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Schools resumption: Ogun makes COVID-19, malaria tests pre-condition for boarding students

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Ahead of their resumption on Monday, Ogun State Government has said it will conduct COVID-19 and malaria  tests for boarding students. The government said the test commenced from Friday July 31 and would end on Monday, August 3 before the students would resume. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, stated this in a statement on Friday. Soyombo said the arrangement was part of the  efforts by the state government to ensure a safe learning academic atmosphere for both students and teachers of all  public…

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Covid-19: Lagos churches, mosques reopen Friday, bars, clubs stay closed –Sanwo-Olu

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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, has said that worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from Friday, August 7. He said Muslim worshippers are allowed to begin their services from Friday while Christian worshippers could begin their Sunday services on August 9, noting that the permission applies to Churches that have their main worship days on Saturdays. He, however, warned that the religious centres would only be allowed to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity, noting that the safety protocols released by the government…

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Human trafficking worse in US than Nigeria – NAPTIP

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The rate of human trafficking in the United States is higher than that of Nigeria. This was made known by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP. The 2020 trafficking in persons report had placed Nigeria on a tier two watch list meaning that Nigeria failed to meet the minimum standards of compliance as regards human trafficking. NAPTIP, however, rejected the report, insisting that Nigeria had a better track record than the US. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie Okah-Donli, said it was curious that countries from…

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Parents, Caleb varsity at loggerheads over fees

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Aggrieved parents and the management of Caleb University, Imota, are at loggerheads over fees being charged by the school. The parents described the fees as outrageous. Already, over 100 of the parents have written several complaint letters to the management to draw their attention to the irregularities going on in the school. A parent to a 100-level Accounting student at the university, Olaoluwa Ogundemi, said the school mandated parents to make full payment for the session, even when the institution moved from physical to e-learning as a result of the…

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Man arrested for beating pregnant wife to death

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One Oluwaseun Olabode, who allegedly killed his pregnant wife, Blessing, by hitting her in the abdomen, has been arraigned before an Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure. The defendant was arrested by the police at the Oke Ogba area of Akure. The defendant was arraigned on one count of murder. According to the police prosecutor, Inspector Uloh Goodluck, the offence is punishable under Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 36, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State. Uloh said since it was a case of murder, the court…

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Pastor arrested for kidnapping delivery man to raise money for Sallah

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A 52-year-old pastor, Adetokunbo Adenopo, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a delivery man, Jonathan Ekpo, in order to obtain ransom from his employers for Sallah celebration. Adenopo, who is the founder of the New Life Church, Sagamu, Ogun State, allegedly carried out the act with his gang members, Chigozie William, 22; Linus Ugorji, 30; and Emmanuel Chris. Ekpo had gone to deliver a package to Adenopo in Sagamu when the four men tied him up and anaesthetised him. They also kept him in an underground room until he was…

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Senator faults FG’s amnesty for repentant Boko Haram fighters

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The Federal Government’s amnesty for repentant Boko Haram insurgents has been condemned by Senator Ali Ndume. The senator stated this following report of a repentant Boko Haram member, who killed his father, stole his wealth and disappeared after reintegration. The lawmaker representing Borno South in the National Assembly alleged that most of the insurgents recently integrated into the community had gone back to their old ways. Ndume said the programme was unacceptable, calling on the government to stop forthwith. Ndume queried the rationale behind government investing hugely on repentant insurgents.…

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Schools resume August 4, churches, mosques, August 14 in Ogun

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Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, on Wednesday announced that schools would resume on August 4 in the state for final year students in Senior Secondary School 3 private and public schools. Abiodun also said religious centres would be reopened tentatively on August 14. Abiodun added that all students in public schools, except those in the exit classes, had been granted automatic promotion to the next class. He made the announcement while giving COVID – 19 update at the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta The governor said measures were being put in…

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Policeman, four robbers killed in Oyo bank robbery

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A commercial bank branch in Okeho, Kajola Local Government Area, Oyo State, was on Wednesday attacked by armed robbers. An eyewitness, Kazeem, said that the robbers numbering six stormed the bank around 4.40pm. Kazeem said the robbers came in two vehicles and  started shooting to announce their arrival. The anti-riot policeman attached to the bank was reportedly shot dead by the hoodlums and they went inside the bank and carted away some money. However, some hunters and members of a vigilante group in the town reportedly mobilised and blocked the…

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Pastor Kumuyi produces Yoruba Bible

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Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has produced a Yoruba Bible concordance, called Bibeli Mimo Atoka. The revered cleric, with the support of a team of Yoruba scholars, reportedly spent 15 years on the project, which was published by the Bible Society of Nigeria. According to a broadcast by the church, the newly-produced scripture is “one of the most reliable and readable Bibles” for personal study and teaching. The church stated, “Bibeli Mimo Atoka offers the most literally accurate translation from the original, while keeping the integrity…

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