Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Tuesday 1st June 2021
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NAF holds safety seminar for personnel on how to prevent air crashes
The Nigerian Air Force has trained its officers, airmen/airwomen of operational, engineering, medical and other support arms and units under the Special Operations Command, Bauchi on how to avoid errors that could lead to accidents. The Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command, Air Vice Marshal Charles Ohwo, who declared the safety Seminar with the theme,
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NIS extends date for collection of passports backlog, suspends work in Abia office
From Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has extended by one week the collection of the backlog of about 45,280 passports lying in its offices nationwide. It also announced the suspension of activities in the Abia State passport office due to the fire incident ignited by hoodlums, recently. NIS Comptroller General (CG) Muhammad
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Mohammed Babangida convoy involved in auto crash on Minna-Suleja highway
From John Adams, Minna Mohammed Babangida, the son of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, narrowly escaped death Monday evening when his convoy ran into a trailer loaded with tomatoes along the Minna-Suleja highway. Three of the security guards, all soldiers, died in the accident after their black Prado jeep had a head-on collision with the
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Igbo traditional leaders in diaspora condemn murder of Gulak
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano Igbo traditional leaders in the diaspora have condemned the gruesome murder of Hon Ahmed Gulak, who was shot to death by gunmen in Owerri, Imo State, on Sunday. A statement signed by the His Highness, Eze Boniface Ibekwe (IDE I) on Tuesday in Kano decried ‘the unabating spate of unprovoked killings,
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NDIC seeks FCTA support to take over failed banks’ assets
From Uche Usim, Abuja To enable it to pay depositors of failed banks, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is soliciting the support of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take over the landed properties of banks in liquidation in Abuja. The Chairman of the NDIC Board of Directors, Mrs Ronke Sokefun,
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Plateau youths demand ban on open grazing around Jos Wildlife Park
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Concerned Youths of Tudun Wada and Dong communities in Jos North, Plateau State, have urged the government to ban grazing by Fulani herdsmen around the Jos Wildlife Park. The youths also issued a one-week ultimatum to the Plateau State Government and security agencies to find the suspected Fulani herdsmen who
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We’ll soon open space to train foreign Customs officers – Ali
From Uche Usim, Abuja The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, said on Tuesday that the Service is working on opening sufficient space to train Customs officers from other African countries. Ali made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday when he hosted the Director-General, Customs Administration of Central African Republic (CAR),
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Moghalu declares for 2023 presidential elections
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja As the clamour for Igbo Presidency come 2023 intensifies, the former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has declared in his interest to run. The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) had at the weekend supported the clamour for Southern Nigeria
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Late NECO Registrar Godswill Obioma was not murdered – Police
From John Adams, Minna The Niger State Police Command has cleared the air on the circumstances surrounding the death of the Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma, describing as ‘totally false, untrue and a pure element of fake news’ reports of his alleged murder. The police command’s spokesman
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NECO Registrar Obioma dead at 67
By Gabriel Dike, Lagos The Registrar/Chief Executive, National Examinations Council (NECO) Prof Godswill Obioma is dead. He died at his Minna resident at the age of 67. A statement issued by the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr Mustapha Abdul in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday quoted family sources as saying that Prof. Obioma died on
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Declare travel ban to North before S’East, Ohanaeze tackles ACF
*Warns group to stop inflaming passion through incendiary comments Kenneth Ofoma, Enugu The pan-Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed dismay over the decision of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to impose a travel ban the on South Eastern part of the country for Northerners. Ohanaeze said ACF should have imposed such a travel ban
JUST IN: Bandits kill 3, raze Police station in Niger
Daniel Atori, Minna Barely 24 hours after after 15 persons, including a Policeman, were killed in Beri, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, armed bandits struck agai invading Kanfanin Bobi village also in the LGA killing three persons in the process. They also burnt the Police station. It should be recalled that the
Official: NECO Registrar slumped, died not assassinated
Daniel Atori, Minna The Registrar of National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma has died on Monday following a cardiac arrest in his Minna home. A reliably source told our Correspondent that Prof. Obioma left Abuja for Minna on Sunday where he slumped and was rushed back to Abuja and straight to the National
Int’l friendly: Indomitable Lions lay siege on Super Eagles in Austria
Neighbours and Nigeria’s football rivals, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have already assembled in Vienna, Austria ahead of the two friendly matches with Nigeria this Friday and next week. According to Sports Village Square coach, Antonio Conceicao and his staff have shortlisted 28 players for the games. They are staying at Hilton Danube Waterfront
NGE re-elect Isa President
Muhammad Kabir, Kano Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) on Monday night re-elected Mustapha Isa to oversee the affairs of the guild for the next two years. Isa beat the outgoing Secretary, Victoria Ibanga by 176 to 54 votes. Announcing the outcome of the results, the Chairman, Screening and Election Committee, Bonnie Iwuoha said Ali M.
Dollar in doldrums as traders ponder Fed policy path, sterling soars
The dollar languished near multi-month lows versus major peers on Tuesday as traders pondered the prospects for early policy normalization by the Federal Reserve ahead of a key jobs report at the end of the week. The British pound rallied to a three-month peak at $1.425 while Canada’s loonie hovered near a six-year top,
Brent hits $70 on demand prospects of US summer driving season
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, with Brent topping $70, as optimism grew over the fuel demand outlook during the summer driving season of the United States, the world’s top oil consumer. Prices were also boosted after data from China showed that factory activity expanded at its fastest this year in May, reports Reuters Brent
N’Korea’s ruling party sets up new post under leader Kim
North Korea’s ruling party has amended its rules to create a de facto second-in-command under leader Kim Jong Un as he looks to revamp domestic politics, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday. Citing an unidentified source familiar with North Korea, the agency said the holder of the new post of “first secretary”
NSA spying row: US, Denmark pressed over allegations
European powers have pressed the US and Denmark over reports the two worked together to spy on top European politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Danish broadcaster DR said Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information from 2012 to 2014, reports the BBC. Mrs Merkel
El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for death of fetus
A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday. Sara Rogel was arrested in October 2012 after going to a hospital with bleeding injuries caused by what she said
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