Day: September 1, 2020

Internet fraud: Unilorin udergraduate to clear drainage for 3 months

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Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin has been sentenced to three months Community Service for committing romance scam. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin convicted and sentenced the undergraduate The service requires him to clear the drainage at Bekind petrol filling station near Tipper Garage, Tanke, Ilorin up to the gate of the University of Ilorin for three months commencing from September 2, 2020. Ridwan got the sentence on Monday, August 31, 2020, after being arraigned on a one-count…

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COVID-19: Don’t be in a haste to reopen schools, says FG

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Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, gave a warning on Monday in Abuja at the 62nd joint national briefing of the taskforce, where he called for caution as some state governments announce reopening of schools, saying that COVID-19 remains potent and very dangerous. According to Mustapha, as the nation plans to re-open more sectors, everyone must stay the course and stick with the winning strategy which is anchored on the ability of our health institutions to contain the virus. “While…

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First Bank’s Ibukun Awosika makes movie debut in ‘Citation’

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Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has made her debut in a movie produced by award-winning, and proudly Nigerian movie producer, Kunle Afolayan. The movie, Citation, is created to correct one of the greatest ills – rape and sexual molestation – which affect the educational system and indeed societies around the world. Mrs. Awosika plays the role of the dean of a university faculty, overseeing the senate hearing panel of a female postgraduate student (Moremi), played by Temi Otedola, who has been a victim of sexual harassment.…

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