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Protests no longer fashionable, Dikio tells ex-agitators
From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Interim Administrator of Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col Dixion Milland Dikio (retd), has urged former Niger Delta agitators to shelve protests as a means to express grievances, describing demonstrations as retrogressive and old-fashioned. Dikio said instead of staging protests, beneficiaries of the PAP should adopt dialogue and other means
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Military Pensions Board denies illegally sharing N2.5 billion among service chiefs
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has denied rumours that it illegally transferred N2.5 billion from its account at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and shared the funds among top military chiefs. The MPB dismissed claims that it misappropriated the said funds, and urged military retirees and the public to disregard
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Bandits attack Emir of Birnin Gwari’s Convoy
Suspected armed bandits on Wednesday attacked the convoy of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Mai Gwari II. A witness said the Emir was not in any of the vehicles during the attack. The driver of the Emir, who was identified as Umar Jibril, confirmed the incident to the media, narrating that the
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Rivers local polls: 1,000 residents trained on strengthening democratic processes
From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Centre for Human Rights, Health, Ethnic Harmony and Livelihood Development (CHHELD) has carried out training on strengthening good governance and democratic processes at five communities in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, ahead of local government elections in the state. Speaking at the training, CHHELD Executive Director Dandyson
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Pervasive broadband drive’ll boost digital financial inclusion – Danbatta
By Chinenye Anuforo, Lagos The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has disclosed that pervasive broadband penetration would deepen digital financial inclusion for Nigeria’s socio-economic transformation. Danbatta, who disclosed this in Lagos at the 5th Annual Bullion Lecture Organised by the Centre for Financial Journalism, said that the NCC has
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FG offers empowerment grant to 3,500 vulnerable women in Osun
From Clement Adeyi, Osogbo The federal government has offered empowerment grants to over 3,500 vulnerable women in Osun State. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, who disclosed this during the flag-off of the Grant for Rural Women Programme in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, noted that the gesture
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Daji assumes office as National Defence College commandant
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The newly-appointed commandant of the National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral Oladele Bamidele Daji, has assumed office. Rear Admiral Daji, who until his appointment was Flag Officer Commanding(FOC), Western Naval Command, took over from Rear Admiral Makanju Mackson Kadiri, who has retired from service after the mandatory 35, years. A statement
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Group warns of alleged plot to assassinate Zamfara governor
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Movement for the Restoration of Peace in Zamfara State, a pressure group, has expressed concerns over the safety of Zamafara State Governor Bello Matawalle, warning of a plot to assassinate him. The concerned group has appealed to the heads of security agencies in the country to beef up security around
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NGO lauds CBN over new USSD charges
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja African Centre For Justice and Human Right (ACJHR), an NGO, has lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for introducing a flat charge for USSD services in the country. The NGO in a statement by its president, Nduka Chinwendu, on Wednesday, described the N6.98 USSD service charge announced by the apex
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Hijab controversy: Kwara govt reopens 10 affected schools
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has announced the reopening of the 10 schools that were recently shut down over the hijab question, even as the government’s peace-building efforts continue. The government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Mary K Adeosun, noted that
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Confusion in Senate over Armed Forces Commission Bill
Chukwu David, Abuja There is confusion in the Senate presently arising from controversy generated by the bill proposing to establish the Armed Forces Service Commission. The Bill, being sponsored by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, is currently being considered for second reading when it provoked serious controversy that compelled the President of
Buhari names Abuja expressway after president of Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger Republic. At a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, Mohammed Bello, FCT Minister, said the expressway was named after the Nigerien president for his “significant role in the promotion of peace in Africa”. “Earlier today, the first
Kidnap: Oyo Police rescue Polaris Bank staff, palm wine tapper
Sola Adeyemo, Ibadan Men of the Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday rescued the abducted staff of Polaris Bank, Babatunde Dauda, and a palm wine tapper, Oluwaseun Oluokun, who were among the five kidnapped by armed herdsmen on Monday along the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road. It was learnt that herdsmen, numbering about seven, wielding sophisticated rifles
Hijab: Ugly scenes as Kwara’s 10 grant aided mission schools try to reopen
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The reopening of the 10 grant aided mission schools in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday as directed by the state government was marred by pandemonium and violence as both Christian and Muslim faithful engaged themselves in a war of words, resulting in pelting one another with stones and other objects.
JUST IN: 160 Nigerians stranded in Libya land in Abuja
One hundred and sixty Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned back to the country. This is the latest in the batches of Nigerians stranded aboard returned back. The 160 arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, from Tripoli, Libya, in the wee hour of Wednesday. Their return was facilitated by the federal government in
*-marriage-is-unconstitutional/ In landmark ruling, Japan court says not allowing same-s** marriage is ‘unconstitutional’
A Japenese district court on Wednesday ruled that not allowing same-s** couples to marry is “unconstitutional”, setting a new precedent in the only G7 nation not to fully recognise same-s** partnership, though it rejected demands for damages to be paid. The ruling, the first in Japan on the legality of same-s** marriages, is a
Honda temporarily cutting production at all US, Canada plants
Honda Motor Co said late Tuesday supply chain issues will force a halt to production at a majority of U.S. and Canadian auto plants for a week. The Japanese automaker added the issue will result in some production cuts next week at all U.S. and Canadian plants, citing “the impact from COVID-19, congestion at
Inflation-stricken Venezuela rolls out new, larger-denomination banknotes
…as inflation hits 2,665% Venezuela this week is rolling out larger-denomination banknotes as hyperinflation batters the crisis-stricken South American country’s bolivar currency. Bills worth 200,000 and 500,000 bolivars – worth just 10 and 27 U.S. cents, respectively, at the current exchange rate – began to circulate on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses. Venezuela’s central bank
Eight killed in Atlanta-area shooting rampage; suspect arrested
Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs Tuesday evening left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. The attacks began around 5 p.m.,
COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women could protect babies, Israeli researchers say
Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 could pass along protection to their babies, according to a new study in Israel. According to the research conducted in February, antibodies were detected in all 20 women administered both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine during their third trimester of pregnancy and in their newborns, through placental transfer,
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