the mother of his two kids, now carrying their third child with a hammer,…
Read More »Lagos to crush over 4,000 impounded ‘Okada’
More than 4,000 impounded motor cycles popularly known as Okada is set to be crushed by the Lagos State government. The state government said on Monday it had concluded plans to commence the crushing and recycling of the impounded commercial motorcycles in line with the provisions of the state Traffic…
Read More »35-year-old father sentenced to life imprisonment for rape
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old father of two, Tope Odeyemi, to life imprisonment for rape. Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye, in his judgment, said based on the confessional statement of the accused and other corroborative evidence of the prosecution reinforced the conviction. He added that the culprit was…
Read More »Amina Mohammed resumes duty at UN
The newly appointed United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, will assume her new duties at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Mohammed, who was appointed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Dec. 15, 2016 as his deputy, was supposed to have assumed office on Jan. 1,…
Read More »Utomi advises African leaders to cultivate farmers’ mentality
Revered economist and former Presidential aspirant, Professor pat Utomi has advised African leaders to cultivate farmers’ mentality other than the hunters’ mentality which has stiffened growth in the continent. Professor utomi explained that the famers’ mentality is a process of sowing which involves planning and eventually reaping while the hunters’…
Read More »Ganduje weds 1,520
The Kano State government on Sunday sponsored the wedding of 1, 520 couples under its mass wedding programme. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said 3,000 couples were screened but 1,520 were selected for the first batch. Ganduje who said this during the programme at the Kano Central Mosque, Emir’s Palace, said his…
Read More »Umahi emerges chairman of S-East Governors Forum
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi was on Sunday elected the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum. The five governors of the zone met in Enugu and elected Governor David Umahi resolving to build stronger ties. Despite the hiccup that previously stalled their meetings, the governors, however, resolved to…
Read More »350,000 unemployed graduates to be engaged: FG
Worried by the increasing unemployment rate in the country, the federal government of Nigeria is set to hire 350,000 more unemployed graduates under the N-Power Volunteer Corps. The N-Power is one of the many Social Investments Programme (SIPs) of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, aimed at improving the lot of…
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