2013 varsity ranking not from us–NUC

Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie| credits: The National Universities Commission has dissociated itself from a purported 2013 ranking of Nigerian universities making rounds on the Internet. Some faceless scammers had released the 2013 result of the supposedly NUC ranking of universities and uploaded same on the internet. But the NUC, in a statement,...

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Van Persie frustrates Arsenal

Van Persie| credits: File copy Robin van Persie scored on his return to Arsenal as newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester United drew 1-1 at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. On his first appearance back at his former home since last summer’s £24m move to Old Trafford, the Dutchman converted a penalty late in the first half to cancel out Theo Walcott’s early opener. Arsenal had given...

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Manipulating judiciary will lead to chaos – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged politicians to desist from manipulating the judiciary to prevent a state of anarchy in the country. Soyinka explained that though the judiciary was making headway in reforms, there was still the need to tackle some dark areas in the sector. The literary giant, who spoke with reporters on Monday in Port Harcourt,...

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Nigeria passing through a trying moment – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: dailypost.com.ng President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday took a look at the various security challenges facing the country and returned a verdict: Nigeria is passing  through  a trying moment. “This is quite a trying moment for this country in terms of security. A number of our police officers have lost their lives while serving their fatherland....

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Man jailed 45 years for stealing Aregbesola’s phone

Ighodalo | credits: File copy For stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, a 31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court. Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo. Justice Oyejide Falola,...

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Homosexual stabs partner to death, police arrest neighbours

The apartment where Ohamara was stabbed.| credits: Eniola Akinkuotu The Lagos State Police Command has started investigation into the murder of a banker, Adindu Ohamara, who was stabbed to death by his suspected homosexual lover in Akoka, Bariga Local Council Development Area  of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ohamara lived in a three-bedroom flat with his elder sister, Flora...

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BIG ACHIEVEMENT: Fashola Build First Suspension Bridge In Nigeria?

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde has finished building the first suspension bridge in Nigeria. The 1.358km bridge, which will link Ikoyi (Alexander Street) to Lekki (Admiralty Way), cost about N29 billion to build and a toll will be collected to recoup the investment. The link bridge was built by Julius Berger....

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UNCOVERED: The List Of Boko Haram Sponsors?

The Federal Government has released a white paper on the report. A federal government White Paper on Boko Haram- the government’s first official report on the sect since it began a deadly uprising in 2009- has indicted “prominent” Borno state politicians as the group’s founders, with a directive they be brought to justice-a decision left unimplemented nearly two years after. The report, published...

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