Category: Nigeria
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Lautech students drag Governor Makinde to court for relocating Agric faculty to Iseyin
Parents and students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso have sued Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to court over relocating the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in the institution to Iseyin. Recall that Makinde relocated the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in the institution to Iseyin in the Oke Ogun geo-political zone.
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14.4 million pills of opioids seized in Lagos raids as trafficker excretes 86 wraps of heroin
No less than Fourteen Million, Four Hundred and Eighty One Thousand, Five Hundred and Nineteen (14, 481, 519) pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over Thirteen Billion Naira (N13,000,000,000) in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in three major busts of drug cartels operating…
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Israel vs Hamas: Muslims protest in support of Palestine in Ibadan
Scores of Muslims in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital trooped to the street to stage a peaceful protest in solidarity with Palestinians, who they described as the victims of the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine militant group, Hamas.
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Crash: I’m in good spirits, says Minister of Power, Adelabu
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s incident near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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Subsidy: Nigerians face difficulty in accessing food items – Expert
Prof. Abdulazeez Lawal of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has submitted that removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rate has made many Nigerians face difficulty accessing food items.
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EPL: City maul Bournemouth 6-1, Sheffield record first win of the season, Everton, Brighton share spoils
Jeremy Doku put up a man of the match performance as he inspired Manchester City to a 6-1 win against Bournemouth on Saturday. Doku’s pace, composure and dribbling skills helped the Citizens run over the Cherries at the Etihad stadium on Saturday afternoon in what seem like a one sided affair.
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Labour party supports NLC, TUC over calls for immediate removal of Imo CP
The Labour Party has backed the calls by the Nigeria Labour Congress to redeploy the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Stephen Olarewaju. The National Publicity Secretary of Labour party, Obiora Ifoh, made this known via a statement signed and released by him on behalf of the party on Saturday.
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La Liga: Barcelona eye Osimhen, Boniface as Lewandowsk’s replacement
La liga clubside, Barcelona are monitoring two Super Eagles strikers, Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface as potential replacements for polish forward, Robert Lewandowski, Barca Insider has revealed. Barce hired Lewandowski in a deal worth €50million from Bayern Munich in 2022. Since then the polish striker has scored 33 goals in 46 appearances for the La…
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Why we shunned made in Nigeria vehicles – Senate Chief Whip, Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has given detailed information why all lawmakers shunned made in Nigeria vehicles and opted for imported ones. The senator representing Borno South made the disclosure while granting an interview on Arise TV on Friday.
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Imo Guber: IPOB warns FG, INEC against rigging, causing crisis
The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) on Monday issued out a strong warning to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) against rigging the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. According to IPOB, it will not look away and allow Federal Government to use INEC officials to perpetrate evil in the State.