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North launches own security outfit ‘Shege-Ka-Fasa’
Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday unveiled northern Nigeria security outfit code-named ‘Operation Shege-Ka-Fasa’ which literally means “I dare you to attack or surrender” in Hausa. It is believed to be a Northern version of the South-West regional security initiative ‘Operation Amotekun’ (Leopard). Addressing the press, the spokesman for the
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Industrial Park: Delta approves N800m compensation for indigenes
Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Delta State government has approved over N800 million for compensation to owners of the land where the proposed Kwale Industrial Park will be located in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this in Asaba at the end
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IPOB dares army, says Kanu’s parents’ burial unstoppable
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Igbo separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has boasted that the Nigeria Army cannot be a hindrance to the burial ceremony of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, already slated for February, 14. According to a press release issued by the publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, and made
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Former OGHA Majority Leader Mafe slumps, dies
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Former Majority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly Yinka Mafe is reported to have slumped and died on Tuesday night. Mafe, who was the House of Representatives candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) for Remo Federal Constituency in the 2019 general elections, reportedly celebrated his 46th birthday on Tuesday.
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Kebbi appoints 14 profs, 7 senior lecturers as chairmen LG education authorities
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State government has appointed fourteen professors and senior lecturers from various universities across Nigeria as chairmen of the 21 Local Government Education Authority (LGEAs) in the state. The university dons, Daily Sun gathers, are expected to support the implementation of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme designed
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Police in Lagos clash with Okada riders at Iyana Ipaja
Christopher Oji, Lagos There is total lockdown at the Iyana Ipaja area of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway with commercial tricycle (‘Keke’) and motorcycle (‘Okada’) operators barricading the road and destroying commercial buses. The Okada and Keke operators, armed with guns, machetes, daggers and broken bottles, disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movements on the road. They were
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Insurgency: NAF launches operations rattlesnake 3 to wipe out terrorists
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force(NAF) said it has launched Operation Rattle Snake 3 to wipe out remnants of terrorists operating in the North-East. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made this known on Wednesday, said the operation is specifically targeted at selected locations within the North-East to
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Dominic Uzu: We have lost maternal health champion – HAMI
Sola Ojo, Kaduna The Health4All Media Initiative (HAMI) on Wednesday described the death of one of its members, Dominic Eze Uzu, 60, as “shocking” and “saddened”! His death, according to a statement by the Secretary of the group, Sola Ojo, came at a time the HAMI was trying to intensify maternal and newborn reportage in
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NLC, TUC laud Okowa for approving harmonised rights of pensioners
Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Delta State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday thanked the state government for approving the harmonised rights of pensioners in the state. Over the years retirees in the state have been agitating for the harmonisation of their pensions to reflect the N18,000 minimum
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Minimum Wage: Ogun to pay over N30,500
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Organised Labour and the Ogun State Government have agreed on the payment of N30,500 minimum wage for workers in the state with effect from the 1st of January. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the agreement reached and signed on Tuesday night by the representatives of Organised Labour comprising Joint Negotiating
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Ighalo: I took pay cut to make United deal happen
Odion Ighalo says he was so desperate to join Manchester United he took a pay cut to make the deal happen and did not sleep the night it was agreed.The 30-year-old Nigeria forward has joined United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season.The ex-Watford player says his mum cried at the news and there were parties on the street where he grew up, reports the BBC.“A few other clubs had shown interest, I said: ‘Please, just pick United, if it’s going to be possible,’” he said.Speaking to…
Kwara screens 3,000 for cancer
Kwara State Government has flagged off a statewide free screening exercise for cervical and breast cancer as part of the activities to commemorate the World Cancer Day and strengthen public awareness on the deadly disease. Commissioner for Health Dr Raji Razaq said the ministry has engaged experts to screen at least 3,000 Kwara residents for the disease, as approved by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The commissioner said officials have been despatched to specific centres in the local governments to conduct the screening as well as educate citizens on the various causes…
PAP undergraduates protest non payment of 23 months stipends
Hundreds of undergraduates from 10 different universities under the Presidential Amnesty Programme on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest blocking the East West Road for more than three hours demanding for their stipends from the Amnesty Office which they said has now ran into 23 months. The students, who all wore black holding papers with inscriptions like: “Dokubo allow God to use you” and “Charles we rejoiced over you, why are you now making us cry?” and other inscriptions, said that they were dying of hunger in their different universities and…
Mayhem at Iyana-Ipaja over Okada ban
Muritala Ayinla There was bedlam at the Iyana-Ipaja area of Alimosho Local Government, Lagos following a clash between police and angry Okada riders over the ongoing enforcement of restrictions on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state. Although the exact cause of the mayhem could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, it was learnt that motorcycle operators, popularly called Okada riders, clashed with officers of Nigeria Police attached to the Lagos Taskforce on enforcement.It was also learnt that chaos started as a protest over which area…
Ronaldo, Neymar, Tevez & Hagi: Why February 5 is a birthday jackpot
If you were born on February 5 and you’re not a professional footballer, you could be in the wrong job.It just so happens this particular day is a birthday jackpot in the world of football.There are not just a couple of big football names who share this birthday, there are actually quite a few, reports the BBC.We’ll start with easily one of the best in the business, ever…Cristiano Ronaldo, 35Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is celebrating his 35th birthday on Wednesday… just days after scoring his 50th goal in…
Woman tells court: ‘I don’t love my husband of 13 years anymore, I want a divorce’
A housewife, Risikat Ajape, on Wednesday asked an Area Court in Ilorin to dissolve her 13-year-old marriage to husband, Ambali on grounds that she no longer loves him. “My lord, I want an end to this marriage because I no longer love Ambali. I cannot continue to make myself unhappy. “He is an irresponsible man. He does not care for our three children anymore,” she alleged. She prayed the court to grant her custody of the children and order Ambali to pay N15,000 as children’s school fees and feeding allowance…
Buhari appoints Prof. Saad Ahmed as CMD FMC Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Saad Ahmed as the new Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja. According to a statement released on Wednesday by Eunice Akro, Assistant Director, Press and Publicity in the Ministry of Health, (FMOH), in Abuja, the appointment of Ahmed takes effect on February 16, 2020. Congratulating the medical director on his appointment, the Minister, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, asked Ahmed to do his best at improving on the achievements already attained at the hospital. Mamora advised him to focus more…
ICPC confirms PEF GM’s arrest
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has detained Mr Goddy Nnadi, the General Manager (Corporate Services), Petroleum Equalisation Fund. The spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, that Nnadi was arrested on Monday and detained by the ICPC. She said the arrest followed Nnadi’s refusal to honour the several invitations sent to him by the ICPC over allegations of running private business against the civil service rules and regulations. The commission was said to be investigating…
Ogun to pay N30,500 as minimum wage
Kunle Olayeni, Abeokuta Ogun State government has reached an agreement with the organised labour to pay N30,500 as minimum wage to workers in the state. The new wage was arrived at on Tuesday night eight weeks after the negotiation committee between the government and workers was constituted. A statement signed by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, said the minimum wage will take effect from January 1, 2020. Somorin stated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was reached and signed by the representatives of organised…
Onyeama meets US counterpart, says Nigeria working to have travel ban lifted
Nigeria has begun working on the security and information sharing requirements for the lifting of a U.S. travel ban on prospective immigrants from the African nation, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Tuesday. Speaking at a joint news conference in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Onyeama said Nigeria was ‘blindsided’ by the U.S. decision on Friday to add it and five other nations to an expanded version of the U.S. visa ban, reports Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban…
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