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NIS registers 80,000 migrants, intercepts 70 human trafficking victims
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has said it has registered 80,000 migrants since the migrant e-registration commenced in July last year. The Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammed Babandede, said 45,000 of them were irregular migrants, with 35,000 regular migrants. The CG said they also intercepted 70 human trafficking victims being taken out of
I simply knew when to play and when to work –Oni, FUTA first-class graduate
Twenty-one-year-old Oluwatobi Oni graduated with a first-class degree from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, in the 2018/2019 academic session. He had 4.64 CGPA from the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. He tells ALEXANDER OKERE what he had to do have excellent grades Agricultural and Environmental Engineering doesn’t seem popular among students
Navy chased us away with guns to demolish our houses, spared rich people’s homes –Displaced Lagos residents
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe and Mike Lawrence Saturday, January 4, 2020, started out like every normal day at Okun Glass village, Ilaase, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State with the residents preparing for their daily routine. Suddenly, gunshots from different directions rent the air and in the minutes that followed, the once bubbling
Couple who married with no reception, bridal train, others
Mr Michael and Mrs Evelyn Onwunali, a new couple who recently had their wedding without reception, bridal train, groomsmen, best man and chief bridesmaid, went viral on social media. The wedding, held in December 2019 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Rumukurushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, generated mixed reactions from Nigerians. The newlyweds tells SAMPSON ITODE
Iran blames ‘US adventurism’ for shooting down plane
Iran’s foreign minister Saturday offered his country’s “profound regrets, apologies and condolences” after the armed forces admitted shooting down a Ukrainian airliner due to “human error”. “A sad day,” Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter. “Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster,” he said. “Our profound regrets, apologies and
Soldier who killed mum showed signs of mental illness –Child of Osun woman stabbed to death
A vegetable seller, Iyabo Olukunle, was reportedly stabbed to death by a soldier identified as Olodi Blessed on the day she was 39 years old. The deceased and her assailant were cotenants. Blessed was said to have also allegedly killed one of his colleagues after Olukunle. One of Olukunle’s children, Tosin, 18, tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA
NIN: NIMC to register UTME candidates on Saturday
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja Candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Abuja, Lagos and Kano will get another opportunity to obtain the National Identification Number on Saturday. Possession of the NIN is a mandatory requirement for participation in the examination, which will start on Monday. The National Identity Management Commission announced on its twitter handle
Harry, Meghan’s royal quit: Trump sends strong message to Queen Elizabeth
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the decision by Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to step back from royal duties was “sad.” Trump sent the “strong message” to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in an interview with Fox. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who is Harry’s grandmother, was reportedly not consulted before the pair
EPL Wk 22: English Premier League matches, time for this weekend
Sheffield United and West Ham United open Week 22 at Bramall Lane on Friday evening, when the Blades have a chance to temporarily climb back up to fifth in the table, winning 1-0. Playing Saturday Crystal Palace v Arsenal (01: 30pm) Chelsea v Burnley (04: 00pm) Everton v Brighton (04: 00pm) Leicester v Southampton (04:
First person dies from mysterious virus in China
A patient died on Saturday from a mysterious illness after an outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the local health commission. The emergence of the virus is raising concerns as hundreds of millions of people are getting ready to travel during the Chinese New Year holiday later this month. Experts who
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