Yearly Archives: 2019

100 fake professors nabbed in Nigerian Varsities

No fewer than 100 fake professors have been uncovered in Nigerian universities by the National Universities Commission, NUC. Prof Abubakar Rasheed, the commission’s Executive Secretary, disclosed this in the NUC’s November bulletin. Rasheed said the NUC published the details of the fake professors on its website and also sent the …

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Nato summit: Leaders gather for 70th anniversary amid rows

Nato leaders are to meet outside of London for formal talks on Wednesday, as they gather to mark the military alliance’s 70th anniversary. The talks will take place at a luxury hotel near Watford and follow receptions held on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. The two-day summit has …

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Nigeria’s desperate battle to end open defecation

On October 1, 2019, a 12-year-old boy known as Seyi, who lived in the Surulere area of Lagos, was found defecating in the open. Apparently the boy, who also hawked food items in the streets, had been under pressure to use a toilet. Unable to find one immediately, he had …

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Pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles

Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in the Lekki and Epe areas of the state. The alleged pastors, Favour David and Favour …

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Jordan named MoTM as Palace stun Bournemouth

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew was adjudged Man of the Match in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Mamadou Sakho was sent off early in the game for the Eaglesafter a challenge on Bournemouth’s Adam Smith, but they held firm defensively against increasing pressure from the Cherries. …

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Bawumia opens Agric-Fair ahead of 35th Farmers Day celebration in Ho

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has officially launched the 35th National Farmers Day Celebration in Ho, the Volta regional capital. The launch also opened a week-long agricultural fair as part of activities marking the 2019 Farmers Day Celebration to be climaxed on Friday, December 6, 2019 by President Akufo-Addo. …

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