play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • play_arrow

    ALMOND 94.3 FM Ibadan

Almond News

380 Results / Page 36 of 43

Background
insert_link

News

EFCC ARRESTS BOBRISKY OVER ALLEGED NAIRA ABUSE

Popular controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over abuse of Naira, spraying of Naira notes, currency mutilation among others. According to reports, Idris okuneye was arrested at Pinnock Estate in Lagos State on Wednesday and has been detained at the Lagos Command of the EFCC. While confirming the development to newsmen in an interview today, the spokesperson for […]

todayApril 4, 2024 12

insert_link 2

Education

TINUBU SIGNS STUDENT LOAN BILL INTO LAW

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loans Act into law. The development follows individual reviews by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. President Tinubu stated  that the main aim of the new law was ensure that Nigerian children are not denied the right to education which he described as the tool to effectively fight poverty. He […]

todayApril 3, 2024 23 2

insert_link

News

KINGMAKERS BOYCOTT MEETING TO AFFIRM OLAKULEHIN AS NEW OLUBADAN

The process of nominating the new Olubadan was stalled on Tuesday, as eight kingmakers boycotted the meeting, convened by the Head of the Ibadan Traditional Council, Chief Rashidi Ladoja. The meeting was convened by Ladoja, who is also the Otun Olubadan, at the ancient Mapo Hall, to begin the process that will lead to the emergence of the next Olubadan. Only Chief Ladoja was there as a member of the Olubadan in Council, […]

todayMarch 27, 2024 25

insert_link

News

ZENITH BANK APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE CEO

Zenith Bank PLC has  announced the appointment of Dr Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1. This was disclosed in information sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by the bank’s Company Secretary, Mr Michael Otu. The company secretary ,said the appointment was subject to the approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He added that umeoji will take over from Dr Ebenezer […]

todayMarch 20, 2024 26

insert_link

News

ARMY ARRESTS 3 SUSPECTS OF DELTA KILLINGS

Following the statement made by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, that those responsible for the killing of the military personnel, would be brought to justice, three of the suspects who killed 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army, Otuama, Delta State, have been arrested. The suspects were reportedly  arrested in PortHarcourt and moved to Army headquarters, Asaba, where they are currently being held. It […]

todayMarch 20, 2024 18

insert_link

News

NCC RESTORES DISRUPTED INTERNET SERVICE

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the restoration of internet services that was earlier disrupted following undersea cable cuts along Cote d’Ivoire and senegal. In a statement, the Nigerian Communications Commission Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities. The NCC spokesperson said that Mobile Network Operators have assured the commission that data and voice services […]

todayMarch 19, 2024 21

insert_link

News

EDO ASSEMBLY DIRECTS CJ TO SET UP PANEL AGAINST DEPUTY GOVERNOR

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, RT Hon Blessing Agbebaku has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa to set up a seven-man panel to carry out thorough investigation over the allegations leveled against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The deputy governor is accused of misconduct and divulging government’s information to the public by the state assembly. The panel, when set up, is expected to […]

todayMarch 19, 2024 19

insert_link

News

SSANU,NASU BEGIN SEVEN-DAY WARNING STRIKE

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SANNU and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU have commenced seven-day warning strike today (Monday), March 18, 2024 over what they called "unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government." The National President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim  explained in an interview on Monday that  "all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, security, and students’ affairs […]

todayMarch 18, 2024 21

insert_link 3

Health

OYO BANS USE OF STYROFOAM

The Oyo State Government on Monday banned the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. Recalling that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, who made this announcement during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum, and the inauguration of the […]

todayMarch 11, 2024 27 3

Don't miss a beat
0%