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Kwara Governor, Emir, Others To Grace Qur’anic Competition Final In Ilorin
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari top the list of dignitaries expected to grace the grand finale of the Qur’anic recitation competition coming up in Ilorin, the state capital on Saturday. The grand finale of the annual Qur’anic competition will hold at the Ilorin
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6 parties vie for 21 chairmanship seats in Adamawa LG Poll
The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), has said that only six political parties have fielded candidates for 21 chairmanship positions in Dec. 7 Local Government poll in the state. ADSIEC Information Officer, Mr Innocent Daniel, made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Yola. Daniel said the other parties only fielded candidates for
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Femi Kuti, 2baba, other celebrities congratulate Burna Boy over Grammy nod
Nigerian celebrities have continued to congratulate musician Damini Ogulu aka `Burna Boy’ over his Grammy nomination. The Grammy is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognise achievements in the music industry globally. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Burna Boy’s nomination announcement on Wednesday evening sent the internet into frenzy. The Afro-fusion
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Femi Kuti, 2baba, other celebrities congratulate Burna Boy over Grammy nod
Nigerian celebrities have continued to congratulate musician Damini Ogulu aka `Burna Boy’ over his Grammy nomination. The Grammy is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognise achievements in the music industry globally. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Burna Boy’s nomination announcement on Wednesday evening sent the internet into frenzy. The Afro-fusion
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WHO slams ‘poor’ health monitoring of European prisoners
Far too little is known about the health of the six million people, who are incarcerated in Europe every year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report on Thursday. The WHO Office for Europe urged countries to view prison time as an opportunity to fight various diseases on Thursday as it presented its
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Buhari explains delays in legislature autonomy
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja explained the delays in the autonomy of state legislatures, blaming it on constitutional constraint. This is even as the speakers of the 36 state Houses of Assembly have called on him to issue an executive order on the implementation of full autonomy for state legislatures
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Bayelsa Governor-elect Lyon, Deputy presented with Certificate of Return
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Hon. David Lyon, has been presented with his Certificate of Return as the winner of the November 16 governorship election. Lyon, who was accompanied to the Prof Mahmood Yakubi Media Centre, INEC Bayelsa State, by a crowd of supporters, vowed to honour his mandate by developing the
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Court dismisses community suit challenging Ekiti govt’s relocation of LG HQ
Kehinde Adewole, Ado Ekiti A state High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has dismissed a suit by the people of Iye Ekiti to stop the relocation of Ilejemeje Local Council Headquarters from the community to Eda Oniyo by the state government. The community has however responded to the dismissal by vowing to go to the
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Bauchi Govt. enrolls 100 orphans into technical college
The Bauchi State Orphan and Vulnerable Children Agency (BASOVCA), says it has enrolled 100 Vulnerable and Orphan Children (OVC) in technical college for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Chairperson of the agency, Mrs Hassana Arkila, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Bauchi. She said that
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Man docked over alleged theft of laptops valued at N4.12m
Romanus Okoye Okarie Ajirioghene, 51, yesterday appeared before Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of laptops valued at N4.12 million. The defendant who is unemployed resides at Ikotun, Lagos and is being tried for conspiracy, burglary and stealing. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Felicia Okwori, told the court that the offences were committed on June 22
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Family drags uncle’s corpse to insurance company to prove he’s dead
This South African man is definitely not resting in peace. Outraged family members say they were forced to drag in the corpse of their uncle, Sifiso Justice Mhlongo, after an insurance company demanded proof he was dead. The grieving family members filmed the ghastly scene, and the footage has gone viral, reports the New York
Report: US considers pulling up to 4,000 troops from S’Korea
The United States is considering a significant cut to its troop numbers in South Korea if Seoul does not contribute more to the cost of the deployment, South Korean newspaper ‘Chosun Ilbo’ reported on Thursday. The US broke off talks on defence costs with South Korea this week after demanding Seoul raise its annual contribution
Trump impeachment: Ukraine officials knew about hold on aid earlier than reported
A senior U.S. Department of Defense official testified on Wednesday that Ukrainian officials knew President Donald Trump’s administration was withholding military assistance in July, undercutting a key Republican defense of the president’s actions in the impeachment inquiry. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Laura Cooper testified at a hearing in the impeachment inquiry into Trump that
Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at White House
President Donald Trump hosted a previously undisclosed dinner with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook board member Peter Thiel at the White House in October, the company told NBC News on Wednesday. The meeting took place during Zuckerberg’s most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra. Zuckerberg also
Reps: ICPC misled Buhari on N1trn constituency projects
Senators to President: Ask ministers what happened to money Lawmakers: Poor releases liable for abandoned projects Gbajabiamila: Anti-graft agencies must do diligent probe The House of Representatives has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of providing misleading statistics, upon which President Muhammadu Buhari relied on to say about
FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N702.058bn as October revenue
The three tiers of government – federal, states and 774 local government councils – yesterday shared N702.058 billion as October revenue from the federation account. The amount was confirmed last night by the Accountant General of Federation, Mallam Idris Ahmed who presided over Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) that held in Abuja. The N702.058 billion
FEC approves N200bn UK loan for industrialisation
The Federal Government is set to receive a fresh loan of N500 million (about N200 billion) from the London Branch of the Credit Suisse AG. A syndicate of international lenders will serve as collateral. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday approved the issuance of a Sovereign Guarantee for the
13,423 Nigerian students paid $514m to U.S. in 2018
NYSC: 16,580 foreign graduates refused to defend certificates At least 13,423 Nigerians currently studying in the United States (U.S.) contributed $514 million to the U.S. economy in 2018, according to official data. The data is contained in the 2019 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released by the Institute of International Education (IIE)
FG pays marketers N400bn for fuel subsidy
The Federal Government has paid about N400 billion subsidy debts to major fuel marketers just as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) spending on subsidy to import Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, hits N1.06 billion in one day. Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Clement Isong, who announced the
FG moves to quash P&ID liability contract
The Federal Government, yesterday, said it has begun enhanced strategies geared towards setting aside the entire P&ID liability and possible nullification of the contract. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) stated this while giving an update on the pending issue. Malami’s position was contained in a statement issued
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