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We share your grieves, pains – Kaduna govt tells parents of freed Greenfield university students
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna Following the anger that trailed the release of the remaining 14 students and cooks of the Greenfield University, Kaduna on Saturday, Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Monday told the parents that the state government shared in their grieves and pains during that trying period. Specifically, Aruwan commiserated
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Afreximbank, NEXIM Bank plan $750,000 grant to improve Nigeria’s inland waterways
From Uche Usim, Abuja African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) on Monday announced a $750,000 grant to support the charting of the main channel of the Niger-Benue river in Nigeria, in line with the sprit of the regional Sealink project, which aims to bridge the gap in maritime transport infrastructure and
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Bayelsa to use sports to develop skills, talents of youths- Diri
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government has restated its determination to use sports to develop skills and talents of youths in the state. Governor Douye Diri who made this known over the weekend at the closing ceremony of the Governor Diri Maiden Scrabble Competition in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, stated that Bayelsa has over the
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Niger Insecurity; Again Bandits Struck In Niger, kill Mobile Policeman, 14 Others
From John Adams, Minna With barely 24 hours after armed bandits invaded an Islamic school in Tegina, kidnapping over 100 children, no fewer than 15 people have been reportedly killed in Beri town in Bobi district of Mariga local government of Niger state. The last onslaught in which a Mobile Policeman was reportedly killed, occurred
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BREAKING: Traders injure as explosion rocks market in Rivers
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Some traders at the Mile 3 Market in Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, sustained injuries following an explosion of a substance suspected to be dynamite that occurred in the place. Daily Sun gathered that the explosion occurred in the morning at the Mile 3 Motor Park,
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Breaking: Gunmen kill Imo Immigration command’s provost
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Gunmen continued their nefarious activities in Imo State as they killed the provost of the State command provost of the Nigerian Immigration Service,(NIS) Okiemute Mrere. He was said to have been murdered on Saturday night on Owerri- Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, by yet to be identified hoodlums. But unfortunately, his
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Insecurity: Guber aspirant warns of sharp drop in food production
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state, Dr. Paul Angya has warned that the rising spate of insecurity in the state, if not quickly addressed, could cause a sharp drop in food production in the state by over 50 percent. Angya gave the
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Customs generates N799bn in 5 months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N799 billion revenue between January and May 2021. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr Joseph Attah, disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Attah said that the revenue was higher compared with what was realised in the same period in 2020, adding that there
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Enugu govt announces June 7 as school resumption date
Enugu State Ministry of Education has fixed Monday, June 7, as the resumption date for third-term of the 2020/2021 academic session for pupils and students of all primary and secondary schools in the state. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, on Monday in Enugu.
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Northern Governors condemn assassination of Ahmed Gulak, Kidnapping of students in Niger state
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Northern Governors Forum has described the assassination of Former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters Ahmed Gulak as most unfortunate and totally condemnable. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong while reacting to the killing said the sad event is a criminal
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IPoB’s sit-at-home order grounds S’East
(Enugu) Socio-economic activities were shut down in Enugu on Monday following the sit-at-home order issued by pro-Biafra groups in the South East zone the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB); Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB); Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) and other
Report: Sowore shot by Police in Abuja
The founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has reportedly been shot by a female police officer in Abuja. He was reportedly shot at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on Monday. The development was confirmed by a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who wrote on Twitter that “the criminal officer is said to be an
Garba Shehu: S’West safest part of Nigeria
*Insists Nigeria now generally safer than it was in 2015 Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says the South-West geopolitical zone is the safest part of the country. He spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme. Shehu also said Nigeria is now safer than it was in 2015
JUST IN: China ends two-child policy amid population concerns
China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. According to state media outlet Xinhua, the change was approved by President Xi Jinping in a politburo meeting, reports the BBC. It comes after a once-in-a-decade census showed that China’s population
Gunmen kill man, steal car in Enugu
Gunmen have killed a man driving in his Mercedes Benz Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in the Enugu metropolis on Sunday. The man, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained, was shot on the chest and robbed of his SUV. The assailants, numbering three, were seen in a viral video double-crossing the man along Ebeano
Japan’s April factory output rises on capital goods demand
Japan’s industrial output extended gains in April as manufacturers benefited from a recovery in appetite for capital goods, especially in key overseas markets. The world’s third-largest economy is expected to grow in the current quarter at a much slower pace than previously thought after the government extended coronavirus emergency measures in Tokyo and other
Hundreds more Afghans, their families to be allowed to settle in UK
Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced. Including family members, more than 3,000 Afghans are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done so. The decision comes amid fears for their safety
Man suspected of planning mass shooting at Walmart store arrested in Texas
A man suspected of planning a mass shooting was arrested in Texas after authorities intercepted a message that indicated he was “preparing to proceed”, the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) said in a statement on Sunday. Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, made a specific threat to target a local Walmart store, KCSO said in the
Tokyo 2020: World champions, US, fail to qualify for men’s basketball
…as Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations The U.S. men’s 3×3 basketball team have failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after the 2019 world champions lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the qualifying tournament on Sunday. While the U.S. women sealed a spot at the Games with a
Minister rescues Female Handball Nations Cup dream
The quick intervention of the Minister of Youth and sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has rescued the female national handball team from missing out of participating at the Nations Cup in Cameroon after delayed funding threatened their build-up. Dare had on May 5 visited the team at their Abuja camp in company of the
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