The outspoken governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday boasted that all his children are studying in the country. According to Lere Olayinka, spokesman of the governor, Fayose said this at Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, while attending the convocation ceremony of Ayorogbayimika, his son. The governor said the standard of education in the county will […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Gateway Portland Cement Limited. This followed an injunction which the federal high court, Abeokuta, granted against the company on Friday. Charles Adeogun-Phillips, AMCON’s receiver, has taken possession of Gateway Portland Cement Limited factories and facilities located in Abeokuta and Mowe areas of Ogun state. In his […]
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The lead singer of rock band Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, was found dead on Thursday (July 20) at his southern California home in an apparent suicide, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said. Coroner’s office spokesman Brian Elias said his office had been notified by law enforcement of the death of Bennington, 41, on Thursday […]
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The self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday disclosed that while he was incarcerated, he was the sovereign state of Biafra but he rejected it because it had only the five Igbo States. Speaking further when Igbo civil society coalition visited him in Umuahia, Abia state, the IPOB leader said […]
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According to a statement released by his office, former Republican presidential nominee and Senator who represented Arizona at the U.S. Senate since 1986, John McCain, has been found to have brain tumor. McCain’s tumor was discovered after he a procedure last week to remove a blood clot, U.S. media reported. The senator’s doctors said in […]
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Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), the former operators of Etisalat in Nigeria, on Tuesday confirmed changing its brand name to 9mobile — and it is now due for official unveiling on Wednesday. Kokomansion Media reported a change in the trading name of Etisalat last Friday. Recall that when the major investor, Mubadala of the […]
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A suspected herdsmen and farmers clash in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, has claimed the lives of about 37 people. It was gathered that trouble ensued when some youth stormed a village in Ungwan Uka to avenge the death of a suspected herdsman. The man, accused of harassing people in the area, was said […]
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A statement from the ministry of finance revealed that a second tranche of Paris Club refund has been given to states by the federal government. In the breakdown given, it was said that the payments, which totalled N243,795,465,195.20 were made to the 36 states and the federal capital territory upon the approval of President Muhammadu […]
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A passenger on Emirates Airlines on Thursday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The deceased, identified as Dada Isaac Olusola with passport number A04501199, was said to have slumped on arrival at the screening point where he was quickly attended to and given medication by airport clinical personnel. The passenger was […]
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A video showing a female officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) fighting with the driver of a vehicle in motion in FCT has gone viral. A one minute and 16 seconds video recorded on the mobile phone of the front seat passenger, Mogazi, was posted on Facebook. The video showed the female official struggling […]
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