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Day: September 25, 2019

UI sacks lecturer who protested ‘illegal’ deduction from his salaries

The University of Ibadan management has sacked Chukwuemeka Diji, the lecturer who protested the ‘illegal’ deduction of his salaries. The senior lecturer who has been experiencing deduction from his salary since September 2018. Mr Diji, a PhD holder, acted as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from September 2015 to July 2017 before…

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Don Jazzy celebrates one year of quitting smoking as Davido vows to also quit soon

Mavin producer, Don Jazzy, on Wednesday celebrated one year of quitting smoking. The ‘Ijeoma crooner who quit smoking last year took to his Twitter handle @DONJAZZY to announce that he has kept to his promise. He wrote, “Today makes it one year since I quit smoking. Clap for me please,” he tweeted. Responding to a…

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Osinbajo breaks silence on corruption allegations, says he is ready to waive his immunity to face allegations

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has declared that he is ready to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation and falsehoods against his person and office. Prof. Osinbajo made this declaration in a tweet he personally authored via his official Twitter handle @profOsinbajo, on Wednesday afternoon. Below…

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Makinde fulfills another electioneering promise, releases 2012-2013 pensioners’ gratuity

In its bid to bring succor to both working and retired citizens of Oyo State, the Governor Seyi Makinde led-administration in the State has distributed cheques for the payment of gratuity in order to make life better for old and young people living in the pace- setter State. According to Honorable Commissioner for Establishments and…

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Literary Opinion: Our president is blind|By Ahmed Hadiza

Nigeria has absolutely turned to a red sea where noone survive because of raggle definitions and incredible diversity punched onto us. In a clear way, we’d understand how our president didn’t pushed the wonderful trigger to a well direction because of death zombies who kept hunting him not to do the right thing. For over…

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Woman accuses Fed. lawmaker of rape, promising to give her N20m if she divorces her husband

A businesswoman, Nkeiruka Cynthia Kamalu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that she was raped by a Federal lawmaker, Uju Kingsley Chima, on August 9, 2015. Mrs Kamalu told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that following an incestuous relationship with Chima, the lawmaker offered to pay her N20 million if she was divorced by her…

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Oyo Govt. tasks land owners on proper documentation to avoid revocation of their lands

The Oyo State Government has called on the people of the state to ensure that they have updated land documents so as not to have their lands revoked or property demolished. The Commissioner For Lands,Housing and Urban Development,Barr Abiodun Abdu-Raheem while on duty tour to various sites owned by the state government in Ibadan said…

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Interview: ‘I have no need to reconcile with Ajimobi’, say Akintola

“But if a man; a beneficiary of my goodwill now says “I agree that you are my benefactor but I may decide to pay you back with evil; I may under pay you and I may not even pay you at all” By Adams Akorede A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Adeniyi Akintola has ruled…

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Oyo CAN hails Makinde for exempting churches from paying taxes, levies imposed by Ajimobi

The Oyo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended the governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for abolishing the controversial taxes imposed on religious organisations by the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Daily Trust reports. The governor, at the weekend through his Executive Assistant, Rev. Idowu…

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Obasanjo behind my impeachment for negating his third term – Ladoja @ 75th birthday

A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday said his opposition to the third term bid of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo led to his impeachment in 2006, The Punch reports. Ladoja, in an interview with journalists in Ibadan, said Obasanjo rejected appeals by prominent Nigerians, including a late Yoruba leader, Pa Emmanuel Alayande,…

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