The vice chancellor of Nigerian Army University, NAUB, Prof. Kyari Mohammed has warned students of the institution that the university would not tolerate examination malpractice, cultism, or occultic practices, sexual harassment and violence of any sort. He said this during the third matriculation ceremony for 450 registered students out of the 589 newly admitted students of 2021/2022 academic session, which held on Saturday. Declaring the ceremony open, Professor Mohammed explained that the university was conceived based on the good ethos and values of the Nigerian Army, which are discipline, orderliness and respect for constituted authorities as well as the universal…
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By Abujah Racheal The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says Nigeria will start second batch of COVID-19 vaccination from August 10. The vaccines were donated by the United State of America. The committee’s Director of Publicity, Mr Willie Bassey, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Bassey, this is to step up efforts to battle the third wave of infections. “The PSC has received over four million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. government to Nigeria. “In view of the above, the inoculation is scheduled from Tuesday, August 10, at the Federal…
France edged Denmark 25-23 on Saturday in Tokyo to become the only men’s handball team with three Olympic titles as they gained revenge for their final defeat in Rio. Nedim Remili top-scored for the French with five goals, while Mikkel Hansen’s nine goals were still not enough for the Danes. Denmark had beaten France 28-26 in an equally close final five years ago but France made amends with their third gold in four games. Spain overcame Egypt 33-31 in the bronze medal game. Egypt’s fairytale run almost continued as they were level at 26-26 close to the end. It was…
The Nigeria Customs Service has told ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, that only items imported by the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic, are exempted from payment of duties or taxes. This is contained in a statement by by Mr Timi Bomodi, Deputy National Public Relations Officer, made available to newsmen said on Friday. “We wish to reiterate that by law, only items imported by the President, Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are exempted from the payment of duties or taxes,” the statement said. Bomodi explained that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) were…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, commissioned a N67.4 million Conference Centre at the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun state. Commissioning the project at the institution’s premises, in Ota, Ogun state, Obasanjo described the upgrading of the building from a multi purpose hall to a conference hall as a remarkable feat. The conference hall was renovated and upgraded by the 2020/2021 Executives of the Bells University Parents’ Forum (BUPF). Obasanjo, also the promoter of the institution, commended the BUPF for building a world class conference centre for students, to learn in a conducive environment and also for the…
The Ekiti Police Command on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travellers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesperson, ASP Sunday Abutu said in Ado-Ekiti, that the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. The attack took place between Ewu-Ekiti and Aiyetoro-Ekiti, neighbouring communities in Ilejemeje and Ido/Osi local government areas of Ekiti state. ASP Abutu said the police, in conjunction with local hunters and operatives of Amotekun Corps, were already combing the forest around the area to rescue the victims and…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has announced new deployment of Police commissioners of Police to 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. A statement by the spokesperson of Force Headquarters, CP Frank Mba made available to newsmen on Friday, said “the posting of the senior officers is part of efforts at repositioning the Force for greater efficiency, stabilizing the internal security order and scaling up the fight against crimes and criminality in the country”. Those deployed and states are: Niger State Command, CP Monday Bala Kuryas; Kwara State Command, CP Emienbo Assayamo; Nasarawa State Command, CP…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that weekly deaths from COVID-19 in Africa had reached a record peak in the week that ended on Aug. 1. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, disclosed this in a briefing to Correspondents at the UN headquarters, in New York, on COVID-19 situation in Africa. Dujarric said that more than 6,400 deaths were recorded in the week, marking the highest seven-day toll since the onset of the pandemic on the continent. “South Africa and Tunisia accounted for more than 55 per cent of the fatalities. “WHO said that the…
CNN has dismissed three employees for entering its New York headquarters without being vaccinated for protection against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a memo from the cable news network’s president. “In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated,” said the memo sent to CNN staff on Thursday and obtained by the Times. “All three have been terminated. Let me be clear — we have a zero-tolerance policy on this. “You need to be vaccinated to come to the office. And you need to be vaccinated to work in the…
A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Sani Shinkafi has received his membership card of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Shinkafi and his wife, Hindatu, were registered at the Abdullahi Shamba 004, polling unit Shinkafi South Ward, of Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara by the Chairman of the Registration and Revalidation Exercise Committee, Ibrahim Masari. Speaking after receiving his membership card, Shinkafi expressed gratitude to Gov. Bello Muhammad for inviting him to join the APC. “This is a historic day to me, after 19 years in APGA. I join Muhammad to APC for his…