Author: Alex Enemanna
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Resolve Crisis In Abia APC, Others Before National Convention, Nkire Urges National Caretaker Committee
A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC and member of the Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Sam Nkire has asked the hierarchy to resolve the on-going crisis in Abia State chapters before the February 26, 2022 National Convention. In a statement he personally signed in Abuja on Tuesday, Nkire appealed to the…
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Nigeria Needs More Than 205 Universities To Meet Demand For Higher Education — NUC
Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, says the number of universities in Nigeria cannot meet the present demand for higher education in the country. He said this in Abuja Tuesday while presenting operational licences for two new universities to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, bringing the total number of universities in…
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2023 Presidency: PDP Confronted With Two Difficult Options About Zoning
Former Aviation Minister and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka, says the main opposition party is in a dilemma over the zoning of presidency to any region. Chidoka, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said he would personally want the PDP to field a southerner from…
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Truck Allegedly Crushes 80-Year-Old Imo Pensioner During Verification Exercise
There was tension in Imo state, following the crushing to death of an octogenarian said to be a pensioner along Wethedral road in Owerri Municipal Council, Imo State, last Monday. An eyewitness who spoke to newsmen in Owerri confirmed the incident and said the man was coming out of a bank after he had long…
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Catholic Priest Who Banned Igbo Songs In His Parish Suspended
The Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos, Rev. Fr. James Anelu, has been “suspended” for banning Igbo songs and choruses in his parish. The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, in a “disclaimer”, directed the priest to proceed on “an indefinite leave of absence”. Anelu was reported to…
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After Zubby Michael Allegedly Spent Over N8m On His Birthday, Fans React [See Receipt]
Fans on Monday descended on rugged actor, Zubby Michael questioning his purpose of sharing on social media the bill of over N8 million he received after a lavish and star-studded birthday party held in a restaurant on Lagos island. The rugged actor was a year older on Tuesday, February 1, but he decided to…
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2023 Presidency: APC State Legislators Back Yahaya Bello
Members of the State Houses of Assembly across the country under the platform of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for President in 2023. The endorsement was contained in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum of APC State Legislators of the Federation held in Abuja,…
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Hunters, Vigilante Operatives Foil Police Station Attack In Kogi
Local hunters, men of the Kogi State Vigilante Services along with other security operatives on Sunday foiled an attack on the Okene Area Command of the Nigerian Police Force. The gunmen, numbering over 30, stormed the Area Command but were effectively repelled, while explosives meant to destroy the command were immediately detonated by experts…
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Ondo Widow In Court For Brutalising House Help With Razor Blade, Stick Over Meat
A mother of four, Mrs Opeyemi Omoyemi has been arraigned in court for inflicting multiple body injuries on her 12-year-old house help, Joel Sunday in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Omoyemi, a widow was docked before a Magistrate Court sitting in the Ondo State capital on five-count charge bothering on attempted murder, child abuse,…
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The Yahoo Business And The Future of Nigerian Youths
By Wahab Shina Omoniyi I have been compelled to write and express my disgust at the growing spate of internet fraud among our youth. A careful analysis of the problem indicates that the unabated love for money in our society today is no doubt the proximate cause of this menace. However, this menace can also…