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FG to sue airlines breaching Disability Act, signing anti-PLWDs policies
The Federal Government has threatened to take legal action against airlines and other operators who fail to comply with the extant laws concerning persons living with disabilities in Nigeria. It condemned the situation where it becomes difficult for the category of persons to enjoy public facilities, especially the airports. The National Commission for Persons with…
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Be patriotic, Army chief charges soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army to remain selfless and disciplined in the discharge of their duties. He said his administration would provide troops with the needed equipment and welfare support to discharge their responsibilities effectively. According to a statement on Tuesday by the…
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Bandits kill APC chieftain in Ondo
The Ondo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday disclosed that one of its members had been killed in Imoru community in Ose Local Government Area in the state. It was gathered that the deceased, identified as Bamidele Isibo, was shot by bandits on his way from Imoru to Ifon , where he…
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ICPC arraigns man for forging travel documents
A middle-aged man, Emmanuel Iladion, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission over the alleged forgery of travel documents. The commission, in a five-count charge brought before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory High Court 26 in Nyanya, Abuja, said the accused conspired with one Odinaka Obikwelu,…
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Akeredolu to create business district in Akure to attract investors
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that his government is set to establish a business district in Akure, the state capital, to attract investors and boost commercial activities in the metropolis. The Governor disclosed this when officials of the Ondo State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture paid him a courtesy visit…
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PUNCH Diaspora: Nigerian, Okuo, accomplice accused of alleged internet scam in US
A Nigerian, Mark Okuo and his Kenyan accomplice, Florence Musau, have been accused of alleged conspiracy in internet scam, leading to over $4 million. The 41-year-old Okuo and 36-year-old Musau were accused of depositing $1.3million into various bank accounts from their fraudulent proceeds since 2018, DailyMail reported. About $195,000 was obtained through five romance scams…
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Guest flees as hotel uncovers murdered female companion
The Kwara State Police Command has begun searching for a man who allegedly killed a lady in a hotel in Ilorin, the state capital, about three weeks ago. The suspect, whom the police identified as Adegboye James of Okelowo Street, Ede, Osun State, was alleged to have murdered the lady whom he brought to the…
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Mushroom can generate 16 million jobs, N1.8tn revenue – Growers
The Nigerian mushroom subsector can contribute N1.8tn trillion to the country’s revenue base if properly developed by the Federal Government. The Chairman of the Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, Michael Awunor, disclosed this at the inaugural summit of the association held on Tuesday in Abuja. Awunor stated that as a non-oil resource,…
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Buhari not born-again democrat, wants to return Decree 4 through Lai Mohammed – Media chiefs
Veteran journalists, in separate interviews with KAYODE OYERO, examine moves by the Federal Government to amend media laws in the country. They conclude that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is not a born-again democrat he claims to be. Respected media veterans in Nigeria have said the anti-press laws and moves to stifle free…
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Umahi’s commissioner dies, driver unconscious, gov declares holiday, prayer
THE Ebonyi State Commissioner for Infrastructure Concession and Development, Fidelis Nweze, is dead. Nweze, a two-time commissioner in the state, was on his way to Enugu on Saturday in company of his driver when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary vehicle at the busy Eke Obinagu axis of Enugu North…
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