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Wife of Dutch Ambassador to Lebanon Dies from Beirut Blast Injuries
The wife of Dutch ambassador to Lebanon, Jan Waltmans, has died of wounds sustained in the Beirut bomb explosion, the...
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UI, 6 Nigerian Varsities Collaborate on French Embassy Funded Project on Innovation and Climate Change
The University of Ibadan (UI) is collaborating with six other universities in Nigeria to carry out three projects being funded...
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Nigeria Records 443 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 45,687
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 443 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the total of...
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Media Practitioners Call for Overhaul of Nigeria’s Security Architecture
The Nigerian media has decried the state of insecurity in Nigeria, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to immediately overhaul...
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Nigerian Basketball Player, Michael Ojo, Dies at 27 During Training in Serbia
Gbenro Adesina Nigerian basketball player, Michael Olalekan Ojo, has died on August 7 2020 at the age of 27 in...
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NDDC Demands Refund of ₦2.5B From Senator Peter Nwaoboshi
The Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has written the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, demanding the refund...
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NLC Rejects Sack of Pilots, Staff by Air Peace, Bristow Helicopters, Turkish Air, Demands Reinstatement
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned and rejected the sack of 100 Pilots by Air Peace and 100 pilots...
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Video: Air India Plane crashes at Calicut Airport, 14 Feared Dead, Several Injured
An Air India Express flight IX 1344 operated by B737 aircraft from Dubai to Kozhikode, which was carrying 191 passengers,...
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Fake Army Major Arrested with 420 Packs of Indian Hemp in Delta
Fabian E. Ojumah, a 44-year-old man posing as a Major in the Nigerian Army, has been arrested by the Delta...
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331 Nigerian Evacuees Arrive from UAE
Gbenro Adesina The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has announced the evacuation and arrival of 331 Nigerians from the United...
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UI VC, Adesina Lead Discourse on Media Ethics, Democratic Accountability
The Large Lecture Theatre of the Faculty of the Social Sciences at the University of Ibadan (UI) came alive on...
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Oyo Govt Moves to Tackle Illegal Mining, Forest Encroachment
The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling deforestation and promoting environmental sustainability as it received the first...
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Former UI VC Urges Nigerian Universities to Focus Research on Economic Development
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Abel Idowu Olayinka, has called on Nigerian universities to reposition research efforts towards...
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Court Rejects Bauchi Accountant General’s Request to Travel for Hajj
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja,...
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