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NYSC: OAU students lament over missing Stream 1, Batch A, 2021

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, lamented over missing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Stream 1, Batch A of 2021. The students, who lamented over the delay in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife, attributed their grievance on missing the Stream 1, Batch …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Has Shown No Side Effects On Buhari – Presidency

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Presidency has assured all citizens, that the vaccine administered to President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has no side effects on them.  In a short communique put out to dispel fears and misconceptions about the safety of the vaccine administered, Mr. Garba Shehu the Senior Special Assistant to …

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Police raid Lagos communities, arrest 56 suspected cultists, robbers

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA No fewer than 56 suspected cultists and armed robbers have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command in different parts of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that 50 suspected cultists and armed robbers were arrested during raids on …

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WAEC cancels, reschedules Literature-in English exam

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled all the three Literature-in-English papers that Nigerian candidates in the ongoing 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates (First Series) sat for. The organisation has also rescheduled the affected papers, namely, Literature-in-English 2(Prose), Literature-in- English 1(Objective) and Literature-in-English 3(Drama and …

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NAF appoints new branch chiefs, spokesperson, others

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Nigerian Air Force has appointed new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding Commandants of Tri-Service Institutions and other functionaries, including a new spokesperson. The newly appointed Branch Chiefs are Air Vice Marshal  Dahiru Sanda, who is now the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, Defence Headquarters, AVM Remigus Ekeh, erstwhile Chief of …

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Corruption fight will be driven by intelligence, says Bawa

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the agency under his watch will embark on an intelligence-driven fight against corruption. Bawa who assumed duties today said a full-fledged directorate of intelligence would be created towards spearheading intelligence gathering for proactive response against corruption. The EFCC …

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Buhari to Service Chiefs: You have few weeks to restore security

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA President Muhammadu Buhari has told service chiefs that they have just a few weeks to restore security in the country. Speaking after decorating them with their new ranks at a ceremony in the presidential villa, Abuja on Friday, he charged military top brass to speed up their actions in freeing the country …

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Buhari decorates new service chiefs, charges them to control rising insecurity

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the new service chiefs with their new ranks with a charge for them to use the next few weeks to control the rising insecurity in parts of the country. He performed the ceremony inside the council chamber of the presidential villa, Abuja on Friday. The service chiefs …

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Governors, deputies to take COVID-19 vaccine next Wednesday

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The 36 state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) unanimously agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, with their deputies. The resolution was taken at the just concluded emergency teleconference meeting chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi. According to the post-meeting briefing obtained by newsmen, the …

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Senate queries 55 vehicles allegedly missing from federal ministry

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA THE Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Thursday, queried the Ministry of Environment over 55 vehicles allegedly missing from its coffers. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Mathew Urhoghide, relied on the 2018 Auditor General’s report to take the decision. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abel Olumuyiwa, however, failed to defend the …

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