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There will be huge consequences if Nigeria continues to neglect South-East zone, says Igbokwe
A former Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has said there will be huge consequences if Nigeria continues to neglect the South East. Igbokwe made the remarks in a statement posted on his official Facebook account on Saturday. The APC Chieftain insisted that the issue runs deeper, referencing historical grievances. “The civil war has ended,…
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Oyo College of Nursing to award degrees soon- Provost
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Provost, Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele, Ibadan, Dr. Gbonjubola Owolabi said arrangements has been concluded to begin degree-awarding programmes in the college. Owolabi, who said the programme will soon commenced disclosed this during the donation of a 110-inch interactive electronic board and projector to the institution by the set X (1979-1982) this weekend.…
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LASG begins NIN integration with single social register
The Lagos State Government has commenced the integration of the National Identification Number (NIN) of individuals with single social register. Speaking at a forum tagged: “Unified for Impact,” organised by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, through the Social Protection Coordinating Department, Mrs Olayinka Ojo, the Permanent Secretary, said the integration was to enhance the effectiveness of social protection programmes…
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NDLEA arrests Malaysian returnee with meth consignment concealed in music speakers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) have arrested a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard) with two giant music speakers allegedly used to conceal four large parcels of methamphetamine weighing 2.700kilograms for distribution in Yola and Mubi, Adamawa state, and across the border into Cameroon. A statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director…
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BREAKING: JAMB releases 2025 mock UTME result
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on Thursday, April 10, 2025. A statement signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, said candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” to either 55019 or 66019 using the phone number (SIM) registered for the examination. “This optional…
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Tragedy as another tanker reportedly explodes in Ibadan
Another fire has been reportedly recorded barely 24 hours after a market fire destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira in Ibadan, Oyo state. According to reports, a petrol tanker exploded at the Tollgate end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway of the state capital leaving the destruction of property worth millions of naira in its wake. The explosion reportedly started…
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Zulum visits victims of Maiduguri-Damboa road attack at specialists hospital
The governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum has visited the specialists hospital in Maiduguri where victims of the Maiduguri-Dambo road attack were receiving treatment. It was reported that attackers using Improvised Explosive Devices ( IEDs) killed eight persons (8) and injured fourteen (14) others. Zulum during his sympathy visit, assured the victims that state authorities would provide free medical services…
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Lagos commercial bus driver, conductor abscond as vechicle kills 1, injures 2
The driver and the conductor of a commercial bus that knocked down a pedestrian and injured two persons in a fatal accident at Iyana Ejigbo area of Lagos State, on Saturday, have absconded. It was gathered that the duo fled the scene immediately after the accident, abandoning the victims and vehicle. A statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq , the Director…
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FUOYE Senior Staff disown planned industrial action
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti have dissociated themselves from the planned industrial action in the university. The factional members of the union reiterated that they were not a part of the decision to embark on industrial action by the local chapter and SSANU Western zone over the recent report of FUOYE’s…
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NDLEA destroys heaps of illicit drugs weighing 1.6m kilograms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state, in what is till date the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at a time in the history of the Agency. A statement by its…
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