Day: November 6, 2022

2 Michael Okpara Varsity Students Die After Eating Suspected Poisoned Food

Abibat Babalola

Two students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) in Umudike, Abia State, were on Saturday morning, November 5, found dead in their room. The students, identified simply as Victor and Decency, were said to be roommates and were both in 200 levels. READ ALSO: Police ‘Arrest’ Sheep For Eating Trader’s Fried Fish In Borno BREAKING: How Arsenal Defeated Chelsea 1-0 At Stamford Bridge BREAKING: ASUU Mulls Fresh Nationwide Strike Why We Paid Half October Salary To UNILAG, UI, Others’ Lecturers – Govt According to a source, “On Friday night,…

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Police ‘Arrest’ Sheep For Eating Trader’s Fried Fish In Borno

Abibat Babalola

The Borno police command has reportedly arrested a sheep and her two lambs for eating a heap of fried fish displayed for sale at Bulabulin Ward in Maiduguri, the state’s capital. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a trader identified as Yusuf Ibrahim, who sells fish in the neighbourhood. He complained that the sheep in question had terrorised him for years by playing a game of hide and seek with him and his stock. READ ALSO: BREAKING: How Arsenal Defeated Chelsea 1-0 At Stamford Bridge BREAKING: Passenger Plane Crashes…

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BREAKING: How Arsenal Defeated Chelsea 1-0 At Stamford Bridge

Ganiyu Amodu

Arsenal put up a champion-like performance on Saturday at Stamford Bridge as they continued to show intent to claim the English Premier League title this season. Gabriel Magalhaes scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute after a cagey first half from both sides. Arsenal had come the closest to breaking the deadlock in he first half but missed chances from Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli ensured the game ended in a stalemate in the first 45 minutes. Chelsea also had a few chances at hitting the…

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BREAKING: Passenger Plane Crashes Into Water

Aoko Benjamin

Police confirm, begin seach and rescue operations for passengers A domestic passenger plane has plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were underway. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba airport. No information was immediately available on the number of passengers aboard the plane, but local media reports…

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BREAKING: ASUU Mulls Fresh Nationwide Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might soon embark on another industrial action, following the decision of the Federal Government to pay the lecturers half salaries for the month of October 2022, While the University of Jos has already declared industrial action, a meeting of National ASUU is billed for tomorrow, Monday, November 7, baring unforeseen circumstances, where a review of the situationwhich can lead to “critical decisions” will be done. READ ALSO: Why We Paid Half October Salary To UNILAG, UI, Others’ Lecturers – Govt People In Poverty…

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100 Nigerian Children Die Hourly From Malnutrition – UNICEF

Ganiyu Amodu

Ganiyu Amodu Every hour, almost 100 children under the age of five die in Nigeria due to malnutrition, the United Nations Children’s Fund has said. The Chief Nutritionist for UNICEF, Nemat Hajeebhoy, said this on Thursday in Abuja during a media executive roundtable meeting organised by the National Council of Nutrition in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President, with support from UNICEF, the Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health, among others. According to Hajeebhoy, malnutrition threatens the survival and growth of Nigerian children. She…

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Why We Paid Half October Salary To UNILAG, UI, Others’ Lecturers – Govt

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister denies bias payment for ASUU members The Nigerian Government has denied allegation of bias in the payment of salaries to members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU). Platforms Africa has earlier reported that members of ASUU in University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Maiduguri, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta and others were paid half of their salaries for October. The government said that members of ASUU were paid their October salary pro-rata and not half salary as was…

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People In Poverty But Buhari, Emefiele More Interested in Making Naira More Beautiful – Adeboye

Precious Ibekwe

“Do you know what is going on in our country? It doesn’t make sense anymore. Our Naira now, it is not even worth the paper it is printed on.” the RCCG GO declared   The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has knocked the Federal Government over its decision to redesign the naira. Adeboye said this during the church’s November Holy Ghost Service with the theme, ‘Let It Rain’ on Friday night. READ ALSO: Atiku: Why Obasanjo’s lmage Ought To Be In Redesigned Naira…

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Atiku: Why Obasanjo’s lmage Ought To Be In Redesigned Naira Note

Abibat Babalola

“For bringing peace to Ethiopia, he is most deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize. He did the same thing in Liberia and São Tomé and Príncipe during our time in office.”  Here is the full statement from Atiku who once had a frosty relationship with Obasanjo   Presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the image of former President Olusegun Obasanjo ought to be in redesigned Naira note. “For bringing peace to Ethiopia, he is most deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize,” Atiku who was…

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Wife Rents Out Her Husband For N40k Per Day To Other Women

Abibat Babalola

“We’ve had to start turning jobs down and reduce our hours,” Mum-of-three Laura Young says Business Is Booming   A mum’s business is skyrocketing after deciding to rent out her husband to other women for £40 (approximately N40,000 or $46) at a time. Mum-of-three Laura Young first got the idea for her unusual side hustle after listening to a podcast of a man making a living putting together flatpack furniture for other people. After jokingly posting an ad boasting about her husband’s’ DIY skills, which includes painting, decorating, tiling and…

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