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Day: July 30, 2023

Former NECO registrar appointed VC

The school said the board expressed confidence in Garba’s ability to lead the private university on the path of excellence. The Board of the newly-established Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University, Kano, has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdulrashid Garba as its pioneer Vice-Chancellor. This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Administrative Secretary, Malam…

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Falan backs labour on planned strike, protest; opposes FG’s claim

Falana countered the federal government over the claim of a subsisting court order restraining the NLC from the planned action. Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has given the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates the all-clear to proceed with the planned strike and protest slated to begin on…

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4 highlights from first BBNaija All Stars eviction show

New changes have been added to the ongoing season during tonight’s live show. Tonight, the All Star housemates of the Big Brother Naija had their first eviction show. Housemates were relieved to they find out no one would be evicted. Following their collective relief, Ebuka announced the addition of a few details to change the…

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Labour Party tears Tinubu apart over ministerial list

The Labour Party said Tinubu’s ministerial nominees were an assemblage of recycled and anti-democratic elements. The leadership of the Labour Party has torn apart President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list forwarded to the Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2023. The President sent 28 names to the Senate for screening and confirmation after weeks of speculation and…

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Security operatives uncover major illegal refinery in Delta

The military explained that the sting operation on Saturday followed a surveillance report on the activities of illegal oil refiners in the area. Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and those of a private security firm have jointly uncovered a major illegal refining site in Delta….

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Agency raises alarm over trafficking of Malian girls into Edo for prostitution

Nwawenene said all hands must be on deck to curb the trafficking, particularly of Persons with Disabilities for exploitation and organ harvesting. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised alarm in Benin on Sunday about the trafficking of Malian girls to the Edo capital for prostitution. “We gathered intelligence reports…

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Why delays in passport issuances – NIS

Ezugwu, said that Immigration, at 60, had done so much in its core mandates as well as in the promotion of tourism and investment in the country. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed discrepancies in National Identification Number (NIN) and the name filled in passport forms for delays in procuring passports beyond the recommended…

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Police arrest 44 suspects involved in looting of Adamawa food warehouse

Nguroje said that security personnel had been deployed to enforce curfew declared by the state government and securing public and private infrastructures as well as markets. The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 44 persons involved in the activities of stealing food and non-food items in government warehouses. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s…

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Artistes’ manager, businessman arrested for selling drug at Lagos VIP clubs

NDLEA operatives also recovered some quantities of “Colorado’’, a digital weighing scale and other paraphernalia during a follow-up search at Oseni’s residence. NDLEA has arrested an artistes’ manager and his businessman accomplice who specialise in distributing illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP nightclubs and lounges in Lekki and Island axis of Lagos state. Its…

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Nollywood: Yoruba epic films are suddenly everywhere again

After a long time in the wilderness, it’s raining Yoruba epic films once again. Something about watching a fire-breathing god onscreen feels like nothing else on TV could be better — that’s what watching Ṣàngó felt for me as a 9-year-old. For the uninitiated, Ṣàngó is a Yoruba deity and is historically recognised as the…

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