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Suicide: Acting Audit Head Of FMC Ends Life By Jumping Into Well In Ogun By Bukky Adesuyi

2 Undergraduates of EKSU Drowned In Ikun Dam Two undergraduates of the Ekiti State University, EKSU, have reportedly lost their lives in Ikun-Ekiti while swimming in the popular Ikun Dam. The said students, Oluwatobiloba Osho and Oladimeji Victor, until their disappearance, were students of the department of Theatre Arts of the university According to witnesses,…

Alhaja F. I. Gidado mourns death of Ondo SSG, Hon Tayo Oluwatuyi … Describes his demise as a big blow The Iya Adinni of Akure Kingdom, Alhaja Hon. F. I. Gidado, has extended her heartfelt condolences to the immediate family, Akure sons and daughters, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State Government, and the people of…

Diri Approves Surveillance Cameras For Yenagoa *Security Watch Africa Honours Bayelsa Gov Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the installation of closed-circuit surveillance cameras to cover parts of Yenagoa in order to boost security and crime prevention in the state capital. The project, which entails the installation of 200 new cameras and the…

Gunmen Abduct Yahaya Bello’s Aide, Onyene   Kabiru Onyene, an aide of the former governor of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been adopted by unknown gunmen. According to reports making the rounds on Tuesday, Onyene was abducted around 7.05pm on Monday, when gun-wielding men in their numbers stormed his office,…

Abuja Native Doctor Shoots Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm By Shalom Oludele   A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained self-inflicted gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community,  Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, said the incident happened on Thursday, when the victim,…

Court Orders IG To Produce Foreign Nationals, Others For Arraignment In An Alleged N37.6m Fraud Case   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the…

Reps Move To Revive Local Languages For Teaching In Nigerian Schools By Saheed Badmus     Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to commence a pilot programme in selected schools across the country, to assess the feasibility and benefits of utilising local languages as a medium of instruction and teaching….

Kebbi Government Cracks Down On Land Grabbers, Arraigns 2 Suspects In Court. The Kebbi State Government has intensified efforts to combat illegal land acquisition and the issuance of fraudulent land certificates, as two suspected land grabbers have been arraigned in court. At a press briefing held on Thursday, in Birnin Kebbi, the commissioner for Lands…