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Taraba budgets to spend N215 in 2020
Silvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Taraba State government is to spend over N100billion on works, health, education, provision of portable water and other critical sectors of the economy in a bid to achieved accelerated and holistic development in the state. The commissioner, state Ministry of Budget and Planning, Mr Solomon Elisha disclosed this at a press
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2 female suicide bombers kill 2, injure 5 in Borno
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Two female bombers have detonated explosives in a crowded area in Maiduguri, killing no fewer than two persons. Five others were also injured. The two bombers were targeting a populated area of Muna Galti on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Thursday night but hurriedly detonated the explosives after sighting some security operatives.
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Germany sends China thousands of protective suits ahead of evacuation
A German Air Force aeroplane, on Friday, set to bring back German citizens from Hubei. It will also deliver aid for authorities battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese province, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. Maas added that the aid include: 10,000 protective suits. The Luftwaffe aircraft was expected to bring more than
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Ortom asks Benue warring communities to cease action
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has called on perpetrators of the communal crisis in Tyo-Mu community of Makurdi Local Government Area to cease hostilities and give peace a chance. The governor, in a statement signed his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) and made available to our correspondent described the crisis as unacceptable especially
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IPPIS: ASUU UAM threatens No-pay-no-work action
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) chapter, has resolved to down tools should the Federal Government fail to pay it’s members their monthly entitlements on account of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU UAM Chairman, Dr. Ameh Ejembi, disclosed this to newsmen shortly
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Anambra NSCDC arrests man for allegedly operating illegal JAMB centre
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State command, has arrested one Ezennia Onyeka for allegedly operating illegal Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration centre in Nnewi. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr David Bille, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on
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Suspension: AMAC Chairman calls for calm, patience
Mr Abdullahi Candido, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has urged residents of the council to be calm and patient following the purported news of his suspension. Candido, who said this while briefing newsmen, noted that the decision taken by members of the legislative arm ‘remained a figment of their imagination’. He noted that due
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Kwara police launch manhunt for ATM thieves
The Kwara Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspected thieves said to be behind acts of vandalism on Automated Teller Machines (ATM) in Ilorin. The Police Public Relation Officer(PPRO) in the command, Dsp Ajayi Okasanmi, made this known in a statement in Ilorin on Friday. The statement quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Kayode
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35 million Nigerians face starvation – Mafindi
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Mr. Buba Mafindi, the chairman of the Taraba state Planning Commission has disclosed that over 35million Nigerians are facing imminent starvation due to insecurity and desertification. Mafindi disclosed this in Jalingo at the opening of a one-day Child Friendly Community Initiative meeting of critical stakeholders in the state organized by the United
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PDP pledges to defend Nigeria democracy, institutions
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured Nigerians that it would continue to protect and defend democracy and its institutions. The party gave the assurance in a communiqué issued after its 87th National Executive Council (NEC) on Friday in Abuja. Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, in a communiqué said that the party rejected
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Okada, Keke riders storm Alausa to protest LASG ban
Operators of motorbike and tricycle taxis in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, are protesting against a state ban coming into effect on Saturday. The Lagos state government said the ban was needed because of deaths and disorderliness caused by motorbike taxis, locally referred to as “okadas”, and motorised tricycle taxis, known as “keke napeps”. The ban on the city’s most common forms of transport will be enforced on all major highways and bridges. Lagos State Commissioner of Information Gbenga Omotoso had on Tuesday said they motorbikes will not be allowed…
Kobe Bryant: NBA to honour basketball great in All-Star Game
The NBA will honour Kobe Bryant in next month’s All-Star Game in Chicago.Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.The NBA has announced a new format for the game that will “increase the level of competition, provide additional excitement and make the outcome of every quarter count for charity”.A new fourth-quarter format will honour LA Lakers great and five-time NBA champion Bryant, reports the BBC.The new format*Both teams – captained by LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo – will play for Chicago-based community organisations.*They…
China oil imports from top supplier S’Arabia rise 47% in 2019
China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia rose nearly 47% in 2019, with December shipments from the kingdom flat to a year earlier, customs data showed on Friday.The big annual boost in Saudi shipments followed a new marketing strategy by state-run Aramco, which signed at least two new supply pacts with private refiners in China that came into the market from late 2018. Previously, Saudi Aramco had only dealt with China’s state refiners in long-term contracts.Shipments to China in 2019 from the world’s top oil exporter totaled a…
*-is-only-for-married-heterosexuals/ Church of England apologises for saying s** is only for married heterosexuals
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised for a Church of England statement that said only married heterosexual couples should have s**.Justin Welby and John Sentamu have said they and the church “acknowledge” last week’s statement “jeopardised trust” – adding that they are “very sorry and recognise the division and hurt this caused”.Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, added: “At our meeting of the College of Bishops of the Church of England this week we continued our commitment to the Living in Love and…
USA Gymnastics offers $215m to athletes abused by ex-doctor
USA Gymnastics has announced a plan to pay a $215m (£164m) settlement to the group of athletes abused by former national team doctor Larry Nassar.Nassar was sentenced to up to 300 years in jail in 2018 after more than 265 women accused him of sexual abuse.Later in the year, USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in order to be able to resolve claims made by athletes, reports the BBC.Athletes have now been asked to vote on whether to accept the settlement or pursue their own lawsuits.If they accept the settlement, the insurers for Twistars, a…
World Athletics set to rule on running shoe range
World Athletics is set to tighten regulations regarding high-tech running shoes.The governing body’s council has been considering the recommendations of a group of experts, with an announcement expected on Friday.Amid fears of the threat of a potential legal challenge, the review panel has chosen not to impose a blanket ban on Nike’s controversial Vaporfly range, BBC Sport understands.But some modified versions could be barred from elite competition under new temporary rules designed to bring athletes greater clarity before the Olympics begin in Tokyo in July.Those rules will restrict the thickness…
Report: 5 killed, many injured as suicide bombers hit Maiduguri
Reports filtering in to New Telegraph are indicating that at least five people have been killed and a number of others injured in Borno State following an attack by two suicide bombers on a crowded area at Muna Galti, on the outskirts of the state capital, Maiduguri.An eyewitness said: “The explosions emanated from two suicide bombers who detonated their explosives at Muna Galti area. Five persons died from the explosion, and a number of persons injured are unknown.”An earlier explosion at Muna garage area of the metropolis had caused panic…
$1.1bn Malabu scam: Court admits Adoke to N50m bail
…issues warrant of arrest on Etete, two others An Abuja High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, yesterday, admitted to bail a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN, in the sum of N50 million with one surety in like sum. The trial judge, Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, also admitted Adoke’s co-defendants, Aliyu Abubakar and Rasky Gbinigie, to bail pending the determination of corruption allegations against them. While it gave the 2nd defendant, Abubakar bail in the sum of N50 million, it granted the 3rd…
Gov appoints 40 SAs, 100 SSAs
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the appointment of 40 Special Advisers (SAs) and 100 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs). The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Babale Yauri, made the disclosure at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi yesterday. “After the maiden meeting of the state executive council held at the council chambers today, all the executive council members have resolved to work together to support Bagudu in achieving the desired result for the development of the state,” he said. Yauri said that Bagudu has also assigned portfolios…
IGR: 36 states, FCT rake in N986.29bn in 9 months
Lagos tops with N297.09bn The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, raked in a total of N986.29 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January and September 2019, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. Although some states recorded decline in revenue within the period, the total figure represented 16.8 per cent growth in IGR compared with N844.34 billion recorded in the same period of 2018. According to the nine-month IGR figures released by the NBS, the revenue was generated from…
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