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The naira, on Wednesday, appreciated to N1,240 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The current FX rate signifies an increase of 0.80 percent from the N1,250/$ reported on April 1. Currency traders, also known as street traders, in Lagos,…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This development follows individual reviews by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report from the Committee on…
A fashion designer identified as Sheriff Alabi has allegedly been stabbed to death during a scuffle at Aga-Olowo in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at about 11 pm on Saturday during a tailoring graduation…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state chairmen across Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, have declared their intention to submit the names of prominent individuals allegedly involved in anti-party activities during the 2023 elections. After the 2023…
Consultancy Services Unit of the University of Ibadan Ventures Ltd in collaboration with 1st A-Z Exhibition Ventures held 1st international foods, beverages, drugs fair, exhibition and award giving ceremony. The programme which began on the 24th of March and ended on Saturday…
A man identified to be a soldier on Saturday stabbed a 27-year-old trader to death over the price of a carpet in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident, which happened around Arakale area of Akure metropolis, led to the blockage of major roads in the area by some…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has felicitated the Christian faithful in the state and across Nigeria on the occasion of the Easter festivity. The Governor, who congratulated the Christians on witnessing another Easter season, called on them to use the special occasion to…
Wasiu Ayinde, often known as Kwam 1 or K1, a Fuji music icon, has voiced his wish to return to school despite dropping out years ago. In a recent interview with journalists at his Mayegun Resort in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, the 67-year-old musician revealed his plans to enrol as…
Experts, academics, non governmental organizations as well as students under the aegis of Strengthening Capacity for Research and Policy Engagement on Notions of Motherhood and Fatherhood and Improved Children’s Wellbeing in Africa (SCaRPE-A), have advocated for safe…
The Chief Imam of Iwoland, Sheik Abdulfatai Olododo, is dead. It was gathered that he died yesterday at his residence in Iwo. However, the Iwo Local Government Caretaker Chairman, Hon. Moshood Kabiru IRORUN has expressed his deep sympathy to the Muslim Ummah in Iwo over the…
Akarigbo has urged cultists within Remo, Ogun State to emulate 48 people who renounced cultism, surrendered arms, ammunitions in Sagamu. Yesterday, March 26, 2024, his royal majesty, Oba Dr Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, Torungbuwa II, LLB, LLM, FCA, FBR, CFR, the Akarigbo and…
Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, on Tuesday, warned against what he termed as deliberate efforts by some individuals to drag his name in the mud, saying that his silence should not be taken for cowardice. Iba Gani Adams, gave the warning while…
….. It will foster a sense of unity and camaraderie within the school community. Preparations are now in top gear for Kingsley Spring College, Shagari Boluwaji, Ibadan first ever Inter-House Sports Competition tagged Spring Athletics '24. The event which will be held on…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1, 2024 as public holidays to mark the 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations, respectively. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a…
Nollywood Actress and filmmaker, Eniola Ajao, has said that the Best Dressed Female Award given to cross-dresser, Bobrisky, was a joke. In an interview with Arise TV host, Kachi, Ajao apologised to Nigeians, stating that the award was to drive publicity for her movie,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has vowed to revive the abandoned upgrading project for the nine technical colleges in Osun state, requesting the consultant to mobilise to the state for the completion of the project. The Governor made this declaration on Tuesday while on a courtesy…
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (aka So-Safe Corps) has arrested five suspects for alleged armed robbery and burglary. The arrests, in two different operations, comprised a one-man armed robbery suspect, whose previous records of operations were…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members…
