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Taraba community embraces family planning
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Communities in Zing, Taraba State, have embraced family planning with enthusiasm as a way to check family sizes in tune with current economic realities. Mrs Roseline John Jella of the General Hospital Zing, who is the local government coordinator of family planning, said that there was a lot of awareness as
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Bode Saadu-Jebba expressway crash leaves 1 dead, 5 vehicles burnt
From LAYI OLANREWAJU, Iloqrin A road crash recorded at the Olola axis of Bode Saadu-Jebba expressway yesterday left one person dead while five articulated vehicles were burnt. The fatal crash according to the Kwara state Fire Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) occurred at about 8:23am. It was gathered that it involved two
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Bagudu condoles Sultan over death of elder brother, Ciroman Sokoto
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has condoled Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar II, over the death of his elder brother, Chiroman Sokoto, Alhaji Buhari Abubakar who died after a protracted illness. While at the Sultan’s Palace , the Governor described the death of Chiroma as a
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Benue: Herdsmen attack IDP camp, kill seven, injure others
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked the Abagana Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of Makurdi the Benue State capital early hours of Tuesday killing seven and injuring others. The gunmen were said to have stormed the camp at about 2am and started shooting sporadically in all directions
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Policing Nigeria is difficult – Osinbajo
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has declared that policing Nigeria is difficult hence the decision by the country’s leadership to reorganize the security architecture for the effective result. This is even as he has urged traditional rulers to leverage the influence they have over communities to effect positive change for the good
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Military repels another B’Haram attack on Borno town
From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The military has repelled another Boko Haram attack on a town in Borno a day after a bloody invasion on its base in the state. Daily Sun learnt that the insurgents hit Gwoza, a hilly town located southeast of Maiduguri, the state capital at about 6pm on Monday but were confronted
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HAPPENING NOW: Boko-Haram, banditry: NAF Chief meets with top Commanders in Abuja
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Chief of the Air Staff(CAS), Air Marshall Oladayo Amao, is scheduled to hold a retreat with top commanders of the Nigerian Air Force(NAF) to deliberate on the security challenges bedeviling the country. The meeting which is taking place at the NAF headquarters is expected to deliberate on the incessant
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Bagudu condoles police force as bandits kill DPO, others in Kebbi
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has paid a condolence visit to the Headquarters of Kebbi State Police Command Birnin-Kebbi to commiserate with the Commissioner of Police over killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Sakaba in Zuru Emirate, Superintendant of Police Abdullahi Jimo. He was killed in
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BREAKING: Federal high court Abakaliki on fire
From Chijioke Agwu Abakaliki A section of the Federal High Court Abakaliki Ebonyi state has been gutted by fire. The complex which is located along Abakaliki-Enugu Highway went up in flames in the early hours of Tuesday. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filling this
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BREAKING: 4 killed as soldiers ,gunmen clash in Ebonyi.
From Chijioke Agwu Abakaliki. Two soldiers and two gunmen were reportedly killed Monday night when gunmen attacked soldiers at a Military check point in Amasiri ,Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi state. Daily Sun gathered that the incident occurred at Amasiri Junction around 9pm . A source from the area who pleaded for
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Buhari meets Tinubu, Akande
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night held a closed-door meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and former Interim National Chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Details of the meeting were yet to be made available as at the time of this report. However,
Lai Mohammed: 1975 coup fuelling to insecurity
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, says the country’s security challenges are a consequence of the 1975 coup d’état. The coup, which took place on July 29, 1975, overthrew Yakubu Gowon and ushered Murtala Muhammed into power. Speaking when he featured on Channels Television’s Newsnight on Monday, Mohammed said the lead discussant at
Ortom weeps as herdsmen attack Benue IDP camp, kill seven, scores injured
*Attackers kidnap Rev. Pastor Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Tuesday went emotional and wept profusely seeing seven corpses of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who were killed by invading armed Fulani militants at the Abagena camp and many others injured. The attackers also proceeded to Iorja, Ukemberagya/Tswarev ward in Logo Local Government
Imo: Amawusa blocked after attack by gunmen
The Douglas Road leading to Amawusa in Owerri, Imo State, Tuesday morning was blocked by military personnel stationed in that area, after an attack by unknown gunmen on Monday night. A visit to the area confirmed that motorists were not allowed to ply the ever-busy Douglas Road while commuters were seen trekking long distance
Herdsmen attack Benue IDPs camp, kill seven
Seven persons have been confirmed dead, with many others injured, after armed Fulani herdsmen attacked Abagena community housing Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi Local government Area of Benue State. It was learnt that angry youths, who were enraged by the killings, took the Makurdi-Lafia road to protest on Tuesday morning, blocking the roads
JUST IN: Gunmen storm, set ablaze Abakaliki Federal High Court
Unknown gunmen have set fire to the Federal High Court in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. The structure is situated on the Enugu-Abakaliki Highway, directly across from the state office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). We learnt that hoodlums used petrol bombs in the attack on Tuesday morning. The court building’s library and
Plateau NUJ Secretariat ready in June, say Commissioner
Musa Pam, Jos The Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communications, Hon. Dan Manjang has said that Governor Simon Lalong is determined to commission the ongoing remodelling of the state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Jos. Manjang stated this when he took an on the spot assessment of the project
Atiku to Buhari: Darkness awaits Nigeria if attack on schools persist
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has taken to his twitter handle to speak on the incessant crime in the country. Atiku stated that the abduction of yet an unidentified number of undergraduates of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, is one abduction too many. “It marks both an unacceptable escalation
$3m romance scam: US charges LA man, Nigeria-based brother
A Los Angeles man and his Nigeria-based younger brother face federal charges for allegedly working to con women out of cash in online dating scams and laundering the money through U.S. banks, federal prosecutors said Monday. Kinston Osagie, 53, and his sibling, Roland Ighiwiyisi, 40, are charged with multiple counts of money laundering, according
Osinbajo for Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence anniversary
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is heading to Freetown, the Sierra Leone on Tuesday to attend its 60th Independence anniversary. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, Osinbajo is attending the event on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. He
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