THE House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, the acting Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra over alleged poor projects execution. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the Committee made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The invitation followed the …
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THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the Nigeria Police apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission towers along …
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year old panel beater, Bitrus Atu to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol and smoking of hemp. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Atu after he pleaded guilty the crime. The magistrate did not give …
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THE Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit on Tuesday impounded 164 motorcycles on the state’s highways. The motorcycles, according to the taskforce, contravened the Lagos State Road Transport Sector Reform Laws of 2018, which explicitly prohibit motorcyclists from using all highways in the state. This was …
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SEPLAT Energy PLC will pay N28 billion in interim dividends to its shareholders for the second quarter of 2024. A corporate disclosure on the NGX website shows that the company will use an exchange rate of N1,570.99 per dollar—NAFEM’s closing rate on August 12—for its Q2 2024 interim dividend payment. …
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IRAN on Tuesday rejected European countries’ attempts at mediation amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as Tehran insisted on its right to launch a retaliatory strike on Israel. “These calls are politically one-sided and illogical, as they encourage a regime [Israel] to commit even more crimes in the region,” …
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year old tailor, Arron Garba to 18 months imprisonment for stealing aluminium windows from a church. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Garba after he pleaded guilty to theft. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N50, 000 or …
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THE Police Command in Niger says it has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna …
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Senegal experienced a total media blackout on Tuesday as newspapers ceased publication and television and radio broadcasts went silent. The action was a coordinated protest by media organisations against escalating threats to press freedom, particularly those posed by newly appointed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The Senegalese Council of Press Distributors …
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Karimot, the sister to the wife of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad has caused a stir on social media after she called for a thorough investigation of her sister, Wunmi Aloba, over the late singer’s death. Karimot, who made this call during a live video in …
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