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Month: July 2019

Confusion in Ijebu-Ode as students burnt SARS vehicle during clash

Scores of students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Wednesday clashed with men of Special Anti Robbery Squad and burnt their operation vehicle . Punch Correspondent gathered that the confrontation occurred within the university campus when the students prevented the SARS operatives from arresting some students suspected to be engaging…

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Makinde submits 14 names of commissioners’ nominees to Oyo Assembly (See details)

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, forwarded his much-awaited list of commissioners to the State House of Assembly. The list directly handed over to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin comprises the names of 14 commissioner nominees. The list comprises a female and 13 males among which is the…

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Apply for 2019 MTN Foundation Scholarships for Nigerian Undergraduates

Application for the MTN Foundation Scholarships for 2019 has begun, and this page will give you all the details you require to successfully apply for this opportunity. This scholarship is open to Undergraduates. It’s advisable to apply as soon as you can because it closes 2 weeks from the date of this publication. If you…

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FG Sacks 2,525 N-Power Beneficiaries, 18,674 others secures permanent employment

No fewer than 2,525 beneficiaries of N-Power programme has been sacked by the Federal Government for absenting themselves from their primary places of assignment across the country. This is even as 18,674 others have voluntarily resigned having secured permanent employments. The Communications Manager of the National Social Investment, Justice Bibiye, who disclosed this in a…

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IITA is recruiting for six roles in Ibadan (See how to apply)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organisation, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium is recruiting for three roles in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. The current job openings are: Auto Superintendent Employee Services Officer Communication Officer Communication Assistant Administrative Assistant EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Job details: The International Institute of…

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Trump announces ban on Nigerians entry into US

The United States Government led by Donald Trump has announced visa restriction on Nigerians who were involved in election violence in the 2019 general elections. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term in office in February, in an election characterized by rigging, logical problems, widespread violence and killings. Those affected…

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Updated: Suspected herdsmen kidnap three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly kidnapped three people along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Withinnigeria gathered that One of the kidnapped victims is the son of the proprietor of Lafia hospital Apata, Dr Sule, while the other two are hospital workers. A worker in the hospital also confirmed the kidnap of the three to newsmen…

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Child abuse: Woman puts pepper in maid’s private part over alleged theft in Anambra

A woman who is identified as Mrs Charity Effiong have allegedly applied pepper on private part of her maid,a 12-year old girl, Precious Nwali after she was reportedly battered by her for allegedly stealing her N26,000. The incident happened at Nzekwe Street, near Akwata meat market in Awka, Anambra state where the victim, from Ebonyi…

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Soun of Ogbomoso commends Buhari for Sunday Dare’s nomination as a minister

Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Mr. Sunday Dare for a ministerial position. Describing the choice of Dare as a round peg in a round hole, the paramount ruler described the ministerial nominee as a patriotic son of Ogbomoso land. The monarch in a statement signed by…

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Makindes N10billion Naira Infrastructural Loan is a Looting in Anticipation, Says Oyo APC

…Oyo APC is a Shameless Party, We are not Like Them, Makindes Aids Replies Following the approval of the Oyo State House of Assembly for the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde to obtained N10billion naira infrastructural loan, the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has decribed the loan as a…

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