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Year: 2019

Updated: WAEC releases May/June 2019 results

The West African Examination Council(WAEC) has released the May/June 2019 results. Speaking on Friday, the Head of Nigeria National office of WAEC, Mr. Olu Olanipekun, who addressed newsmen at the Yaba headquarters of the Council in Lagos, said candidates can now check their results online. He said 64.18 per cent of candidates who sat for…

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Ayefele recounts story of 25 years of childlessness before welcoming triplet ( Watch Video)

The ace musician, Yinka Ayefele has recounted his experience on how he was childless for 25 years before welcoming his triplets few weeks ago. Ayefele stated this at an annual gospel programme organised by Love of Christ Generation Church C&S London tagged ‘The Comforter.’ The 51-year-old artiste and owner of Fresh FM Ibadan revealed how…

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Ooni, Udom, Akeredolu, others for Nigeria’s democracy at 20 lecture, awards

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Foremost Yoruba traditional leader, Ooni of lfe, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Adeyeye, will lead other distinguished Nigerian leaders, such as Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, as well as a renowned philanthropist and cleric, Rev. Esther Ajayi, among others to review Nigeria’s democracy at 20, with a view to…

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Commissioner nominees: Makinde allays fear of ZLP, SDP, other coalition parties says everybody will be carried along

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that appointment of commissioner nominees into his administration is “work in progress.” A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as dismissing insinuations that his government was shutting out some of the coalition parties, especially the Zenith Labour Party…

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Leah Sharibu is dead, says abducted aid worker (watch video)

Abducted aid worker in Borno state, Grace Taku, has revealed that Leah Sharibu has been killed, Just News reported. Grace Taku in a recent video reveals that Leah Sharibu and Alice Loksha who were abducted by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) are now dead as the terrorist group killed them due to non intervention…

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Wicked mother baths daughter with hot water

A 34-year-old mother four, Mrs Ngozi Etenda, from Ndufu-Echara in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been arrested by the police over an alleged attempt to kill her own daughter with hot water over a missing red pen. Nigerian Tribune reported that the incident occurred last weekend around 22:00hrs at No. 20 Onwe…

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Oyo Govt disburses N280 million for retired civil servants’ gratuity

Oyo State Government on Thursday said it has disbursed Two Hundred and Eighty Million Naira as payment of gratuity for One Hundred (100) retired civil servants for 2012 on Grade Level 1 to 17 in the State. The State Head of Service Mrs Ololade Agboola made this known during the symbolic presentation of cheques to…

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Oyo ministerial nominee, Sunday Dare to senate: Nigeria don’t have technology to prevent kidnapping using SIM tracking

The Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Sunday Dare, has said the technology available cannot allow for the phone lines of kidnappers to be tracked until after the fact, Punch reports. Dare, who was screened by the Senate as a ministerial nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, stated that the spate of kidnapping…

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Channels TV’s reporter, Precious Owolabi buried amid tears (watch video)

Precious Owolabi, a Corps member attached to the Channels Television, who died during the Shi’ites’ protest in Abuja has been buried amid tears from family, friends and colleagues on Thursday in Wusasa cemetery, Zaria in Kaduna state, DAILY POST reports. Remember Owolabi Precious was killed in a clash between members of the IMN and Nigerian…

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Oyo Assembly Speaker announces a female, 13 other male commissioner nominees (See full list)

The Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin on Thursday announced a female and thirteen other male commissioner nominees, LiveTimesng.com reports. The Speaker made the announcement while reading message from the executive on floor of the house on Thursday. According to Ogundoyin, the commissioner nominees are to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV)…

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