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Plane crashes into house in Kazakhstan, kills 14
At least 14 people died on Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said. The Bek Air plane “fell off the radar” minutes after it took off from Almaty airport at 7.05 am (01:05 GMT) on its way to the capital, Nur-Sultan,
IPPIS: Why varsity lecturers were paid December salaries
Ifeanyi Onuba and Olaleye Aluko All university lecturers were paid their December salaries because the Federal Government had not completed the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System in the institutions, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. A top government official, who confided in The PUNCH, said the idea behind the IPPIS was to ensure a centralised
Scores feared trapped as plaza collapses in Anambra
A’Ibom demolishes villagers’ houses on Christmas Day Tony Okafor and Patrick Odey Scores of traders were feared trapped on Thursday as a three-storey plaza collapsed at the Ochanja Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the plaza was among the buildings affected by a tanker fire in October that claimed several lives and
DSS officer kills man while firing at runaway Christmas cow
Tony Okafor, Awka An operative of the Department of State Services has reportedly killed one Onyeocha Umuokwu, in Alor Community, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Christmas Day. The officer, it was gathered, allegedly fired a cow that was running away from a VIP’s house, but missed
Customs comb Lagos-Abeokuta road, hunt for smuggled rice
Samuel Awoyinfa Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service have laid siege to the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway and other locations in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State in search of smuggled rice, frozen poultry and other contraband brought into the country through Idiroko land border. In less than one month, the agency said it had
Water ministry can’t account for N344m expenditure – Report
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Eight payment vouchers raised by the Ministry of Water Resources during the 2017 financial year totalling N343.95m were not presented for audit. The revelation is contained in the audit report of the ministry which was prepared by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation. The audit report was personally signed by
TSA: Senate halts move to break SystemSpecs monopoly
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions may have dropped the idea of breaking the monopoly of SystemSpecs Limited, which manages the Treasury Single Account of the Federal Government. The Senate panel had in November commenced a probe of the firm with a view to ensuring the involvement of
APC govs felicitate Ganduje at 70
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja The Progressive Governors Forum has felicitated Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, on his 70th birthday. The forum, comprised of All Progressives Congress governors, acknowledged and commended his leadership, vision and commitment to a united prosperous Nigeria. In a statement by the chairman of the forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, the
Christmas tragedy: Ogun man beats wife to death
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta A 37-year-old man, Mutiu Sonola, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for beating his 34-year-old wife, Zainab, to death on Christmas Day. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested on the same day
We released Sowore, Dasuki out of mercy, obedience to court order – FG
…Why El-Zakzaky was not released – AGF Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Friday that the release of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, from detention by the Federal Government was based on compassionate grounds. He
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