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Ondo election: Tribunal fixes April 23 for judgment
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital has fixed Friday, 23rd April, 2021 to deliver judgment on the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Eyitayo Jegede, seeking to upturn the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu at the October 10,
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PAP boss, Dikio, tours Bayelsa garment factory, fish farm
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Interim Administrator, of the Presidential Amnesty programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (Rtd), in his determined bid to secure training centres for beneficiaries has continued his tour of strategic private and public facilities in the Niger Delta region. Dikio who had since assumption of office, expressed his commitment to make
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Eyimofe to hit Nigeria cinemas after success at world’s film festivals
By Christian Agadibe GDN Studios, part of The Guardian Group, has announced the premiere and cinema release of its debut film Eyimofe (This is My Desire), following an extensive tour of the global film festival circuit. The movie will have its Nigerian premiere on Sunday April 18 this year at EbonyLife Place in Victoria
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Benue: SUBEB trains 8,928 teachers in one year
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has trained a total of 8,928 teachers through series of workshops in one year. Executive Chairman of the Board, Comrade Joseph Utse disclosed this in a chat with newsmen during the celebration of his one year in office on Friday said the training were
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2021 NSF: Bayelsa on sure path to prosperity- Commissioner
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation, and Strategy, Hon Ayibaina Duba declared that the success of the state contingent to the just concluded 2021 National Sports Festival is evidence that the state is on the path to prosperity under Governor Douye Diri. Duba who commended the state for coming third with
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Minister commiserates with victims of auto accident in Akure
The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, has commiserated with the families of the victims of auto accident on Airport Road, Oba Ile, in Akure. Alasoadura conveyed his condolences, in a statement by his media aide, Mr Dayo Joseph, on Friday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three people
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FCTA will increase access to agricultural inputs – Minister
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has put in place an Input Support Initiative strategy aimed at increasing access to critical agricultural inputs to support all year farming in Abuja. Mr Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
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Fulani bandits kill six, injured three in Plateau village
From Gyang Bere, Jos No fewer than 6 persons have been killed by suspected Fulani bandits who attack Wereng community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack which occurred at at about 7pm left six persons dead and three others inflicted with gunshots injuries. Member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State
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Police in Lagos warns motorcyclists against violating traffic law
The Lagos State Police Command says it is worried over continuous violation of traffic laws by commercial motorcyclists known as `Okada’, warning that its officers are out to arrest and prosecute offenders. The Police Spokesman in Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that activities of the motorcyclists were becoming a
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Enugu State CP condemns brutality against police personnel
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mohammad Aliyu, has condemned all forms of brutality against the police, and described the menace as bad narratives against the force. Aliyu made the condemnation on Friday in Enugu, when members of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Enugu State chapter, paid him a courtesy visit at the state police headquarters. He
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Herdsmen attack three Benue villages kill six; scores injured, displaced
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Suspected armed Fulani bandits have launched a fierce attack on three villages, including Tse Abe, Tse-Ugbadu and Goh, in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State leaving at least six people dead with many others injured and displaced. The attack, which took place at about 1 am on Tuesday, came
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: 8,439 mild adverse events recorded in Nigeria – FG
…insists no deaths, blood clots recorded Regina Otokpa, Abuja Out of over a million persons given the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, 8,439 persons have suffered mild Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI), and 52 persons moderate to severe adverse events on receiving the jab, the Federal Government has revealed. While the mild reactions include body pains and swelling,
UPDATE: Gov Zulum visits Damasak, says Boko Haram killed 18, injured 21 others
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has confirmed that 18 persons lost their lives in the attack on Damasak by Boko Haram while 21 others had injuries which are being treated now in various hospitals. The governor was in the strategic town of Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar council area, from Thursday to Friday, after
Boko Haram kills 7, destroys Damasak as residents relocate to Niger
No fewer than seven people are feared killed in the assault mounted by Boko Haram on Damasak, a Borno State community. The attack started since Saturday when they took residents of the town by surprise. But the Nigerian Army’s spokesman, Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima, told online news portal, METROWATCHONLINE.COM that the town was fully in the hands of
YouTube blocks TB Joshua over gay cure claim
YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to “cure” gay people, reports the BBC. Facebook has also removed at least one of the offending posts showing a
Ekiti: Assailants storm Oba’s palace, abduct monarch
Adewumi Ademiju, Ado -Ekiti Abductors struck again in Ekiti State on Thursday evening when they invaded the palace of the Obadu of Ilemeso, Oba David Oyewumi and kidnapped him. Ilemeso, in Oye Local gGovernment Area of Ekiti State, is a neighbouring town to the Isan Ekiti country home of Governor Kayode Fayemi. The latest
Games won’t be canceled, insists Head of Tokyo Olympics
The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. Organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto was asked at a news conference if there were any conditions under which
Security sources: DSS not planning attacks on S’East banks
…urge public to disregard false claim by IPOB Emmanuel Onani, Abuja Top military and security sources have called on the public and the international community to disregard the false claim by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), that the Department of State Services (DSS) was planning to sponsor attacks on banks in the South
JUST IN: Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 6 in fresh Plateau attack
Musa Pam, Jos At least six persons were confirmed killed on Thursday night by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Wereng Village of Riyom Local Government of Plateau State. The member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Dantong confirmed the killings to New Telegraph on Friday morning in Jos. “Six
JUST IN: Eight dead in mass shooting at FedEx facility
…as Chicago releases video of police shooting boy, 13 Eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting in the US city of Indianapolis, police say. Witnesses heard several gunshots at a FedEx facility and one said he saw a man firing an automatic weapon, reports the BBC. The gunman, said to have
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