Month: September 2021
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How I got into trouble during #EndSARS Protest, Davido
Superstar musician, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, says he got into trouble during the #EndSARS protest after one of his albums ‘A better time’ became the anthem for the movement. David made this known in a recent interview with Trevor Noah’s ‘The Daily Show’. The singer said though he had not produced the…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Considers Quiting WTO Job
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), began the year with a plan to score quick negotiating victories that she said would help reboot the dysfunctional Geneva-based trade body. Now, seven months into her 4 1/2-year term, Okonjo-Iweala has fully grasped the frustrating reality of the WTO’s historical inertia, even privately floating…
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APC Releases Timetable For State Congresses
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the revised timetable/schedule of activities for the October 16 nationwide State Congresses to elect party State Executive Committee (SEC). This was contained in a notice issued by the Secretary to the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe in Abuja on Thursday. The Secretary,…
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Dichotomy Between University, Polytechnic Graduates Will Remain Until… FG Speaks
Federal government says the existing dichotomy between the graduates of university and Polytechnic will remain until the ongoing review of the scheme of service is completed. Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of the civil service of the federation, broke the news on Wednesday shortly after the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The HND/BSc dichotomy…
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We found you worthy of being nominated as Commissioners, Oyo Assembly Tells Seun Fakorede, 9 Others (Full List)
Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday screened Engr. ‘Seun Fakorede and other nine Commissioner-nominees whose names were sent by Governor, Seyi Makinde. This development was made known by the media aide to the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Kazeem Isreal Olalekan shortly after the screening exercise by the State House of Assembly. According…
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Alleged Fraud: Ex-JAMB Registrar Fires Lawyer, as Court Adjourns Trial
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the former registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, until October 8. Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date following Mr Ojerinde’s decision to change his counsel. Before his decision, Peter Olorunnisola, SAN, had been appearing for the ex-JAMB…
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Banditry: Kaduna Government Shuts Down Telecom Services
The Kaduna State Government has directed the shutdown of telecommunications services to check the influx of bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who re-echoed the announcement by Governor Nasir El-Rufai while addressing reporters in Kaduna on Wednesday, also announced the ban of all motorcycles across the…
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Flash: FEC Approves Paternity Leave For Male Civil Servants
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the right to 14-day paternity leave for male Federal civil servants to allow them to bond with their infants. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Wednesday by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, after the week’s virtual FEC meeting presided over by…
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Video: Pere Wins Brand New IVM Car(+Photos)
Just five days to the completion of the Big Brother Naija reality show, Pere, Shine Ya Eye housemate has won a brand new IVM Innoson car. Biggie announced this after the completion of the Innoson car task in which 6 of the remaining housemates participated. Pere was declared winner as he was the fastest in…
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‘Randy’ VC reportedly threatens to withdraw Girlfriend from Katsina Varsity
The Vice-Chancellor of the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina State, Professor Sanusi Mamman, has reportedly threatened to withdraw his girlfriend from the university if she discloses that she had ever known him. The ‘randy’ VC, who is a professor of Special Education, is currently enmeshed in many scandals, from alleged mismanagement of the university’s resources…