Author Archives: Oyakhamoh Carl-Abu'Bakar

Ibadan : DisCo Commiserates With Families of 2 Electrocuted on Christmas Day

“We are currently working with families of the deceased at this difficult period to help provide some measure of succour” Disaster struck at Iwo-Adogba road in Ibadan at about 4 p.m. on Christmas Day as two persons; Oladeji Olatunji and Kemi Adegoke were electrocuted by a yet to be ascertained electrical fault in the ancient city. In a statement signed ...

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Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Bought By Billionaire Ron Burkle

  The property has 22 buildings, including a 12,000-square foot mansion. Michael Jackson’s famous 2,700-acre Southern California ranch has been sold for 22 million dollars to billionaire Ron Burkle, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mr. Burkle, who Forbes estimates is worth 1.5 billion dollars, was a friend of Jackson, who helped manage his money in the mid-2000s, according to the ...

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Trump Warns Iran Over Attack on Embassy in Baghdad

  “Some friendly health advice to Iran: If one American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. President Donald Trump has delivered a stern warning to Iran over alleged rocket attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The warning came in a tweet which includes a photograph of three unexploded rocket shells that the president claimed came from Iran. “Our ...

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About 700 or 60% of Primary School Teachers in Borno Found With Fake Certificates.

“Committee cut monthly wage bill of primary school teachers after screening from N693.1 million to N427.8 million” A staff audit committee in Borno state primary school board  has found that no fewer than 60 percent of teachers in public primary school lacked requisite qualifications, according to a revelation by Dr Shettima Kulima, who headed the committee. Shettima made the remark ...

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Management: Why Blaming is a Toxic Leadership Habit.

“And where there is blame there is little to no trust” By Raymond Aisabor. A leader becomes toxic when he keeps blaming others for his inadequacies and ineffectiveness thus creating a toxic environment for workplace. One of the fundamentals of good Leadership is creating an environment in which your teams feel safe, comfortable and one where they trust their leaders ...

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ASUU Suspends 9-Months old Strike

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has finally suspended its 9-month old industrial action at a press conference held Wednesday morning in Abuja. The union announced the suspension in a statement by Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, who led other National Executive Committee of the union to the event where he made the announcement. He explained that the suspension takes ...

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Covid: France Rewards Front-line Immigrant Workers With Citizenship

  Hundreds of french immigrants workers working on the front-line for the coronavirus pandemic are being rewarded with citizenship reports the BBC. The report says that the government has invited residents who have been on the front-line efforts against Covid-19 to apply quick naturalisation to become french citizens. So far over 700 who applied are in the final stage of ...

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National Identity Management Commission Releases Guideline For Retrieving Lost NIN

  The release also warned that Nigerians should guide their NIN to avoid it being used by fraudster to register for criminal activities. The National Identity Management Commission has released the following guidelines for thos who have lost the National Identification Number, NIN. According to information from NIMC office, those who have lost or misplaced the NIN will have to ...

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President Donald Trump Rejects “wasteful” COVID-19 Relief Bill

  President Trump said the package provided the barest minimum to the American people. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, describing it as a disgrace. In a video message posted on Twitter, Mr. Trump alleged that the bill contained “wasteful and unnecessary items”, adding that there was almost ...

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Police To Work With Miyett-Allah To Stem Banditry In Katsina – IGP Adamu

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu has told his men to work out modalities to work with Miyetti-Allah, the umbrella body for the dangerous herdsmen creating havoc in the country.  The IGP who is in Katsina to access security preparations on ground after the wholesale kidnap of aschool over 300 students in Kankara December 11, said he was in ...

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