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Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission has promoted 6,129 teaching and non-teaching staff in public secondary schools in the state. Chairman, Ekiti Teaching Service Commission, Mrs Rhoda Ojo, said the staff were those who were successful in the just-concluded 2022/2023 promotion exercise in the State. A statement from the Commission made available in Ado Ekiti on Thursday stated that the TESCOM boss disclosed this in Ado Ekiti during a forum for teaching and non-teaching staff of secondary schools. Ojo said that letters of promotion had been dispatched. “5,669 of the newly promoted staff are teachers while the remaining 460 are non-teaching…

The Ogun State Government has shut down four companies over industrial accidents and safety violations, including fatalities and hazardous working conditions. Quantum Steel Industry in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Council, and Xinfeng Plastics Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were shut following incidents that resulted in deaths. An industrial explosion at Quantum Steels left fatalities and some victims hospitalised, while Xinfeng Plastics was closed after a machine operator, Ishaku Monday, was electrocuted. The Special Adviser to the Governor on the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) and Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Alhaji Farook Akintunde, said…

English Premier League club Nottingham Forest are working hard to renew the contract of Super Eagles defender Ola Aina before the end of the season, Soccernet.ng reports. Aina’s future has been in the balance in recent weeks following his run of impressive performances for Forest and his tricky contract situation. The Nigerian striker has been in top form for the Tricky Trees, providing two goals and one assist in 27 appearances. His performances have even prompted links with Premier League champions Manchester City, who need to undergo a squad revamp. Ola Aina and Kyle Walker (Photo credit: Imago) Even though…

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the final forfeiture of $1.4m alleged fraud proceeds linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji, in his ruling, held that the funds were proven to be proceeds of unlawful activities and must be forfeited to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by its counsel, Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, had argued that the funds were traced to the account of Donatone Limited at Titan Trust Bank and was linked to fraudulent transactions. An affidavit deposed by EFCC investigator David Jayeoba detailed how…

  Johnson Idowu The National Association of Nigerian Students has thrown its weight behind the clampdown on fake drug dealers across the country by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control. PUNCH Healthwise reports that NAFDAC has sealed no fewer than 11,000 shops and arrested over 40 suspects in its continuous raid on fake drug dealers. Similarly, fake drugs running into billions of naira were destroyed by the agency. Reacting to NAFDAC’s operation in a statement on Thursday, the NANS National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, disclosed that the proliferation of fake drugs in Nigerian markets posed a…

Fireboy DML does not only sing about emotions, he makes you feel them. “Hell and Back,“ a track from his album “Ademola,” is a song filled with the pain of heartbreak. Now, with the visuals, he brings the full picture to life. .The video opens with a car engulfed in flames. Before everything burns, we see how it got there. The scene rewinds to Fireboy and his love interest waking up from a crash, shaken but alive. The accident was not random. It was the result of a heated argument, a relationship that spun out of control before crashing completely.…

Arsenal transfer expert, Charles Watts, has played down the possibility of Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, joining Mikel Arteta’s side next summer, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old has scored 22 goals and provided five assists in 28 games for Galatasaray this season, on loan from Napoli. With an exit on the cards this summer, the Super Eagles striker will be allowed to leave Naples for a fee of around €75M. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Paris Saint-Germain, have all been linked with Osimhen, but the player’s preferred destination is currently unknown. Victor Osimhen during the Turkish Superlig match…

The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Council has condemned the alleged murder of Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University. Although the Lagos State Police Command has maintained that Ogunbode’s case remains that of a “missing person” investigation, the students alleged that he was “killed in cold blood by a so-called prophet in Ojo, Lagos State.” The LASU Political Science Education graduate has reportedly been missing since January 16, 2025, amid rumours that his mutilated body had been discovered. However, the command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, has refuted…

A 37-year old man, Alokan Oluwatosin, was on Thursday, docked before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a 90-year old woman. Oluwatosin, whose address was not given, is being charged with assault and breach of public peace, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences at about 4.00p.m on March 4, at No. 22 Ogbingbin Sreet, Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said that the defendant assaulted the complainant, Modupe Folorunsho, by hitting her head with a local hen cage. READ ALSO:Burna Boy closes Off-White runway at Paris Fashion Week…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers scored and nicked an assist in Rangers’ 3-1 win over Fenerbahce in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League game on Thursday, Soccernet.ng reports. Dessers returned to action with Rangers for their Europa League clash on Thursday. Recall that the Super Eagles star has been in hot form recently, scoring three goals in his last two appearances for the Gers. As such, Barry Ferguson tasked him with leading Rangers’ assault. Going into the game, Fenerbahce were the slight favourites, but they were shocked as the Gers had a dream start, as they got the…