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Lagos Varsity of Technology Lecturer, Taiwo Okeowo, Bags Ph.D

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️ How his thesis titled “Framing of Farmers and Herdsmen Conflicts in Selected Nigerian newspapers” earned him the highest academic degree A lecturer at the department of Mass Communication, Lagos State University of Technology (LASUTECH), Taiwo Okeowo, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree. Platforms Africa reports that Okeowo successfully defended his thesis at the school of post-graduate studies, Lagos State University (LASU), on Thursday, 25th of January, 2024. READ ALSO Tears of A Wife Can Cure An Aggressive Husband – Study Japa: Nigerian Dies 24hrs After Arriving…

122 To Bag First Class As FUNAAB Holds Convocation

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta said that 122 students of the institution would be graduating with First Class during the institution’s 31st convocation. FUNAAB Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Kehinde disclosed this at a news conference, on Wednesday, in Abeokuta. The briefing is to commemorate the 31st convocation ceremony of the university. He said that a total of 1,540 students bagged Second Class honours (Upper Division) with 1, 705 bagging Second Class (Lower Division) and 187 Third Class. He added that 138 students bagged Master degree, with 48 receiving Doctoral degrees. The…

Police Speak On Abuja Explosion

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has reacted to reports of an explosion in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory. In a series of tweets via X on Wednesday, some residents attributed the incident to a bomb. But the FCT police command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the incident was as a result of an overheated metal refuse bin. “The FCT Police Command hereby wishes to update the public on an alleged explosion on 24/01/2024 at about 1145 hrs, near a…

Plateau killings: Burning Churches, Mosques Barbaric – MURIC

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

An Islamic organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Thursday said the crisis in Plateau State has started to scare prospective investors, tourists and visitors away from the North Central Nigerian state. MURIC appealed for calm, saying no fewer than eight persons were reported dead while six mosques and two churches were burnt in the Mangu Local Government Area of the state. MURIC in a statement issued by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, noted that the name of Plateau State has become synonymous with killing and destruction. The group urged…

Fourth Mainland Bridge Construction To Begin March, April – Sanwo-Olu

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said the construction of the long-awaited 37km Fourth Mainland Bridge will begin by the end of March or April. Sanwo-Olu stated this on Thursday in an address at the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, the state capital. The governor said, “We’ve done extensive work on the bridge but we are at the crossroads of where to get real financing for that kind of project we need to be very creative but thank God that…

Lagos Beats Dubai, Miami, Ranked 19th Best City In 2024 + FULL LIST

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Lagos has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out that publishes guides and magazines. Apart from Lagos, South Africa’s Cape Town (ranked second) and Ghana’s Accra (44th) were the only African cities that featured on the list. Time Out said it drew its conclusion from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world, along with its network of editors. The criteria used to rate the cities include food (quality and affordability), culture, nightlife, how the city makes people…

BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Fubara As Rivers Gov

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Rivers Governor. In unanimous judgment on Thursday, a five-member panel of the court held that the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APc) was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa held that Cole and the APC failed to prove their case with suffencient evidence. READ ALSO Japa: Nigerian Dies 24hrs After Arriving UK For Postgraduate Studies Lagos Shuts Lekki Conservation Centre For Repairs Court Orders IGP Egbetokun To…

Japa: How Nigerian Died 24hrs After Arriving UK For Postgraduate Studies

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

A Nigerian graduate identified as Saheed Wahab has died a day after arriving the United Kingdom for his master’s degree. Wahab, who arrived at Teesside University, UK, as a student on January 15, 2024, to start his programme reportedly died on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. This was made known in a statement released by the Nigerians in the UK Community and posted on the group’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle. The statement partly read, “Following the sad news we received regarding the death of Mr Saheed Wahab, a student at…

Lagos Shuts Lekki Conservation Centre For Repairs

January 25, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of the Lekki Conservation Centre for repairs. This development comes after a visitor had taken to social media in a viral video to lament the bad state of the canopy walk bridge and some other areas. The closure was disclosed in a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Lagos State Government late Tuesday. READ ALSO: Court Orders IGP Egbetokun To Arrest EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede AFCON 2023: Round Of 16 Matches Confirmed + FULL LIST Ogun: Police Nab Cultist Who…