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          ‌ By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Mr. Linus Oota was attacked on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in Nasarawa. Oota, who is a resident of Ombi one Lafia, was attacked around 3 am alongside other tenants in the compound. Explaining how the drama unfolded,  Oota said that he suddenly heard big bangs on the door of his apartment by five armed men. "The men forced his door open, entered, and took away my three phones, laptop, money, shoes, and wristwatch among others," he said.

  By Ibrahim Kegbegbe  Nigerian popular artiste, Harrysong, has accused the Nigerian youths of not being creative, skillful in nature.  The artiste whose songs are known with controversial lyrics accused the youths on a radio program title "early mormor" at Correct FM, ( 104.3 ), toady 13 August 2020, adding that COVID-19 should not be allowed as excuses for not doing creatively.  He added that President Muhammad Buhari accused the Nigerian Youths earlier as the president had discovered that the Youths only wanted ready-made opportunity not to struggle for exploration.  "If you help Nigerian Youths to discover himself or herself, he or she will still ask where, when, and how to use it," Harrysong said.

          ‌ By Ibrahim Kegbegbe  The Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has terminated the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the school.   The firing of the vice-chancellor was announced at a meeting of the Governing Council of the school held at the National Universities Commission in Abuja. Meanwhile, members of the Council were not unanimously approved his removal as seven members were said to have voted for his removal while four voted against it but one said he it would be better to place him on suspension. The meeting was presided over by the UNILAG Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of its Governing Council, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN). A short statement by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Oladejo Azeez, titled: "Notice to the general public on the removal of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos’, read, “Ogundipe was sacked based on the investigation of serious acts of wrongdoing, gross misconduct, financia...

 By Ibrahim Kegbegbe New York and New Jersey have authorized school districts to begin reopening.  Both states and Connecticut ordered travelers from 31 states to quarantine before crossing their state borders after they were able to manage the pandemic. There have been over 185,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and almost 15,900 deaths in New Jersey, per Johns Hopkins. Around 3 p.m., Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued a statement saying that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had initiated a phone call and made clear that the White House is “not budging from their position concerning the size and scope of a legislative package.” The U.S. has reported more cases (over 5 million) and deaths (163,000) from the coronavirus than any other country in the world.  News credit: Tunde Olatunji NYC Photo credit: Bah from NYC

    By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Indigenous People of Eti-Osa; relatives and friends of Alhaji Aremo Adewale Abdul Rafiu Elegushi have taken to their social media handle to celebrate his birthday.  The prince whose integrity has always based on good personality has called on friends to obey the rules of observing the social distancing in wishing him whatever good wishes they intended to through phone calls and other means of communication. As a way to observe social distancing rule and to also give acknowledgment to whom that needs to be distinguished, friends and relatives have officially observed Aremo's birthday through his laid down rules.  The prince observed his birthday by inviting some Islamic clergymen to pray for relatives, friends, and the late ones, especially the late King Abdul Yekini Ademola Elegushi and other prominent people that have gone to their ancestral eternal kingdom.  "I wish myself long life and prosperity with godly wisdom and sound health," he...

 By Ibrahim Kegbegbe         ‌ The National Examinations Council has disclosed the date and procedures for the sittings of its 2020 examinations.   The National Examinations Council has released the date and guidelines for the conduct of its 2020 examinations. This was enclosed in a press report tagged, “Making the Conduct Of Public Examinations Work in the COVID-19 Era”, by the NECO Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Prof Godswill Obioma, on Tuesday. Part of the report reads, “NECO SSCE will take place on Monday 5th October 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020 while NECO NCEE for admission of JSS1 students into Federal Unity Colleges will hold on Saturday 17th October 2020. “In addition, NECO has scheduled the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (re-sit) to take place on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November 2020 for the prescribed relevant subjects. “The BECE for JSS 3 students will start on August 24 and end on September 7. “The National Busines...

By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has officially declared the running of  Operation Amotekun today, 11 August 2020 in the State. The long-term agenda, Operation Amotekun, whose plan has been partially affected since the advent of COVID-19, has fully equipped with the right gadgets; Corps Officers to be able to function successfully.  The governor, whose participation in the inauguration made stakeholders and the involved traditional security personnel, said the initiative has come to stay forever. He said, "Earlier today, I attended the Passing-Out Ceremony of the pioneer Amotekun Corps Officers as the Ondo State Security Network Agency begins operations officially. Amotekun is here to stay!"