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Police arrest one suspect over murder of ex police Commissioner’s wife
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Police Command says it has arrested one suspect in connection with the murder of Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Police Commissioner, Ibezimako Aghanya. Commissioner of Police on charge of Benue State, CP Audu Madaki who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday also ordered a full scale investigation
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CJN, Justices of Supreme Court visits late Justice Ngwuta’s family
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has led 18 Justices of the Supreme Court on a condolence visit to the family of the late Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who died on March 7, 2021. Also on the visit over the weekend were officials of the court including the Chief
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Sokoto varsity first-class graduates to get scholarship sponsorship – Tambuwal
From Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto Thirty-Six first class graduates from Sokoto State University are to be sponsored by Sokoto state government for their Masters and Doctorate degrees. The State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, disclosed this during the maiden convocation ceremony of university on Saturda when the institution successfully graduated 1473 students. Tambuwal said that,the day provided
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Prompt payment of counterpart funding on SDGs accelerates development, says Kebbi govt
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State government has noted that the prompt payment of counterpart funding on the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) as well as supportive agriculture policies in the state have accelerated employment opportunities and development in the state. Senior Special Adviser to kebbi State Governor on SDGs, Alhaji Umar Hassan Turakin Augie stated
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Bagudu lauds Sokoto university for posthumous degree award to Shinkafi
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has commended the Sokoto State University for the conferment of a posthumous honorary degree to late Marafan Sokoto, Alhaji Umaru Ali Shinkafi. Governor Bagudu made the commendation at the convocation ceremony of the state university on Saturday when the institution successfully graduated about 1,473
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Taraba herders, farmers seek govt support on alternative feedstock for livestock
(NAN) Herders and farmers in Taraba have solicited the support of the state government toward the production of alternative feedstock for livestock. They made the appeal in Jalingo after undergoing some training on alternative feedstock for animals. The training was undertaken by the Centre for Social Change and Economic Development (CSCED), in collaboration with the
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AMDON hails Buhari, Customs over vehicle tariff slash
From Uche Usim, Abuja The Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) has extolled President Muhammadu Buhari and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali for heeding its call for a tariff slash on imported vehicles, as a way of improving Nigerians’ livelihood and ultimately solving the transportation nightmare. In an interview with
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Mothers’ Sunday: NAUTH Ag CMD calls for more leadership positions for women
From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi The Acting Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Prof Joseph Ugboaja, has warned against relegating women to the background ‘based on their importance in national development.’ In his message to the mothers on the occasion of the Mothers’ Sunday, Prof Ugboaja congratulated the mothers
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Narrow gauge lines not inferior to standard gauge lines – Minister
(NAN) The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that narrow gauge rail lines were not inferior to the standard gauge lines. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the only difference between the two lines was speed. Amaechi was reacting to allegations that the narrow gauge lines
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Enugu records first rain of new year, eases heatwave
(NAN) Enugu State has recorded its first rain of the year 2021 on Sunday, thus easing the excruciating heatwave. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rain started at about 3 a.m. and lasted for over two hours. Almost all parts of the Enugu metropolis monitored witnessed the rain, which came with a
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Report: Boko Haram ambush military convoy, kill unspecified number of soldiers in Borno
Four members of the civilian Joint Task Force, including two of their leaders and some ISWAP members, were killed during an ambush on Nigerian soldiers in Gudumbali, a village in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources, who spoke to Channels Television, said the military also recorded some casualties in the attack
JUST IN: Military repels fresh bandits’ attack on Kaduna Airport
Military forces are said to have foiled a fresh attempt by armed bandits to kidnap aviation workers residing in the staff quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Kaduna airport. This is coming barely two weeks a similar attempt was made with the kidnap of about 13 staff including a
SERAP sues Buhari over move to borrow N895bn from Nigerians’ dormant accounts
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja “to restrain and stop President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government from borrowing an estimated N895bn of Nigerians’ money in the form of their unclaimed dividends and balances in dormant accounts, under the guise of the
A year without fans lays bare soccer’s true soul
A year ago at The Shay, home to fifth-tier English soccer club Halifax FC, fans followed time-honoured traditions – they walked to the match from local pubs and queued for pie at half time. But the 2,000 or so supporters also sensed things were about to change. While they could watch their team play
Kaduna kidnap: College of Forestry shut till further notice
The Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State has been shut down and the students asked to leave the school. This comes after Friday’s attack by bandits on the school where over 200 students were kidnapped. However, 180 of them were rescued by troops of the Nigerian army and were returned
India reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 infections with 25,320 new cases
India reported the year’s biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 25,320 new infections, a day ahead of a lockdown in the western state of Maharashtra, the epicentre of the renewed surge. The just was the biggest since Dec. 16, according to federal health data. India is the third-most affected country
Euro roundup: Benzema rescues Real to close gap on Atlético
*La Liga leaders held to goalless draw by ten-man Getafe *Robert Lewandowski scores to reach Bundesliga milestone Karim Benzema rescued Real Madrid again by scoring two late goals to snatch a 2-1 win at home to Elche in La Liga. Elche took a shock lead just after the hour mark with a bullet header from Dani
Joke Sylvia shares beautiful throwback photos of amazon actresses
To celebrate her fellow blaze trailing women in the movie industry, Joke Silva chose to share beautiful throwback and present Photos of herself, Hilda Dokugbo, Ireti Doyle, Sola Sobowale, Mama Rainbow, Patience Ozokwo, Ngozi Ezeonu, Ngozi Nwosu and many others. On her social media handle where shared the photos, which she called from Aforevo
D’BANJ joins hands with ‘CREAM PLATFORM’ to reward great talents
CREAM Platform, one of Africa’s most trusted talent discovery platform, has partnered with Heritage Bank to relaunch an all new talent empowerment platform that caters for Nigeria’s creative industry in a bid to further confirm its message of visible hope for all. Led by one of Africa’s finest – D’banj (real name Oladapo Oyebanjo)
SJW entertainment’s signed artiste, AcerbergTM, ready to take over with EP
Having paid his dues on the Nigerian music scene, Sir Justine World Entertainment signed artiste, Ikechukwu Okoronkwo, a.k.a AcebergTM is finally set to release his debut body of work, an EP titled ‘Far From Home’, in April. Speaking on the inspiration behind the title of the EP, he said, “I think the kind of
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