Day: 15 November 2023

OAU lecturer slumps, dies on duty

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The academic community of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has been thrown into mourning following the death of a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Dr. Ayo Ojediran, who reportedly slumped in his office. Sources on the campus said Ojediran was rushed to the institution’s clinic immediately he slumped on Tuesday, but could not make it. Speaking on the incident during an interview with the PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the President, the Faculty of Education Students Association of Nigeria, Victor Adesokan, said he was with Ojediran the night…

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Breaking: NLC/TUC suspends nationwide strike

Jide Ige

The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 pm lasted for close to one hour during which various affiliates and state chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the organised labour and Ribadu. The National Deputy Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, made this known in an…

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Why we deported 177 Nigerians from Jeddah -Saudi Govt. explains

Jide Ige

The Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said the visas of 177 Air Peace passengers from Nigeria upon arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were cancelled for violating the country’s entry rules. The Federal Government had on Tuesday noted that according to reports it received from the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah, Air Peace Flight No. P4-752 airlifted 264 passengers from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and the Aminu Kano International Airport and landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport – Hajj Terminal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 23,…

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