Four players of Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, were reportedly assaulted in Ibadan by men of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday night while returning from their evening training session. Ebenezer Odeyemi, Adekunle Adeniyi, Sochima Elum and Chimamkpa Onwubuchie had walked together after leaving Lekan Salami stadium Adamasingba, for a nearby cafeteria at Idisin (near the...
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Oyo Govt Launches CVIS
Oyo State Government has unveiled a newly Computerized Vehicle Inspection System, to put a check on the number of accidents on the roads. This system would enable car owners to know the status of their vehicles before plying the road. The State Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Sangodoyin made the disclosure in...
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Court sacks Umahi over defection to APC
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the total...
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Breaking: Reps make a u-turn, rescind votes on rejected 3 gender bills
Members of the House of Representatives have rescinded their decision on three bills earlier rejected in the process of the 1999 constitution amendment. The bills are on indigenship, citizenship, and 35% affirmative action for women. The bills will be recommended for consideration and will be part of the second batch of the constitution amendment to...
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BUHARI: Women can no longer be abate
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, extolled Nigerian women on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022. Buhari observed that women are not where they should be yet in different spheres of endeavour, but believed that they could no longer be deprived for too long, as they have consistently proved...
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IWD: #BreakTheBias#
It is another International Women’s Day! A day recognised by the United Nations to celebrate women and their contributions to the world wellness. Every year, March 8 represents the day when global attention is drawn to the plight of women who are daily confronted with so many societal inhibitions. The theme for this year, #BreakTheBias#,...
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IWD 2022: NACA calls for protection of women at risk of HIV
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Monday stated that more efforts needed to be put in place to reduce the gender inequality and violence that women and girls at risk of HIV face in the country. The agency made this known in a statement it released ahead of the International Women’s Day....
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Tech-U Appoints New VC
The Governing Council of the First Technical University, Ibadan has made known its appointment of Professor Adesola Ajayi as successor to the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ayobami Salami. The appointment follows the Council’s consideration of the recommendation of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board at its Special Meeting held today, Monday, 7th March 2022. The...
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Oyo Govt Commences Erosion Control Project in 7 LGAs
The Oyo state government has commenced its erosion control project in seven local government areas of the state, which are prone to erosion and flood. Oyo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) stated that it has begun implementing its oriented programmes to tackle the menace of erosion and other environmental disaster under the...
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Relief As NNPC Releases Additional 381.8 Million Litres Of Fuel
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has refused to abate despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that it has been releasing hundreds of millions of litres of petrol to address the situation. In its latest weekly national PMS evacuation report for February 21 to 26, 2022, seen on Sunday,...