THE Chairman of the National Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), Professor Peter Okebukola has lauded Nigerian universities for another brilliant outing at the 2025 World University Rankings which was released at midnight on Wednesday October 9, in Manchester, UK at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on return …
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VETERAN Yoruba actress, Yetunde Wunmi, has revealed the sacrifices she made for her career. The 64-year-old during an interview with BBC Yoruba, said she started her career as a stage performer in 1982 under Sunday Akinola’s ‘Feyi Kogbon’ theatre group. https://newsextra24.com/nafdac-confisticate-harmful-products-worth-n10bn-in-gombe/ Narrating her nearly four-decade-long experience in the movie industry, …
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THE Ogun State Government has commenced reconstruction and renovation works on the MKO Abiola International Stadium and the Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja, Abeokuta, ahead of the National Sports Festival, NSF, tagged “2024 Gateway Games.” The National Sports Festival is slated for January 12 to 26, 2025. https://newsextra24.com/idris-elba-celebrates-ghanaian-summit-african-film/ Speaking after inspecting …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed various categories of harmful products worth N10 billion in Gombe. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said during the event that the items were seized from the six states in the Northeast region, namely …
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Renowned actor and producer Idris Elba took the stage at the Africa Cinema Summit in Accra, Ghana, to champion the untapped potential of African cinema. With roots in Sierra Leone and Ghana, Elba brought a deep personal connection to the event on Tuesday, using his platform to urge the industry …
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Kenya’s parliament, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, voted to impeach Vice President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred. The impeachment paved the way for the Senate to consider the motion. “According to the results of the motion that I’ve just declared, a total of …
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Vexed by the colossal failures by governments over the many years to realistically and concretely put in place a lasting, sustainable, efficient and effective federal maritime safety commission similar to the Federal Road safety commission, to check the proliferation of boats accidents and fatalities, the government is urged to do …
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NIGERIAN singer, Sydney Esiri, aka Dr Sid, has disclosed his relocation to the United States of America. The singer made the revelation on a recent episode of the ‘No Man’s Friend’ podcast. The Over The Moon’ hitmaker disclosed that he left Nigeria after he got a job in the U.S. …
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A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after one of its pilots collapsed and tragically died mid-flight, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. The plane, an Airbus 350, had departed from Seattle on Tuesday evening, heading to Istanbul, according to the airline’s spokesperson, Yahya Ustun, who shared …
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THE National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) has officially announced the results of the 2024 June/July Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SASSCE). Remarking on the results, the Registrar and CEO of the Board, Professor Yahuza Sulaiman Imam, noted a remarkable increase in the number of candidates, with …
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