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I wrote SSCE 17 times because I wanted to pass without cheating – Corps member

One of Nigeria’s highly inspiring true life stories is that of Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, popularly known as Mr Voiceover, a Kogi-born Batch B Stream II Corps member serving in Kwara State. Ahmadu, an award winning voice-over artiste, Nollywood actor, anti-depression and suicide advocate, is a graduate of mass communication from University of Benin (UNIBEN). Oluwayemisi…

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‘Our data bundles no longer expire’ as MTN announces, reveals activation codes (See the codes)

Mobile Telecommunications giants, MTN has announced to their numerous customers that their data bundles no longer have any expiration dates. This move was put in place to address the growing concerns and complaints of customers about how their unused data bundles are being taken. They announced on their social media handles by sharing a photo…

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Family who fled Nigerian to avoid circumcising their daughter, faces deportation from Canada

The Canadian government is set to deport a Nigerian family of five who claimed they fled to the country out of fear that their daughter would be subjected to female genital mutilation. CBC.Ca reports that Rasheedat Bakare, her husband Afeez, son Faaiq and daughter Faiqah all fled Nigeria and arrived in Canada in 2017. The…

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Group urges Gov. Makinde to carry party leaders along in scheme of things

The Peoples Democratic Party’s(PDP) youths in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo have advised Governor Seyi Makinde to carry the party leaders along in the scheme of things. In a release made available by their Secretary, Comrade Haadi Adebayo enjoined the governor to carry the party leaders along in the scheme of things so as…

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Photo as girl cries outside prison after dad sentenced to death for joining christianity

A heart touching video has emerged online in which a girl who is said to be 13-years-old is seen crying profusely outside a prison cell where her father is being held. According to reports, the man was allegedly arrested for converting to Christianity from Islam in Iran. He was, however, tried and found guilty of…

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Shame awaits you at supreme court, Makinde replies Teslim (watch video)

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has, once again, assured the people of the state that the mandate given to him remains intact, adding that shame is awaiting the opposition party at the Supreme Court. This was a reaction to former senate leader, Teslim Folarin, who assured members of the Oyo State chapter of the…

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Lagos commences payment of N35,000 minimum wage

Lagos state government has said it would commence payment of the new minimum wage of N35,000 with effect from November, 2019 This was contained in a circular dated 27th November 2019, addressed to heads of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state and signed by the Head of Service, HoS, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The…

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Just In: Makinde presents N208B 2020 budget to Oyo Assembly

Governor Seyi Makinde has presented N208,802,972,878.00 (Two Hundred and Eight Billion, Eight Hundred and Two Million, Nine Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight Naira Zero Kobo) to Oyo State House of Assembly. While presenting the 208B Naira Oyo State Budget Proposal for the 2020 Fiscal Year to the Oyo State House…

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My lecturer wants me to have her pregnant so I can graduate with good grade, says student expelled for impregnating female lecturer

The editorial of NewsGhana24 articulated that a “student impregnates female lecturer is the latest trending news that is breaking the internet less than two months after the BBC got lecturers from the University of Ghana and University of Lagos pants down in the Sex for Grades videos.” Kevin a bachelor of computer science at the…

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Senate bill recognising males as rape victims passes second reading

The Senate has taken the second reading of a bill seeking to remove gender restrictions in the offence of rape and related matters, PUNCH has reported. If passed, the bill will formally recognise men as victims of rape as applicable. The bill also seeks to remove the statute of limitation on defilement, while it also…

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