The Alepata of Igboho, Oba Joel Olalere Olawuwo has reiterated the resolve of Oyo state traditional council to support Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration, saying he accords the monarchs utmost respect. The Monarch, who spoke over the weekend said Oyo Traditional ...
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Turkey Mediates In Ukraine Nuclear Plant Standoff
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered yesterday to mediate in the standoff over a Russian-occupied nuclear power station in Ukraine stoking fears of an atomic disaster. The offer came hours before the global atomic energy watchdog said that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia ...
Read More »Stolen Aircraft Threatening To Crash Arrested – Police
A Tupelo Aviation employee allegedly stole a twin-engine plane at the city’s airport early Saturday, took off, and threatened to crash into a local Walmart before eventually landing unharmed in a field, Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka said at a ...
Read More »Delta Assembly To Prioritise Bills For Welfare, Security Of Deltans — Oborevwori
The Delta State House of Assembly has resolved to prioritize consideration of outstanding bills and legislative actions that would enhance the welfare and security of Deltans. Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori disclosed this while addressing members upon ...
Read More »S/West Secession Letter To Buhari Divides Yoruba Leaders
Mixed reactions are trailing a letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari by a Yoruba leader, Professor Banji Akintoye, asking for the support of the President for the South-West people to secede from Nigeria. Akintoye, who wrote on behalf of the ...
Read More »Over Six Million Firearms In Civilians’ Possession – Report
No fewer than 6,154,000 firearms are in the possession of civilians in the country, a report by SBM Intelligence has revealed. The firearms, according to the report, were put at 3.21 per 100 persons, while a total of 224,200 and ...
Read More »ASUU STRIKE: Employment Embargo, Shortage Of Professors Hits Federal Varsities
The ban on employment imposed by the Federal Government has led to a shortage of professors and other academic staff members in federal universities, investigation by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. Findings showed that some universities, which depend on professors on ...
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