Month: March 2021

BREAKING: 10 Kwara schools to remain shut for safety reasons

ADEOLA YUSUF

    The government of Kwara state, Northcentral Nigeria, has declared that 10 schools shut over Hijaab controversy will not resume as earlier scheduled. The schools are due for resumption on Monday, March 8 after an earlier shitdown. The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, whoch announced this in a statement to Platforms Africa, “wishes to inform members of the public that the 10 government schools where the use of hijaab is disputed will remain shut until a later date.” This decision, the statement added, “has been taken for…

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COVID-19 Vaccine inflicts no side effect on Buhari – Presidency

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Here is how Nigeria’s President felt after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine jab   The Nigerian Presidency has responded to media enquiries on the possible side effects after President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, took the COVID-19 vaccine jab. Senior Presidential Media Aide, Garba Shehu, dispelled fears and misconceptions about the safety of the vaccine administered on the two leaders on Saturday in Abuja. “After he got his jab, the President felt normal and went about doing his job. If there are side effects that follow, we will…

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Lagos State Varsity appoints Prof Alawode as Dean School of Communication

ADEOLA YUSUF

. LASU approves promotion of 11 professors, 12 associate professors, others   The Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has appointed Professor Sunday Olayinka Alawode as the new Dean, School of Communication. Alawode, the first Professor of Broadcast Journalism in the history of the University is to replace Professor  Rotimi Williams Olatunji who is also the first Professor of Advertising and PR in Nigeria. The Council also approved the promotion of 11 professors, 12 associate professors as well as other academic and non-academic staff. Ademola Adekoya, Coordinator, Centre…

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Zamfara Governor may resign, hints of sleeplessness over insecurity

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Governor Mutawalle opens up on his sleepless nights, alleged intimidation by Federal Government over ban of flights in the state   The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says he is ready to resign if that will end insecurity in his state. He said this on Wednesday while responding to questions on the abduction of over 200 Jangebe schoolgirls by bandits in the state last week on Channel Television’s Politics Today. When asked if he is intimidated with the decision of the Federal Government to ban flights in the state,…

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Tears, Tributes as Sadiq Daba is buried + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

  How the popular actor/TV host was interred in Agege Cemetery + very revealing comments by VIPs about him   The remains of late actor and broadcaster Sadiq Abubakar Daba have been interred according to Islamic rites. The late Daba was buried at a cemetery in Agege, Lagos State, on Thursday. The burial took place hours after the actor was announced dead on Wednesday evening. Daba had a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostate cancer before breathing his last. The late Daba came to prominence in the late 1970s where…

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#EndSARS: Nigerians lampoon Oba of Lagos for ‘keeping’ $2m, N17m in Palace

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A frontline monarch in Nigeria, Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, is currently under fire over the comment he made on Wednesday that hoodlums who invaded his palace during the #EndSARS protest stole his $2 million and N17 million. Akiolu, who spoke at the Glover Hall Memorial commissioning in Lagos on Wednesday, lamented the devastation inflicted on Lagos by the protesters, including his palace. He said: “I will support anything that will move Lagos forward. “I have appealed to the Federal Government to assist Lagos with what we have suffered.…

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25-year-old HIV positive passenger raped at gunpoint

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A 25-year-old passenger who was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a taxi driver and a conductor in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on Monday, said she was scared to reveal she is HIV-positive. The woman‚ who was dumped in a cane field after the ordeal‚ told Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) security officers on Monday, she wanted to let her attackers know about her status but was afraid they would shoot her. Rusa spokesperson Prem Balram said they were called by a passing motorist just after 3pm after the driver was flagged…

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Oloibiri: SPE discusses Post COVID-19 Portfolio Optimisation, rallies 3,070 delegates

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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council, has centred its 2021 edition of the annual Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum on way forward for Operational Excellence and Portfolio Optimisation in the Nigeria’s oil and gas industry after COVID-19. Chairman of the council, Engineer Tunji Akinwumi, who said this during a press briefing held in Lagos to herald the conference, maintained that the councul has rallied 3,070 delegates for the conference. “70 delegates consisting of the speakers and a few other professionals would be at the Abuja venue of…

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BREAKING: Veteran Nigerian Actor/TV host, Sadiq Daba, dies of Cancer

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Veteran Nigerian actor and TV host, Sadiq Daba, is dead. Mr. Daba, who became a household in Nigeria for his role as Bitrus in the NTA drama series Cock Crow at Dawn, died of complications from cancer on Wednesday evening. “Yes, he is dead. May his soul rest in peace,” an actor close to him said in a message quoted by QED newspaper. Mr Daba had been ill with leukemia and prostate cancer for years before his death. He reached out to the public for financial assistance for medical treatment in…

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Fuel scarcity: IPMAN lauds NNPC’s quick intervention, condemns panic buying

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the prompt measures it has taken to address the fuel scarcity which resurfaced few days ago. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, made the commendation on Tuesday in Kano while inaugurating an ad-hoc committee set up to ensure prompt distribution of the commodity. He said the commendation was also necessary following the NNPC order to all its depots across the country to intensify efforts in their operations to end the scarcity…

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