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Police arrest 2 suspected armed bandits in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Police Command has apprehended two suspected armed bandits with illegal cache of live ammunition in on their way from Benue to Nassarawa state where they reside. Daily Sun gathered that the suspects were arrested by men of Operation Zenda in a commercial vehicle during a stop and search operation at
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Smiles as Benue Reps member donates N10million to constituent
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi About 700 widows, orphans and the less privileged on Monday benefited from the N10 million donated by the member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency at the National Assembly, Dr Francis Ottah Agbo. At the event which took place at LGEA Primary School Okpoga, the lawmaker said the gesture was in fulfillment of his
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Fulani herdsman who raped Ebonyi woman to death says ‘I only did one round’
Chijioke Agwu, Abakliki Laulo Isa, the 20-year-old Fulani herdsman who reportedly raped a 54-year-old woman to death at Ugwulangwu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has confessed to the crime. Isa, who spoke to reporters in Abakaliki on Tuesday, while being paraded by the police, said he only had one round of s**
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‘Let’s build a strong and united nation’: Archbishop Martins admonishes Nigeria
Cosmas Omegoh, Lagos The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Dr Alfred Adewale Martins has urged all Nigerians to join hands together to build a strong, united, peaceful, progressive nation in the year 2020. He said the need to forge a more peaceful and united country in the New Year has become much more desirable
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Extend border closure to 5 years, farmer urges FG
A member of the Lagos State Chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria told the Federal Government on Tuesday to extend the closure of land borders to a minimum of five years. Mr Ashiru Shittu, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said that Nigerian farmers
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Take advantage of media workshops, Expert urges Theatre Art undergraduates
A Media Practitioner, Mrs Adesuwa Onyenokwe, on Tuesday, urged Nigerian Theatre Arts undergraduates to always avail themselves of career development opportunities in media workshops around them. Onyenokwe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that such workshops would expose the students to the practical aspects of their courses, adding that it would also enable
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2020 guber poll: PDP senator predicts defeat of APC in Ondo State
Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would defeat the current All Progressives Congress (APC) admistration in the state 2020 gubernatorial election. Sen. Tofowomo in a statement by his media aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola on Tuesday in Okitipupa, urged the People’s Democratic
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England cricket board backs plans for 4-day tests – report
The England and Wales Cricket Board are “cautiously” backing a proposal that would mandate four-day World Test Championship matches from 2023. The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is set to discuss the issue next year as the global governing body and member boards look for ways of freeing up a crowded international calendar and
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Obi advises Nigerians to use 2020 as spring board to refocus Nigeria
Former Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra has urged Nigerians to use year 2020 as a spring board to work towards recovering and refocusing the country to find its bearing in the comity of nations. Obi, who was Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February general election, made the call in a
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Tambuwal reinvigorates state judicial, law reform commissions
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said his administration is set to resuscitate the operations of the state Judicial Service Commission and the Law Reform Commission. In a statement issued by Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity to the Governor, Tambuwal stated this while swearing-in the acting Grand Khadi of the state
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ISWAP attacks Nigeria 27 times in two weeks – FG
Anule Emmanuel and Wale Elegbede T he Federal Government has confirmed that members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an affiliate of Boko Haram, in the last two weeks, attacked Nigerian communities 27 times. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas, yesterday, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting between Service Chiefs and President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice Admiral Ekwe-Ibas said that President Buhari has already directed the Security Chiefs to withdraw military personnel on…
No cause for alarm on Nigeria’s $83bn debt – Minister
Wale Elegbede T he Federal Government has declared that there is no cause for alarm over Nigeria’s total public debt stock, which has risen to $83 billion. Briefing newsmen in Lagos yesterday, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who reeled out the major achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the outgoing year, said the effect of the border drill has been phenomenal and positive. Speaking on the country’s debt burden, Mohammed said the public debt stock is a cumulative figure of borrowings by…
MTN faces terrorism charge in U.S.
We’re reviewing allegation, says firm S outh African telecom Group, MTN, has been fingered in a United States complaint which accuses several firms of paying protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia on Friday. It alleged the firms violated the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act by paying protection money to al Qaeda and the Taliban, thereby providing material support to known terrorist organisations. It sought damages on behalf of U.S. military members and…
Firm’s trucks damaging roads in Lagos – Assembly
By Wale Elegbede T he Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, during plenary, accused Dangote Group of Companies of continuous damage of roads in the state with its trucks. In the House of Assembly Motion Number 10 moved by Hon. Abiodun Tobun, the House resolved to call on Dangote Group of Companies to perform its social responsibility role by supporting the state government in the construction and repairing of roads in the state. The lawmakers observed that most of the roads in the state were…
LCCI to FG: Grow GDP by 5% in 2020
…address rising incidence of unemployment, poverty F or the economy to attain some level of stability next year, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised the Federal Government to grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by at least by five per cent in 2020. According to the Chamber, this will also address rising unemployment, poverty and promote stability in all spheres of the economy. This advice is coming on the heels of both the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) predictions that…
Murder: Be cautious, LASU warns students
?We’ve arrested victim’s boyfriend, mother, pastor –Police Management of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has called for caution from its students following the alleged murder of a final year female student of the institution. It also urged them to remain calm to allow the law enforcement agents conclude their investigation into the murder of the 22-year-old student, Miss Favour Dailey-Oladele. This came as the police in Ogun State said they had arrested a 23-year-old man, Adeeko Owolabi, and his 42-year-old accomplice, Segun Philip, over the murder of Favour….
Fire destroys N80m goods at Delta timber market
Fire has gutted the popular timber market at Chiedu Okoh Plaza, on Onitsha-Asaba Expressway, Asaba, Delta State and destroyed goods believed to worth N80 million. The incident sent panic across the metropolis as the fire, which allegedly started from a cold-room behind the timber market, razed all the adjoining shops from 8p.m. on Saturday till dawn yesterday. The fire spread to the planks that were already piled up for sale which debarred men of the Delta State Fire Service that were on ground from achieving much as the fire, aided…
Task force demolishes 2,500 shanties in Lagos
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Unit have demolished about 2,500 illegal structures, shanties, kiosks and containerised shops at ‘Marwa Waterside’ area of Lekki, Lagos. It was learnt that the demolition of the structures were carried out to enable the government commence construction of coastal roads to serve as alternative to the Lekki-Epe Expressway. Speaking on the demolition, the task force Chairman, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said that agency embarked on the enforcement exercise following the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum. According to him, the…
Owoeye: Telecoms VAS operators need urgent intervention
Mr.Wale Owoeye is the Managing Director of Cedarview Communications Limited and Value Added Services (VAS) coordinator for the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). In this interview with SAMSON AKINTARO, he speaks on the challenges confronting VAS business and general telecoms players in the country. As a player in the Value Added Service (VAS) market of the telecoms sector, what is the current position of the segment in Nigerian telecoms market? Well, I must say this is a very good question because I also double as the…
Ibom Air to Commence International Flight Soon
Sequel to the high demands by Cameroonians to fly directly into Nigeria, plans are underway for IbomAir to begin scheduled flights on Cameroon-Nigeria route. Briefing newsmen shortly after the last State Executive Council meeting for 2019, the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, maintained that “there’s a demand from our neighbouring country, Cameroon, for Cameroonians to be connected directly to Lagos or Abuja instead of flying to Lome(Togo) before connecting a flight to Abuja or Lagos.” He revealed that Cameroon to Uyo, Abuja…
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