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The deceased  By Fatima Muraina, Akure  A local midwife referred to in Yoruba as Agbebi simply named Mama Dada has absconded from her residence as soon as her patient was certified dead after giving birth to a bouncing baby boy. The incident occurred at Sholagbade street in Oshinle Quarters last week where both of them resided as neighbours . The deceased, Mrs Chinyere...

By Habib Haruna, Lagos  The Lagos State Government on Tuesday declared Thursday, March 29 as work free day in the State. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan disclosed that this will enable Lagosians come out enmasse to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who is on a historic two-day visit to Lagos State. The statement urged residents...

The Governing council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso has asked all principal officers of the University to proceed on immediate leave. Those affected are  Vice Chancellor Prof. A.S. Gbadegesin, Mr. J. A. Agboola Registrar , Prince A.B.C. Olagunju Bursar , Mr. I.O. Ajala  Librarian. Amiloaded gathered that the University Management staff were asked to proceed on immediate leave because...

Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Ondo State Council has commended the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Yemi Olowolabi for appointing Mr Akindele Adubuola as the Acting Editor of The Hope Newspaper. The Union in a Press Statement signed by its State Secretary, Comrade Leke Adegbite commended the governor for...

The Chairman of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, (OSOPADEC), Olugbenga Edema has made a passionate appeal for the establishment  of a competent Court of jurisdiction in the riverine areas of the State for easy access to justice.  Mr Edema made the appeal on Monday, 26th March, 2018 in Akure while speaking at a seminar organized by the...

APC NEC meeting ongoing in Abuja   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has overruled the party's decision to elongate the tenure of the National Working Committee . /script>   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({});   President Buhari at the ongoing NEC meeting said the tenure elongation was unconstitutional. More to come....

Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyema with President Buhari at a UN event Nigeria decided not join an Africa free trade zone last week because it needs to carry out more consultations at home first, foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyema said on Tuesday.  /script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Other leaders agreed to form a zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but 11 countries...

  United States President, Donald Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats the US identified as intelligence agents and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, the most forceful action Trump has taken against Russia to date.    Of those being expelled, 48 of the alleged intelligence agents work at the Russian embassy in Washington and 12 are...

•Late MMM pyramid scheme founder Sergei Mavrodi   Russian businessman Sergei Mavrodi, whose MMM pyramid scheme deprived millions of Russians of their savings in the 1990s, has died of a heart attack, according to Russia media. Reports said the 62-year-old was rushed to the hospital...

Lai Mohammed Nigeria’s government is in talks with Boko Haram about a possible ceasefire with the ultimate aim of securing a permanent cessation of hostilities, information minister, Lai Mohammed said on Sunday.  It is the first time in years the government has said it is talking to the radical group about a ceasefire in an insurgency that has killed tens of...