Month: May 2024

‘They’ve Killed Them,’ Kogi Varsity Confirms Murder of Students By Kidnappers

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Declares 3 days mourning         The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Kogi, has declared three-day mourning over killing of two students of the institution by kidnappers. The CUSTECH Registrar, Ms Olufunke Hudson, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday. The students – James Michael-Anajuwe and Musa Hussein, first year students of Information Technology and Software Engineering, respectively, were among students of the university kidnapped on May 9. They students were abducted while reading for their examinations slated to start on May…

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Let The School Child Breath, By Dorcas Sanni Ojelabi

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The teacher of Amanda in K.G one at barely two (years of age) is already convincing the parents to allow her be taken in extra lesson till 4pm.    Many Nigerian Parents, caught up in the relentless hustle of life often referred to as the “rat race” (popularised by Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad), see early schooling as a way to free up time constraints and a competitive social climate. Also with vivid cases of children who through sound education brought their families out of poverty, a…

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Bristow Helicopters, NCDMB Mull Ties On Search, Rescue Operations

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Management of Bristow Helicopters recently visited the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and proposed to partner closely with the Board on initiatives such as the establishment of a centre of excellence in the aviation sector, commencement of a search and rescue service and the introduction of light-wing aircrafts into the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The Managing Director of Bristow Helicopters Nigeria, Mr. Oladapo Oyeleke led the company’s team that met with the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe at the Board’s headquarters in…

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History Of Ibara, A Yewa Community At The Heart Of Abeokuta

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ibara, the nerve center of economic and social activities of Abeokuta, is one of the most prominent traditional towns in the city, hosting most of its banks and commercial ventures. The history of Ibara commenced with the breakup of the once prosperous Oyo Empire, when the Egbado, in an effort to avoid the insurrections and revolts which greeted the decline of Oyo migrated to settle partly in present day Ilaro and Ibara areas of Abeokuta. These were about the same time when potential political successors to the power of the…

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Two Kidnapped Kogi Varsity Students Killed

ADEOLA YUSUF

Two of the students whisked away by gunmen from Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, Osara, Kogi State, have been killed. This was disclosed on Saturday by a non-governmental organization, NGO, Education for All, E4A, in a statement given to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital. Nasir Ibtahim, Publicity Secretary of the NGO, said the victims were killed while their release was being negotiated, noting that the kidnappers intended to scare young people from going to school. “It is sad that the criminals killed two of the students who…

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2024 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrim Dies In Mecca

ADEOLA YUSUF

A pilgrim from Nigeria has died in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Platforms Africa reports that the pilgrims named Tawalkatu Alako is from Jega Local Government Area. The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, which confirmed this news, gave details of event that led to her death. The board’s Executive Chairman, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, who disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists, said; “The deceased died on Saturday after a brief illness and her funeral prayer took place at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba). “She was buried according to Islamic rites on the…

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Abuja-bound Train Derails In Kaduna

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Abuja-bound train from Kaduna derailed halfway to the nation’s capital, on Sunday. The train with dozens of passengers on board departed Kaduna around 8:05am but derailed at Jere about an hour later. Currently, efforts are being made to repair the train, with about three carriages off the tracks. Despite the fact that it stopped in a mountainous area, security personnel, including soldiers and police officers, were present. Source: Daily Trust

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‘He Flew His Wife Out For Medical,’ How Ex-EFCC Chair Lamorde Died In Egypt

ADEOLA YUSUF

“(Now) his corpse will be brought to Nigeria on Monday for Janaza (Islamic burial),” sad details of the kidney stone that killed former Chair of the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency   A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde died about three hours ago of kidney stone. Lamorde, a report by The Nation newspaper showed, gave up in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the stone. Platforms Africa reports that Lamorde was born on the 20th of December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State.…

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Flood Ravages INEC Headquarters In Benin, Damages CVR Machines

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Independent National Electoral Commission said its state headquarters in Benin, Edo state has been ravaged by flood, following a downpour on Friday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement Saturday in Abuja. He said the office was completely flooded, and that Voter enrollment machines already configured for the forthcoming Continuous Voter Registration CVR were affected. READ ALSO: Lightning Strike Kills Two Women In Lagos – Police University Student Beaten To Death By Colleagues For Allegedly Stealing Phone…

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Lightning Strike Kills Two Women In Lagos – Police

ADEOLA YUSUF

Two women have lost their lives after being struck by lightning during the rain in the FESTAC area of Lagos State. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a post he shared on his X handle – @benHundeyin, on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened during the rain on Friday. READ ALSO: University Student Beaten To Death By Colleagues For Allegedly Stealing Phone NNPC Ltd Visits Tijjani Babangida Over Loss Of Brother, Son ‘I Could Destroy Soyinka With Few Words’ – Datti Baba-Ahmed Sanwo-Olu,…

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