Prof. Charles Salami, husband of the Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami, is dead. He died on Sunday October 29, 2023. But, the cause of his death is unknown. A University source who confirmed the incident to TheNewspad Correspondent on Wednesday November 8, 2023. “Yes. He (Salami) is dead. She had all her...
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‘APC gave you drugs, but, PDP will give you education’, Diri tells voters
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has promised to reward residents of the State with Education in place of ‘drug’, which he claimed his political opponent bequeathed to the State in the past. The Candidate Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday November 11, 2023 governorship election, urged eligible voters to exercise their franchise, and task...
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Oba of Benin pledges land for skill acquisition to check unemployment
Omo N’ Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin has pledged a parcel of land for a skill acquisition Centre where youths will live their dreams and reduce unemployment in Nigeria. Oba Ewuare’s made the pledge in response to a request by the Prelate of the Presbyterian church, His Eminence, Dr. Ekpeyong Akpanika’s...
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Off-cycle polls: We will be ruthless with ‘trouble makers’ — Army
The Nigerian Army has troops would be ruthless with ‘trouble makers’, ahead of Saturday November 11 governorship elections across Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army/Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major-General Jamal Abdulsalam gave the charge on Monday in Bayelsa State. In...
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‘Obedient movement’ will bounce back — Obi assures Nigerians
The presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has assured Nigerians and his supporters that the ‘Obedient movement will bounce back. He said this at a Media briefing while reacting to Supreme Court judgement that affirmed election of President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja where he alleged that the...
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Edo LG secretariat attacked over ‘N100 levy’, four suspects arrested
Suspected thugs have attacked Egor Local government Council Secretariat in Edo State after violent broke out over N100 Council’s daily levy for commercial buses. It was learnt that armed thugs acted at the behest of angry motorists whose vehicles were impounded by a team of Council revenue enforcers outside the Secretariat. The disagreement was caused...
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Fire guts Canadian High Commission in Abuja
Part of Canadian High Commission in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been gutted by fire. Two persons were fatally injured, while four others have been taken to hospital for urgent medical attention. “Yes, yes, it’s true. We have two fatally injured and the others in the hospital, either three or four”, he said. TheNewspad...
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Three students killed in lightning strikes on football playground
By John Okafor, Owerri Three Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have been struck dead by lightning, which paralyzed six others. Nine students were playing football with their peers on the school’s play ground when tragedy after a training session with their Coach on Saturday, a witness said....
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Anambra taskforce nabs 632 suspected touts, seizes illicit drugs
By John Okafor, Awka The Special Anti-touts Squad has apprehended 632 suspected touts in four different Local government Areas of Anambra State. Director (Operations) of the taskforce, set up by Governor Charles Soludo of the State, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene disclosed this at a Media briefing. The suspects were arrested in Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Ogbaru...
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Polls: IGP deploys 220 operational vehicles to Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the deployment of additional 220 operational vehicles to Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo off cycle elections billed for Saturday November 11, 2023. Force Public Relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said on Sunday in a statement, warned officers and men deployed for election duty against unruly behaviour. Adejobi said...