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Hundreds of students of the D. S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State, on Wednesday, blocked the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in protest. The protest caused gridlock and left many travellers stranded for hours on the road. We gathered from our undisclosed sources that the students were protesting against the management of the institution and also blocked the…
The Grand Slams have promised to work to improve the player experience at major tournaments following Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open. A joint press statement from the majors on Sunday threatening Osaka with disqualification and a ban from future tournaments if she did not reverse her decision not to fulfil her media commitments fanned…
12 supplementary regional offices has been created by the Ogun State Ministry of Industry, to allow its services closer to investors with hope to improving the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in the state. Mrs. Kikelomo longe, Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment made this known when commissioning of Abeokuta North zonal Office in Oke-Ilewo,…
Hon. Terfa Kudi, a member representing Makurdi North state constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly under All Progressive Congress (APC), announced that his constituents were suffering because of the country’s growing insecurity. Hon. Kudi made this known in a press statement with journalists on the sidelines of the two-day zonal public hearing on…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, on Tuesday, described the first 16 years after he left office as governor of the state as traumatic. Between 1999 and 2003, he served as Ogun State Governor before he handed over to his successors, Gbenga Daniel, and Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Osoba spoke in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta at the…
The federal government of Nigeria has canceled visas for 27 Indians and placing 63 Nigerians of Persons of Interests for not complying with COVID-19 testing protocols and mandatory arrival quarantines for international travelers from India, Brazil, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates where the new but deadly variant of Corona virus is spreading. Mr Boss…
Johannesburg – Today the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will host a virtual dialogue with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) and support security and the openness of the COVID-19 School. For the first time, representatives from two…
The body of Alphonse Bello, Father Pastor, was found this morning, May 21, on the farm behind the Malumfashi Catechetical School in Katsina State. This school is part of the Sokoto Diocese under Bishop Matej Kukah. Mr Bello’s death was followed by an earlier report by Dean Malumfashi Dean Stephen Ojapa on Friday at around…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Bukhari has instructed the Nigerian Communications Commission to collect international Mobile Equipment identity (IMEI) from citizens within three months. Buhari’s policy to the NCC is included in the revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. According to Bukhari, the directive must be fully implemented by the end of July 2021. The…
