Month: March 2022

Four Soldiers Hospitalised, 21 Others Injured As Army Truck Crashes

Amodu Ganiyu

Four soldiers are currently in critical conditions at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH as a truck carrying them crashed in Calabar. The truck which reportedly left the 34 Nigerian Army Brigade headquarters in Calabar at about 4:00 pm was said to be moving to the Brigadier Ally Army Cantonment in Ogoja with a unit of troops headed by a Major for operations duty in the northern part of Cross River State. The remaining twenty one soldiers including five females sustained various degrees of injuries. READ ALSO: Tributes As…

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VC Tussle: OAU Declares Two-Week Break

Abibat Babalola

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile -Ife, has announced a two-week mid-semester break, beginning from March 28, 2022. This was contained in a release made on Saturday, signed by the university’s registrar, Mrs Magaret Idowu Omosule. Platforms Africa recalls that the university had since been rocked with series of protests by a group of Ife indigenes who decried the non-appointment of Ife indigene as the Vice Chancellor of the university. READ ALSO: Tributes As Nigeria’s Ist Female VC, Grace Alele-Williams, Dies +BIOGRAPHY JUST IN: Terrorists Attack Nigeria’s Kaduna Airport,…

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JUST IN: Terrorists Attack Nigeria’s Kaduna Airport, Kill NAMA Staff

Aliyu Aliyu

AZMAN aircraft, scheduled to take off to Lagos at about 12.30pm, could not because of the presence of the terrorists by the runways of the airport Terrorists on Saturday reportedly attacked tha Kaduna International Airport, preventing an AZMAN aircraft from taking off at the facility. The terrorists also, according to reports, killed a staff of the Nigerian Aviation Management Agency (NAMA) at the runway area of the airport. Quoring sources, a report by Solacebase,noted that the AZMAN aircraft, scheduled to take off to Lagos at about 12.30pm, could not because…

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Tributes As Nigeria’s Ist Female VC, Grace Alele-Williams, Dies +BIOGRAPHY

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

The Nigeria’s first female professor of Mathematics Education was born on December 16, 1932, in Delta to an Itsekiri mother and Owan father from Sobe, Edo State. Here is the biography of the Record Breaker   Professor Grace Alele-Williams, first female Vice-Chancellor and first female of Mathematics Education in Nigeria’s history, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Alele-Williams, breathed her last in Lagis at the age of 89 years. The Nigeria’s first female professor of Mathematics Education was born on December 16, 1932, in Delta to an Itsekiri mother and…

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JUST IN: Pregnant Woman, 25 Others Injured In Stampede At APC Convention

ADEOLA YUSUF

No fewer than 26 people including a pregnant woman and an elderly man were injured at the ongoing national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at Eagles Square, Abuja, following a stampede. Delegates waiting at the entrance gate for clearance for the event were caught in an ugly stampede following the slow pace of clearance from the security agents. They had besieged the venue waiting for clearance when suddenly people broke free from the security, who were forced to retreat. READ ALSO: APC convention: Tinubu visits Buhari’s Anointed…

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APC convention: Tinubu visits Buhari’s Anointed candidate, Adamu, at night +PHOTO

Ayobami Adedinni

An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, reportedly with Senator Abdullahi Adamu, ahead of the party’s national convention. Tinubu paid Adamu a solidarity visit in his Abuja residence, on Friday night. READ ALSO Tinubu Asked Me To Make Him Vice President – Atiku He started to think he is our god, Aregbesola Bombs Tinubu + Full Speech Ango Abdullahi to Tinubu- The North has always been the Kingmaker Why EFCC Is Yet To Arrest Tinubu — Bawa Opens Up on Trial of Top Politician A Twitter user @cbngov_Akin1,…

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NYSC Female Member Slumps, Dies in Nasarawa

Amodu Ganiyu

Ajang Blessing Ajiji, a 2022 Batch B Youth Corp member assigned to Nasarawa State has slumped and died at her place of primary assignment, PPA, Government Junior Secondary School, Mangar, Farin Ruwa Development Area, Wamba Council Area. The deceased with State Code Number, NS/21B/1800, and Call-Up Number, NYSC/FPV/2021127819 whose body had since been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Mortuary was reported to have been battling with Pneumonia. Amb. Lucky Isaac Yargwa, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development and Chairman , National Youth Service Service Corps…

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Osimhen Leads Nigeria’s Attack Against Ghana For World Cup Ticket

Amodu Ganiyu

Nigeria and Ghana are in a make or mar qualifying match for to the 22nd FIFA World Cup finals, scheduled for November 14 to December  18 this year in Qatar. The winner over two legs will earn one of Africa’s five tickets to the 22nd FIFA World Cup finals. Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, will lead the Super Eagles attack against Ghana in their 2023 World Cup qualifier on Friday, The PUNCH has learnt. This is as in-form Al-Hilal FC striker, Odion Ighalo, is expected to start from the bench in the…

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Russian Currency, Rouble, Closes at highest Since February

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

The Russian rouble closed on Wednesday at its strongest this month against the dollar both in Moscow and offshore exchanges after President Vladimir Putin said Russia would start selling its gas to “unfriendly” countries in roubles. The rouble ended below 100 per dollar, still down over 22% this year as Russia faces strict sanctions globally, triggered by its invasion of Ukraine late last month. READ ALSO BREAKING: U.S., EU Strike Energy Deals Against Russian Gas 4-Time Champion, Italy, Miss Another World Cup as Portugal Advances UNILAG Prof. of Insurance, Tajudeen…

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4-Time Champion, Italy, Miss Another World Cup as Portugal Advances

Aoko Benjamin

“It is difficult to explain. There is a great disappointment,” Italy’s veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini, says as Wales, Sweden secured World Cup ticket   European champions Italy will miss a second straight FIFA World Cup after being shocked 1-0 in stoppage time by North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday. Four-time world champions Italy dominated the entire game in Palermo and recorded 32-4 attempts at goal but only a few were on target. Aleksandar Trajkovski did better on the other end when he found the net with a low shot…

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