BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Lagos State Government has affirmed Chief Anthony Folami as Baale of Kirikiri in the Oriade Local Council Development Area, (LCDA). The government said its decision followed a painstaking deliberation and examination of the Obas and Chiefs Law, and Customary Law of the Kirikiri community. It directed the Chairman of the LCDA, …
BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Teachers recruited by the Ondo State government under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have started collecting their appointment letters. The successful teachers were given their appointment letters after the conduct of an online examination. Chief Press Secretary to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Olabode Richard Olatunde, who confirmed the distribution of the …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has reappointed billionaire businesswoman, Dr Folorunso Alakija as Chancellor of Osun State University for another five years. A statement by the University’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Adesoji Ademola on Monday, made available to newsmen stated that her reappointment was based on her track record as a …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says it has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration forms. The board disclosed this in its Vol. 2, No. 15 Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made it available …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Some pupils from a Universal Basic Education primary school at Rama in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state have been kidnapped. Newsmen could not ascertain the number of abducted pupils as of the time of filing this report. It was learnt that the gunmen also abducted some teachers from the school during the …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Singer Davido has congratulated his colleagues in the Nigerian music industry who won awards at the 63rd Grammy Awards event which held last night. Wizkid was awarded for his effort in Brown Skin Girl by Beyonce, Blue Ivy and St Jhn which is from Beyonce’s Lion King: The Gift album. The song …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday blamed the Federal Government, as well as the Accountant General of the Federation, over what it called the victimisation of its members. It said the Federal Government had refused to pay its members salaries despite the ‘no victimisation clause’ of the suspended strike. According …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Lagos State Government says it is intensifying efforts to reduce incidences of building collapse as the rainy season approaches. It said no effort would be spared in demolishing derelict buildings across the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, said this during the demolition of distressed buildings located …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Nigeria Afrobeat musicians, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday won their first Grammy Awards. Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, won the best global music album category after beating four other nominees at the 63rd Grammys. The musician won the category with his Twice As Tall album released in August …
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BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria would continue to administer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite its suspension by eight European countries over fear of its possible deadly side effects. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said suspending the vaccine …
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