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Month: April 2019

Many injured in new Ibadan building collapse

Uncompleted two storey building located at along Jericho/Eleyele road Ibadan on Tuesday afternoon collapsed leaving eight people working on the site injured. The building which is under construction collapsed around 4pm on Tuesday while worker on the site are still working on it. An eye witness, who was also one of the workers working one…

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Many injured in new Ibadan building collapse

Uncompleted two storey building located at along Jericho/Eleyele road Ibadan on Tuesday afternoon collapsed leaving eight people working on the site injured. The building which is under construction collapsed around 4pm on Tuesday while worker on the site are still working on it. An eye witness, who was also one of the workers working one…

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Ekiti observes celebration of Int’l World dance day

Ekiti state council for Arts and Culture on Monday roll out drums to celebrates the annual International World Dance Day. The event was held at the government secretariat premises Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The Director General of the Ekiti State Council of Arts and Culture, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre, in his remark said placing premium…

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FG to train 1,500 Niger Delta youths in 2019 skill acquisition

No fewer than 1,500 youths from the Niger Delta region are to be trained in various skill acquisition programmes of the Federal Government in 2019. This is said to be part of government’s efforts at increasing the human capital development in the country as well as check agitations and unrest, particularly in the Niger Delta…

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New Ekiti Art & Culture DG, Ojo Lanre Commends Fayemi, Ekiti Cultural Troupe for Sterling Performance

The Director-General, Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture, Wale Ojo Lanre has commended the state cultural troupe for its impressive performance at the just concluded 4th African Drum Festival held in Abeokuta. He lauded the state Governor , Dr Kayode Fayemi for his moral and logistic support which enabled the Ekiti Standing Cultural Troupe…

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Police arrests woman with 6-year old dead body in her freezer in Lagos

The police in Lagos have arrested a woman in whose deep freezer the dead body of a six-year-old boy was allegedly found at Alapere in Ketu, near Lagos. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP. Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest on Friday while speaking with crime correspondents. He said that the dead body…

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How Islam Took Root in Yorubaland, by expert at 10th Edition of the Yoruba Historical Conversations

A prominent professor of History and distinguished Islamic scholar, Hakeem Olumide Danmole, on Friday traced the history of Islam in Yoruba land, debunking claims that Islam found its way into Yoruba land through contact with northerners. Prof. Danmole revealed this at the 10th Yoruba Historical Conversations organised by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN)…

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Oyo Govt to meet state’s NLC on Monday to negotiate new minimum wage

•Gov. Abiola Ajimobi The Oyo State Government said that it had opened its doors for negotiation on the minimum wage in response to an earlier letter from the the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state. The government also congratulated the newly elected officers of the labour union led by Comrade Titilola Sodo as Chairman…

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Video: Baba Suwe now getting better in a Rhode Island hospital, United State

Some days ago, social media was flooded with rumors of the death of popular Nigerian comic actor Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe. However, in an exclusive chat with Legit, fellow colleague and actor Yomi Fash-Lanso, dismissed the death rumors and disclosed that the actor had only flown out of the country for further…

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Updated with Video: Ajimobi Inaugurates historic joint transition committee

•Preaches against politics of bitterness Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has inaugurated the first joint transition committee in the history of the state, which is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring a smooth transition from the incumbent to the Governor-elect, Mr Seyi Makinde. The 27-member committee, comprising 17 from the government and 10 from…

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