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target=_blank>Yakubu: INEC Most Improved Public Service Institution
Chuks Okocha in Abuja Amidst perceived lack of independence, mainly by opposition parties, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, wednesday described the commission as the most improved public institution in Nigeria. Yakubu, at the 2019 post-election review session with the second batch of Electoral Officers (EOs) from 17 states,
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target=_blank>World Bank Earmarks $4bn for 36 States
To focus on health, poverty eradication, human capital devt Chuks Okocha in Abuja The World Bank has earmarked about $4 billion for poverty eradication, erosion control, human capital development and health-related issues in the 36 states of the federation. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, said this wednesday
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target=_blank>Court Adopts NBC, DAAR’s Terms of Settlement as Judgment
Alex Enumah in Abuja To Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Wednesday endorsed the terms of settlement adopted by DAAR Communications Plc and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in resolving the dispute following the suspension of the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower radio by the NBC. Justice
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target=_blank>Court Quashes Criminal Charge against Gbajabiamila
Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Othman Musa of an Abuja High Court yesterday quashed the criminal charge brought against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila by the African Peoples Party (APP) at the Grade 1 Area Court, Karishi, Abuja. In the matter of an application for judicial review for an order
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target=_blank>Herdsmen Attacks, Communal Clash Claim 12 Lives in Kogi, Taraba
Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja No fewer than 12 persons were killed by herdsmen in Kogi State and in the crisis between the Jukun and Tiv in Taraba State. Some suspected herdsmen allegedly invaded koton-karfi and Onzo communities in Kogi Local Government Council of Kogi State, killing seven persons. Five persons also were killed on Tuesday
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target=_blank>PDP Senate Caucus to Resist Move to Replace Principal Officer
Senate committed to healthy financial institutions, says Lawan Deji Elumoye in Abuja The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate has vowed to resist moves by the party leadership to replace one of the principal minority officers elected about a fortnight ago. This is just as the Senate leadership Wednesday expressed its commitment
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target=_blank>Gunmen Kidnap Passengers on Akure-Ado Ekiti Road
James Sowole in Akure Barely a week after the Nigerian Army launched drone to tackle kidnapping in Ondo and Ekiti States, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers last Tuesday evening reportedly abducted a driver of a commercial vehicle and some passengers onboard on Akure/Ikere-Ado Ekiti road, Ondo State. A source in the area said the commercial
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target=_blank>JAMB Releases 3,736 Withheld Results after Physical Verification
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of 3736 candidates after the board had invited them to come for physical verification and prove that they were not involved in malpractices. The affected candidates were last Monday asked to go to the JAMB offices in Abuja, Delta,
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target=_blank>Danjuma Purchases London’s Iconic Hotel for N1bn
James Emejo with agency report A former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), has acquired the Kings Arms Hotel, London for N1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The hotel is a 300-year-old inn next to London’s Hampton Court Palace, once the home of Henry VIII. The facility is expected to open soon after
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Insurgency: Troops Eliminate Three Terrorists, Recover Five Gun Trucks
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Troops of the Nigerian Army Wednesday killed three insurgents and recovered five anti-aircraft guns and gun trucks during a fierce encounter in Mafa Local Government Area in Borno State. The army, had in the last one week, recovered a large cache of assorted arms and ammunition and rescued 100 women and […]
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