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Month: June 2019

SDGs: 9 University of Ibadan students bagged Geohackathon Award

By Ibukun Emiola Nine students of University of Ibadan on Monday bagged the Geohackathon award for developing technology innovations, toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. This was made known by the Vice chancellor of the university, Prof Idowu Olayinka, who was represented by Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo at an event organised…

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Court’s rejection to allow PDP inspect the INEC’s server, is justice over propaganda, says presidency

The Presidency on Monday night said that the rejection of the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission’s server for the 2019 Presidential election is justice over propaganda. The election tribunal had earlier on Monday denied the opposition party, PDP, the right to inspect the server. A statement…

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Police killed kidnap kingpin during gunshot melee

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command during a gun battle killed one Mufutau Sulaiman, a.k.a. ‘Pencil’. Sulaiman was alleged to be a kidnap kingpin who had been terrorising the residents of Ikorodu. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the development in a press statement…

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Yahoo Yahoo: Oyo has highest number of cybercrime- EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, revealed that Oyo State has the highest number of cybercrime and corruption related cases out of the six states in the South West. This was disclosed by the zonal Head of the commission, Mr. Friday Ebelo when speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo State. The statistics, he…

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NGO calls for Protection of widows’ rights as requisite to SDG’s attainment

By Evelyn Ohiolei An Non-Governmental Organization, the Support Towards Advancement Networking and Development For Women And Children Foundation, has called for the recognition, protection and enforcement of widows’ rights. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Mrs Olusayo Adeleye, made this call on the sideline of the 2019 International Widows’ Day. The International Widows’ Day is…

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NYSC members to enjoy toll-free emergency lines from 9mobile

Mobile Telecommunications company, 9mobile, has offered to provide a toll-free emergency lines for the National Youth Service Corps. Its Executive Director in charge of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado, disclosed this during a visit to the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, in Abuja. In a statement by NYSC’s Director of Press and Public…

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Fraud allegation: Court issues warrant to arrest Innosson boss

The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a bench warrant to arrest and produce in court, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innosson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma and two others, over alleged fraud. Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court issued the bench warrant for the arrest of Chukwuma on Monday. The Federal Government…

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Tope Alabi fumes at church for featuring her in poster (read reason with picture)

The popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi has expressed her dissatisfaction over churches poster that featured her in an upcoming program she knew nothing about. On her Facebook wall, the singer stated that this is not the first time the church does this while warning members of the public to ignore the church’s invitation noting that…

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Fmr. Gov. Ajimobi appeals to Oyo indigenes over his ‘unguarded’ utterances in office

The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has appealed to people of the state for his misdeeds in office as executive governor Ajimobi added that people of the state must learn to forgive him for any foul committed in office, especially in his utterances, adding that those were the things that made him…

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Leah Sharibu’s mother takes daughter’s case to White House (video)

Madam Rebecca, Mother of Leah Sharibu, the kidnapped girl by a terrorist group, has taken her daughter’s case to the US White House to seek help releasing the daughter. A video reveals that the mother of kidnapped Leah Sharibu, Rebecca paid a visit to the US White House in attempt to get the government’s attention…

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