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Ogun: Customs intercepts, seizes cement truck loaded with 600 bags of rice
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, says its operatives have intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 600 bags of 50 kg foreign parboiled rice. The truck, with the inscription of Dangote Cement Company, used to conceal the contraband was intercepted along Ijoun border axis of Ogun State. The Customs
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Hoodlums set two INEC offices ablaze in Ebonyi
From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi State have been set on fire by hoodlums. The affected INEC offices are located at Ezza North and Ebonyi Local Government Areas of the state. Vital documents and other useful gadgets of the Commission were reportedly burnt, Daily Sun has
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BREAKING: IPOB orders members to suspend gatherings
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced to its members the indefinite suspension of all forms of gathering,meetings in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Directorate of State of IPOB, Chika Edoziem, and made available to Daily Sun in Owerri on Wednesday. Edoziem, stating the
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Nigeria urges US, Switzerland to repatriate funds laundered by Nigerians
From Benjamin Babine The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has urged the United States, Switzerland and other destinations of illicit financial flows (IFFs) to take stern and urgent steps towards halting the vice and repatriating such funds. The minister, who made the appeal on Tuesday in a speech at a
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NDLEA intercepts 4.9 million tramadol capsules at Onne Port
From Godwin Tsa Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a container bearing 4,996,200 capsules of tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilogrammes at the Onne port, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement by the Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday said the seizure of the illicit drug concealed in 1,387
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Senator Sani Musa loses father
From John Adams, Minna Alhaji Musa Tanko Bawa, father of Senator Sani Musa, representing Niger East Senatorial District, has died at the age of 87. The late Iyan Minna died in the early morning of Wednesday after a protracted illness in Minna, the Niger State capital. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, in a condolence message to
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TETFund signs MoU with France to train Nigerian laboratory technologists
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government and other top institutions in France to facilitate the training of Nigerian laboratory technologists. TETFund Executive Secretary Prof Suleiman Bogoro disclosed the information on Tuesday during a virtual meeting on the institutionalisation of Research
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Jalingo local govt boss constructs bridges, clinics to address needs
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Amid grossly inadequate funding, the Chairman of Jalingo local government area, Alhaji Abdulnasiru Bobboji, has constructed bridges, clinics and other critical infrastructure to address the critical needs of the people. Bobboji, who disclosed this to journalists in Jalingo on Tuesday, said that despite the paucity of funds, the local government has to
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Benue: NSCDC parades 17 suspected vandals
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, on Tuesday paraded 17 suspected criminals who were caught vandalizing railway and other nationals assets in the state. The suspects, according to the NSCDC State Commandant, Sule Okeji, were arrested in four locations across the state for criminal
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COVID-19: Buhari seeks debt relief for African countries
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has called on European countries and global financial institutions to consider reducing devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic on African economies by restructuring debt portfolios, opting for complete reliefs, and releasing vaccines to the continent, which is still behind in protecting majority of its citizens. According to a
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Kebbi approves N4.5bn for construction of schools
The Kebbi State government has approved N4.5 billion for the construction and renovations of schools across the state. This was disclosed Wednesday by the Executive Secretary Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hassan Umar when he received the Civil Society Action Coalition and Education for All (CSACEFA) in his office. He said that the aim was
Amnesty Programme: I’ve no power to admit new people, says PAP Coordinator
The Interim Administrator of presidential amnesty programme Col. Dixon Dikio (rtd) has dismissed reports that he has plans to enlist more beneficiaries to the scheme stating that it was only President Muhammadu Buhari that has the exclusive power to admit new people. Speaking to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges headed Senator Ayo Akinyelure, he
APC insensitive to suffering of Nigerians – PDP govs
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is insensitive to the feelings and sufferings of Nigerians. Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Cyril Maduabum, who reacted to a statement credited to the Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe,
Senate suspends plenary for constitution review
Chukwu David, Abuja The Senate suspended plenary on Wednesday for one week, to enable its members participate in the zonal public hearing billed to hold across the country. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, stated this at the commencement of plenary. He noted that the exercise would hold in 12 centres across the
Nigeria to play Mexico in Los Angeles on July 3
Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup holders Mexico in a friendly at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, United States of America on Saturday, July 3. The match, which kicks off at 7.30pm LA time, will be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams
NECO reschedules exams into Unity Colleges
Regina Otokpa, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO), has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges. The examination, which was initially scheduled to hold on Saturday May 29, 2021, will now be written on Saturday June 5, 2021. A statement made available to newsmen by NECO’s Head Information and Public
JUST IN: FEC honours Mama Taraba’s memory with one minute of silence
…as Osinbajo presides over virtual FEC Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday observed one minute of silence for the former Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Aisha Al-Hassan, to honour her memory. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, officially announced the passing of Al-Hassan, popularly
Palace’s Eze suffers serious injury
Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze could be out injured until the new year after sustaining an Achilles injury in training. The £16m signing from QPR is due to see a specialist on Wednesday to establish the extent of the injury, which occurred in training on Tuesday, reports Sky Sports. The worst-case outcome is
Two more INEC offices razed in S’east
Two more offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been razed by unknown hoodlums. INEC said the two offices in Ebonyi state were burnt down on Tuesday night, making it the fourth razed in the south-east in one week. On Tuesday, the commission’s headquarters in Enugu was burnt down, three days after one of
COVID-19: France to reopen bars, restaurants as lockdown eases
Bars, shops and cultural spaces across France are set to reopen as the country starts lifting restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. As of Wednesday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to eat together at outdoor restaurant terraces, reports the BBC. France’s nationwide curfew is also being pushed back
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