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April 14, 2019

Meet Adeola Ahmed, FUNAAB’s first Female Students Union President After 31yrs of Existence [READ MORE]

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AdeolaTawakalt Ahmed popularly known as D’ola has emerged as the first female Student Union President of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State (FUNAAB) since the university was established 31 years ago. D’ola is a 400 Level student of the department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), of the university. NEWS FLAKES NG further gathered that the new President of the Student Union after her emergence has assured her fellow students and the entire University Community that she won’t run a gender biased union. She said “This is not a unionism of gender, but a unionism of all by all and for [Read]

BREAKING: Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters Title, His 15th Major and First title Since 2008 [READ MORE]

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After all the scandals, all the injuries, all the surgeries, all the drama, all the he’s-done declarations, Tiger Woods has won the Masters in 2019. NEWS FLAKES NG gathers that nearly 11 years after his last major victory — the longest drought in golf history — Woods won the Masters by 1 stroke with a bravura 70 final round, keeping his head while the best of the next generation of golfers lost theirs. Six golfers held at least a share of the lead over the day, five tied with only a handful of holes left. But as it was in 1997, so it was 22 years later: Woods walking off [Read]

I Don’t Hate My Dad For Molesting My Mum – Helen Paul [READ FULL GIST]

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Nigerians were shocked when popular comedienne, Helen Paul, revealed that she was a product of r-pe while celebrating the doctorate degree she recently got from the University of Lagos. NEWS FLAKES NG gathers that in an encounter with Sunday Scoop, Helen Paul said she didn’t regret sharing the true story of her birth. She stated, “I chose the occasion to reveal the story of my birth because I dedicated the degree to my mother. There is time for everything and I felt it was time to tell the world. Apparently, it’s not even my story; it’s my mother’s. I am humbled and grateful to God for seeing me through the [Read]

‘I Am Responsible For Her Pregnancy’; Two Men Fight Over Woman in Lagos [READ MORE]

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Two men are said to be in a serious battle over a woman identified as Mrs. Feyintola Babalola in Lagos. According to reports, the battle between her present husband, Mr. Babalola and her lover, Abiodun Ibrahim, has become very tough and the dirty secrets are being revealed in public. It was gathered that Feyintola had engaged both men in love affairs to the extent that they had every access to her but did not know each other till recently. Her lover, Ibrahim, first met Feyintola, proposed to marry her, they got very intimate and she became pregnant. However, she opted for Babalola and eventually got married to him. All the [Read]

Atiku’s lawyer is not licensed to practise in Nigeria, INEC releases another Bombshell [READ MORE]

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said Atiku Abubakar’s lawyer is not licensed to practise in Nigeria. INEC said the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were not signed by a legal practitioner licensed to practise in Nigeria. [READ ALSO] We don’t know anything about ‘Fake’ server results, INEC tells Tribunal [READ MORE] Atiku Abubakar had filed a petition before the presidential election tribunal to challenge the reelection of President Buhari. Recall that INEC in a recent press statement issued to newsmen in response to the ongoing election tribunal petition said that the server results such Atiku and the PDP were laying claims to [Read]

BREAKING: Golden Eaglets trash Tanzania 4-5 in ongoing AFCON U-17 Tourney

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  TANZANIA – Fresh report reaching NEWS FLAKES NG at PRESS TIME has it that the Golden Eaglets have trashed host Tazania 5-4 in the AFCON U-17 championship. This was made known on Sunday via the verified Twitter handle of the Confederation of African Football, @CAF_Online: See Tweet: [Read]

Mapoly, Ogun Poly Fix April 15 As Resumption Date For All Students [READ MORE]

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The Management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Ogun State Polytechnic have unanimously fixed Monday April 15, 2019 resumption date for all categories of students of the institutions.  This information was contained in a recent release signed by the institution’s Public Relations Officer [PRO], Yemi Ajibola which also urged the students concerned to complete their registration processes as well as payment of all necessary fees as soon as possible. [READ ALSO] MAPOLY debunks rumours of clash between Rector and New VC [READ MORE] See full release below as obtained by NEWS FLAKES NG; Authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Ogun State Polytechnic have announced Monday, 15th April, 2019 as resumption date for [Read]

Ogun Gov-elect, Dapo Abiodun Swings into Action, Sets Up All-inclusive Economic Transition Team [READ MORE]

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  Ogun State Governor-Elect, Prince (Dr.) Dapo Abiodun, has announced the Economic Transition Committee that will further articulate his campaign manifesto, ensure robust engagement with stakeholders and develop a Roadmap to guide its implementation. In a Press Statement issued on Friday, 12th April, 2019 by his spokesperson, Remmy Hazzan, the Governor-Elect was quoted as saying “Ogun State is blessed with an abundance of human resources in all fields of endeavor and this is reflected in the array of distinguished sons and daughters who have volunteered their skills, rich and diverse experience and vast network to work on this important assignment. Furthermore, our commitment to provide an inclusive Government is expressed [Read]

Those who made Nigeria world poverty capital should have their origin questioned, not mine, says Atiku

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Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, has described as “ridiculous” the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he is not qualified to contest the election. The former vice-president said while he will “not dignify” the ruling party with a response, the assertion suggests they have admitted to “tramping on the will of Nigerians” during the election. In its response to Atiku’s petition challenging the outcome of the election, the APC had said the PDP candidate is not a Nigerian by birthand so, is unqualified to run for president. Lateef Fagbemi, counsel to APC, argued that Atiku was born on November [Read]

We don’t know anything about ‘Fake’ server results, INEC tells Tribunal

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has distanced itself from the “server results ” which the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, are laying claim to as the “true results ” of the February 23 election . INEC said this in its reply to the petition filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal by the PDP and Atiku to challenge the outcome of the February 23 election . The commission , through its lead counsel , Yunus Usman ( SAN ) , said the results of the poll were never transmitted or collated electronically . It added that it kept no such server where such electronically transmitted [Read]

Buhari Calls for Regional Cooperation To Stop illegal Flow Of Small Arms

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President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday arrived in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital seeking wider cooperation among countries of Sahel and Saharan regions to counter the infiltration of small arms to Nigeria, flowing into the hands of militia forces, bandits and insurgents who are becoming a threat to human rights and internal security. The Nigerian leader is participating in the one-day Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, CEN-SAD, alongside his host and current Chairperson of CEN-SAD, Idriss Deby Itno and their counterparts from Niger and Togo, with high-level representations from other member-countries. Nigeria under President Buhari has worked closely with immediate neighbours [Read]

Meet ABU’s best graduating student who won 9 awards [READ MORE]

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Daily Trust: What schools did you attend? A’eesha Abdullahi Abaji: I attended Plateau Private School Jos for my Nursery and Primary education; Airforce Girls’ Comprehensive School Jos for my secondary school education and then the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.   DT: What were your favourite subjects? A’eesha: Mathematics and Biology. I loved sciences; I couldn’t have done anything else. I didn’t like English, Literature and Book Keeping. So it had to be science. DT: Where you the best student while in primary and secondary school? A’eesha: In primary school, I was the best student in my own class but not the overall best in the set. And in secondary school, [Read]