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NSCDC arrests 2 over alleged vandalism of telecom mast in Bayelsa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bayelsa Command said that two people were arrested during attempted vandalism of a telecommunications facility in Yenagoa during the yuletide. Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, Bayelsa Commandant of the NSCDC made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yenagoa. The commandant said
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Go, Kogi HOS go, Labour tells Ogunmola for allegedly refusing to retire
Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja The organised labour in Kogi State has expressed surprise that the state Head of Service (HoS) Mrs Deborah Ogunmola who was due for retirement two years ago has refused to leave office. Labour wants her to go home and rest Labour said Inspite of spending the mandatory 35 years in service which
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Police promise to rescue 2 abducted women in Bwari
The police in Abuja, on Friday gave assurance that they would rescue two women abducted on Tokolo village road, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Biodun Makanjuola, the Divisional Police Office in charge of Bwari Police Division, gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) He confirmed
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BOOK REVIEW: A journey of self-discovery: Bursting Our Bubbles
James Oyewale Civilization. Modernisation. Technology. The tripodal words have raised the bar of living by humans, bringing wider exposure, connectivity and comfort to mankind. The world indeed has become a global village. But again, with the rise in standard of living comes other negativities hitherto unknown to man. These include problems of individualism, leading to
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NCRIB names Ooni of Ife Ambassador of Insurance Brokers
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has named the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, as Ambassador of Insurance Brokers in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by NCRIB, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. NCRIB said that its President, Dr Bola Onigbogi made the
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Buhari congratulates King Princewill at 90
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prof. Theophilus Princewill, Natural Ruler of Kalabari Kingdom, Rivers State, on the occasion of his 90th birthday on Jan. 4, 2020. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari said in a
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Ibrahimovic says he’s been receiving more offers now than 10 years ago
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is more in demand at the age of 38 than he was 10 years ago and is adapting his game as he gets older. The Swedish forward said this as he was officially presented by AC Milan on Friday. Ibrahimovic has rejoined the club he left seven years ago for a
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Man, 23, appears in court for alleged assault, attempted rape
A 23-year-old man, Bashir Aminu, on Friday, appeared in a Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano for alleged assault and attempt to rape a 15-year-old girl. The defendant, who claimed to be a businessman, and a resident of Tudun Rubudi village, Kano, is facing trial on a three-count charge of criminal force, assault and attempt
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Poultry farmers seek incentives from LASG
Poultry farmers on Friday urged the Lagos State Government to provide agriculture incentives to boost produce and create more employment. The poultry farmers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that provision of birds, lands, pens and agriculture feeds would expand the business, increase produce and generate revenue. Mrs Eniola Hassan, a poultry
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Australian ecologist estimates 480m animals perished in fires
Four hundred and eighty million animals could have died in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) since the bushfires started in September, according to one ecologist’s estimate. The “figure is based on a 2007 report for the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) on the impacts of land clearing on Australian wildlife” in
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US kills top Iranian general in Iraq
*Democratic presidential hopefuls condemn Trump’s action General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq. The Pentagon confirmed he was killed “at the direction of the president”. Gen Soleimani was being driven by car at Baghdad airport, alongside local Iran-backed militias, when he was hit by a US air strike, reports the BBC. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “severe revenge awaits the criminals” behind the attack. He also announced three days of mourning. Gen Soleimani was…
Liverpool win to go year unbeaten in EPL
Unbeaten Premier League leaders Liverpool made it a full year without losing in the top flight as Sheffield United were brushed aside at Anfield. A slice of good fortune enabled the Reds to take an early lead – George Baldock’s slip allowing Andy Robertson to set up Mohamed Salah for a simple close-range finish in just the fourth minute. But there was nothing fortuitous about their win, which Sadio Mane sealed, finishing at the second attempt after being played in by Salah, reports the BBC. It maintains the Reds’ 13-point…
A thought for widows, patients, students
UCHENNA INYA After many years of poverty which almost marred his future, a Medical Doctor, Gideon Ossi, has offered scholarships to 36 students studying at various higher institutions across the country and empowered thousands of people in Ebonyi state, UCHENNA INYA reports O ssi, a medical doctor and native of Ishiagu in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state saw poverty and lived with it. He is the only child of his aged mother and lost his father at early stage of his life. This apparently affected…
26,039 babies born on New Year’s Day in Nigeria – UNICEF
T he United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 26,039 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day. UNICEF’s Nigeria Representative, Mr. Peter Hawkins, said on Wednesday in a statement Nigerian babies would account for almost seven per cent of the estimated 392,078 babies to be born on New Year’s Day globally. Hawkins said that this figure is the third highest number of babies in the world, after India with 67,385; and China, 46,299. “The beginning of a new…
Abolishing the fraudulent billing system
F or decades, Nigerians have been under a heavy yoke brought upon them by the inefficiency and epileptic power supply to homes, offices, schools, markets and manufacturing concerns. The defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and its successor company, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), were notorious for their poor service delivery. Their trademark was power outage and estimated billings due to the absence of a proper metering system. Like a typical monopoly, NEPA operated with so much arrogance and disdain towards its customers. Its…
Anxiety in Kaduna over attack on Abuja-bound train
Baba Negedu KADUNA A rmed men yesterday reportedly attacked an Abuja-bound train from Kaduna close to Rijana station about 70 kilometres to Abuja. It was learnt that the incident took place at a village not too far from Kateri. The incident generated tension among residents who have gone to see the train as the alternative to the volatile Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. Travellers on the train told our correspondent that they heard a loud bang immediately followed by a crack on the windows of the train.…
Top investment priorities in agriculture
Taiwo Hassan The current year provides ample opportunity for investors to stake their resources in agriculture following Federal Government’s deep interest in food security and produce export, Taiwo Hassan reports I ndeed, it has been a new dawn in the country’s agriculture sector since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power in 2015. The intention of the government in this regard is to rescue the economy from continued dependence on oil as a major driver of the economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings. …
Fulani herders sue Oyo, Assembly over Anti-Grazing Law
Sola Adeyemo Ibadan F ulani herders in Oyo State under the aegis of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria have filed a suit against the government of Engr. Seyi Makinde and the State House of Assembly over anti-grazing law recently passed, describing it as a gross violation of their fundamental rights. Joined as co-defendant in the suit filed on their behalf by Professor Yusuf Dankofa, was the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, who all believed that the law which had…
Police rescue six teenage girls from kidnappers
P olice have rescued six kidnapped teenage girls in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isah, said in a statement yesterday that the victims were kidnapped while working on a farm at Mata-Mulki village of Batsari Local Government Area. Isah said that the police received a distress call about 12.30p.m. that unrepentant bandits armed with AK47 rifles kidnapped some girls working on a farm at Mata-Mulki village. The PPRO, according to…
Waterways: Prepare for war, Lagos CP warns pirates, kidnappers
Taiwo Jimoh R esidents of Ilashe, Ibeshe, Irede, Irewe/Osolu, Igboologun and Takwa Bay in Oriade Local Council Development Area, Amuwo Odufin, Lagos State, may soon be able to sleep with their two eyes closed. Policemen deployed to the newly constructed Area Command Headquarters have vowed to fight crime on the waterways in the area. The communities were hitherto known for notorious crimes such as oil bunkering, kidnapping and smuggling. But the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said his men were poised to combat…
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