Day: August 15, 2022

William Ruto Wins Kenya Presidential Election

Ganiyu Amodu

Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.4% of the vote. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by members of Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the announcement, saying the results were “opaque”. “We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election,” said Juliana…

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Termites Eat Up N17.128bn Voucher In NSITF Custody

Abibat Babalola

Present and past management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), last weekend, ran into trouble for failing to justify the expenditure of N17.158 billion in 2013, with required documents. According to the management, some of the documents had been eaten up by termites. The N17.158 billion as stated in the 2018 Audit report , was the total amount of money tansfered by NSITF from its Skye and First Bank accounts into various untraceable accounts belonging to individuals and companies from January to December 2013 . Auditor – General’s…

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University of Georgia Renames New $50M Residence Hall After 3 Trailblazing Black Graduates

Ganiyu Amodu

The University of Georgia has immortalized the names of three outstanding Black graduates after it renamed a new $50 million residence hall after them following agitations by students. According to the protesting Black students, the existing names on the university’s building affected their mental health and morale because they glorified white supremacists and slave owners. Some of the students said walking through the residence halls felt like their feet being dragged on a sharp edge knowing it bore the name of white supremacists. The advocacy for the change of name…

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Fire Guts Cairo Coptic Church, Kills 10 Children, 31 Other Worshippers

Ganiyu Amodu

Forty-five people were injured including four policemen involved in the rescue effort. A fire tore through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services near Egypt’s capital, killing 41 worshippers including at least 10 children. READ ALSO: Find Miss MAPOLY Happiness Odeh’s Killers, Ogun Gov Orders Police, Others Nigeria Customs Tightens Noose On Smugglers, Deploys Drones, Cameras To Borders APC Popular Senatorial Candidate For 2023 Election Is Dead Several people trapped inside facing thick black smoke jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to try to escape…

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Find Miss MAPOLY Happiness Odeh’s Killers, Ogun Gov Orders Police, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

Corpse of the ND2 Mass Communication student, reportedly dumped after she was allegedly raped and killed by kidnaopers, was discovered on Thursday The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered the police and other security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of a student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Happiness Odeh. Odeh, who was the school’s beauty pageant winner, was reportedly abducted along Iperu Remo Road on her way to a movie location in Ipara-Remo last Tuesday. READ ALSO: Miss MAPOLY Kidnapped, Murdered Days After Emergence As…

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Nigeria Customs Tightens Noose On Smugglers, Deploys Drones, Cameras To Borders

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said that it had tightened the Noose on smugglers with plans to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders. This is in its bid to curb smuggling, the Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, adding that technology would help tackle the menace. He said one of the major efforts in that regard was deploying “technology like drones, non intriusic inspection at the borders and a lot of other things…

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Young African Lady Bags First Class In Marine Engineering

Abibat Babalola

“Here is how I did it,” Monica reveals God’s involvement as she celebrates exceptional success A young and brilliant Ghanian lady named Monica Nancy Candny has celebrated graduating with first-class honours as Marine Engineer. Monica who attended the Regional Maritime University, Ghana, West Africa bagged her Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering. She revealed through her Linkedin profile that she graduated with flying colours having bagged a first-class degree. READ ALSO: 16 Year-old Nigerian Girl Scores 9 A1 in West Africa Exam, 324 in UTME Girl Finishes Varsity At 18, Tops…

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78 Hospitals To Be Shut As Nationwide Doctors’ Strike Looms

Abibat Babalola

11 000 resident doctors hold make or mar NEC meeting through representatives on Friday as ultimatum expires A nationwide strike of resident doctors is Looming in Nigeria and to avoid this, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Government by one week. 78 federal and state health facilities will be affected if the doctors embark on an industrial action. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Debt To World Bank Skyrockets By $660m In 6 Months Kizz Daniel Returns To Smoking 3 Months After…

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