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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, yesterday said that his office was ready to partner young people with skills in order to encourage innovation in the country. Nwajuba spoke in Owerri, at the Cradle to Fame talent hunt organized by Kingsley Nwachukwu. Nwajuba who was represented by Mr. Mike
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By Paul Olayemi – Sapele Members of the Okpe Union in North America have donated textbooks worth thousands of naira to some schools in Sapele and Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State as part of their self-help project of lifting the burden of parents and guardians. Schools that benefited from the project include Ethiope
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The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an aide of Benue state governor, Samuel Ioraer Ortom along with another before Justice S.O Itodo in Benue State High Court, Makurdi, Benue State. The aide, Stephen Amase, Principal Private Secretary to Governor Ortom was arraigned along with Mr Manger T Emmanuel, a former Commissioner of Works
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Vice-Chancellor of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Prof. Ademola Tayo, has said he signed the expulsion letter of the female student in a viral sex-tape video in tears. The VC said the institution expelled the female student in the sex video to protect what the institution stands for. However, he said the institution was still in contact
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James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The family of the 35-year-old Segun Akinlade, who was allegedly killed by a herdsman, Muhammed Garba in Imala; an agrarian community in Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun State has appealed to the authority of the Nigeria Police and the Ogun State government to ensure that the alleged killer does
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By Ola Ajayi ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has alleged that Federal Government would not obey law if it seeks redress in court over the knotty issue of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS). This came just as the union described the government as feeding the public with fake news over its claim
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Crisis is looming at Ekiti State University following the disengagement of about 800 workers by the university’s administration. Already, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has called on the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to quickly intervene so as to prevent industrial disharmony that could affect smooth academic transition in the university.
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Operatives of Iba Police Station have arrested a 19-year-old boy, Orji Ifeanyichukwu for allegedly setting his 24-year-old girlfriend, Alabi Tolani ablaze because she had another lover. DSP Bala Elkana, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday. Elkana said that the incident took place at G54, Army
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The Katsina State Government has spent over N208 million on the payment of WAEC examination fees for 21,589 candidates in 2019. The Commissioner of Education, Prof. Badamasi Lawal, made the disclosure on Sunday in Katsina during a press briefing. He said that 7,276 out of 21,589 candidates who sat for the examination, scored five credits
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A man identified as Victor Oji has been apprehended for setting his girlfriend on fire for allegedly cheating on him. According to reports, the incident took place at Post Service Army Estate in Ojo, Lagos. READ ALSO: Why DSS is detaining Sowore, Presidency speaks The suspect who said he’s from Benue State further stated that he
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