The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife today said Monica Osagie was the student involved in a sex-for-marks scandal, that has sorely questioned the morality of university dons, in the training of young Nigerians. Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), said Monica Osetobe Osagie was studying for a Masters in […]
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Popular Nigerian Chef and co-owner of Eko Street Eat, Chef Imoteda will be at the 2018 GTBank Food and Drink Fair to host a Masterclass on the Art of Plating. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, Chef Imoteda is the chef instructor and host of two TV shows, Urban Kitchen and Heels in the Kitchen. She […]
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Sergio Aguero will struggle to recover from knee surgery in time for the World Cup, according to Argentina Football Association doctor Homero D’Agostino. Manchester City striker Aguero underwent an arthroscopy after aggravating a knee problem during their derby defeat to rivals Manchester United, Pep Guardiola citing a challenge from Ashley Young that went unpunished by […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday announced that its National Convention to elect officers for a new term in the party’s leadership would hold on May 14. According to schedule of activities released by the Organising Secretary, Sen. Osita Izunaso, in Abuja, the party’s Ward Congresses will hold on May 2, while appeal that […]
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The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has said that the Super Eagles players stand the chance of pocketing 24 million dollars if they play in the final of the 2018 World Cup. The World Cup will hold from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. Mr Pinnick told journalists in Abuja […]
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The Federal Government has ordered an enquiry into the invasion of the National Assembly and the subsequent snatching of the Senate mace by thugs on Wednesday. The government also expressed shock about the incident. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the security agencies […]
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Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who allegedly led unidentified persons to the upper legislative chamber to seize the mace, says he has left the custody of the police. He was arrested when he returned to the senate after accompanying the suspected thugs to an unknown destination. Omo-Agege sat with his colleagues who reconvened the session after a “spare mace” […]
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Mohammed Sani Sidi, the director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and seven of the agency’s directors allegedly stole over a billion naira, $284,000 and £95,000, the Nigerian presidency has revealed. All the officials have been suspended from office. A Presidency official said Sani Sidi, maintained 20 different accounts in various banks despite […]
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Former First Lady of the United States of America, Barbara Bush, died at the age of 92 on Tuesday evening, after a series of recent hospitalisation, Spokesman for the family, Jim McGrath, said. “A former First Lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, […]
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday migrated the ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to its Premium Board, in what capital market analysts describe as an attestation to the Bank’s strong adherence to international best practices on corporate governance. The Premium Board is the newly created platform for elite companies that […]
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