The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said the commission did not scrap the study of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities, saying the course was only unbundled into seven other degree programmes. Ibrahim Yakasai, the NUC Director of Corporate Affairs disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while clarifying the commission’s position on some online reports claiming […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has ordered the State Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, to commence criminal prosecution against council chairmen who were relieved of their offices over corruption allegations. The Governor disclosed this on Thursday in Benin, at the swearing-in of a new chairman for Esan […]
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Officials of the United States (US) have accused Iran of mistakenly shooting the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday, killing all the 176 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s airport. The incident occurred after Iran launched missiles that hit two air bases of US forces in Iraq. The attack […]
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has given the condition under which drivers can make use of Google map. He said the only condition road users could use Google map is with the aid of car-holding phone devices, adding that anyone caught holding their phone while using the map […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump says the US is ready to embrace peace “with all those who seek peace”. Trump said this in a broadcast after the claim of Iran that 80 American soldiers had been killed in retaliation for the murder of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general. But in […]
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Toni Kroos scored a wonder goal straight from a corner as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the final of the controversial Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Kroos caught Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech napping with a brilliant, instinctive strike before Isco made it two and Luka Modric added a classy third […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition over some parts of north and moderate dust haze condition over central states down to the coastal region for Thursday. NiMet’s waether outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted dust haze condition over the eastern flank of the northern states with horizontal visibility of 1KM […]
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Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other coalition forces in retaliation for the US killing top Iranian […]
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An undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tombari Akata, has won the December 2019 edition of the Help the Hardworker Project of Princewill Trust Foundation. Speaking while presenting the cash price of N100,000 to the beneficiary at the school premises, the founder and sponsor of the foundation, Prince Tonye Princewill said the […]
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The 2019 CAF Awards, which is the 28th edition was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday. Sadio Mane was crowned the African Player of the Year, polling 477 votes ahead of his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, who polled 325 votes and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez with 267 votes. Asisat […]
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