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2023: Igbo in America shop for early president
From Stanley Uzoaru,Owerri Not waisting time on clamour for an Igbo president to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, an Igbo group in the United States of America, South East Diaspora Unity Forum(SEDUF) has settled for Chris Ibe. The group said it arrived at the choice of Ibe after an online poll it conducted with
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Kano govt approves reposting of 6995 recalled teachers to public schools
From Desmond Mgboh,Kano Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has approved the recall of all the 6,995 teachers on the government payroll posted to private, community and voluntary schools in the state According to a press statement by the state commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru, the teachers were recalled to be reassigned to public
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5,000 to benefit as Army offers free medical services in Kaduna
From Sola Ojo, Kaduna About 5,000 residents of Rigasa, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State are currently benefitting from the 1 Division Nigerian Army free medical outreach marking this year’s Nigerian Army celebration week. The choice of Rigasa, Igabi, for the medical outreach may not be unconnected to the fact that the community hosts
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PAP’s scholarship scheme to focus on STEM – Dikio
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) has disclosed that henceforth PAP’s scholarship scheme will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). According to Dikio, the decision to rejig the scholarship scheme by prioritising the four courses was taken to align the manpower needs
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Edo Police, vigilante rescue 9 kidnapped victims
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Edo State Police command, has said men of the operatives of the command in partnership with the local vigilance group have rescued nine travellers who were kidnapped along the Benin-Auchi road in the early hours of Sunday morning, at Igieduma village in Uhunmwonde local government area of the state. A
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Southern Govs currently meeting in Lagos
By Lukman Olabiyi A meeting of the Southern Governors’ Forum scheduled for today has begun. The meeting is hosted by Lagos Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu. Governors in attendance include Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Gboyega Oyetola (Osun); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers). Others are Duoye Diri (Bayelsa); Emeka Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo);
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BREAKING: Passed PIB satanic, unjust, embarrassing, – Clark
* demands reversal or block IOCs from region From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja. The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described the newly passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), ready for harmonization as satanic, unjust, embarrassing, and has dashed the hope of the people of the Niger Delta. Clark, who is also
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BREAKING: Assembly Suspends Kano Anti Corruption boss for one month
The embattled Chairman of the Kano State Pubic Complaint and Anti- Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin -Gado has been suspended by the Kano State House of Assembly. He was suspended by the House for a period of one month, but many observers in the state capital believed he has actually come to the end of
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Rotary Club of Abuja to invest in communities around Gudu axis
The Rotary Club of Abuja Gudu, has pledged to continually invest in villages and communities around the Gudu axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as it has done with the Agwan Fulani village in Gaduwa, Abuja. This was made known over the weekend at an event where the club’s executive leadership changed hands. The
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NSIPs: FG warns independent monitors against sharp practice
From Okwe Obi, Abuja The Federal Government has warned independent monitors against sharp practice especially assigning their official duties of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP), to third parties as it would attract sanctions. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, gave the warning while inducting 46 supervisors at the
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JUST IN: 26 of 180 boarding school students abducted in Kaduna return
Suspected bandits on Monday kidnapped unspecified number of students of Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the bandits invaded the school at about 2am. The Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mohammed Jalije, who
Soyinka: FG kidnapped Nnamdi Kanu, his arrest was wrong
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says Nnamdi Kanu was kidnapped by the Federal Government. Kanu was on Sunday extradited to Nigeria to face trial after he jumped bail and fled the country in 2017. Speaking with BBC Pidgin on Monday, the literary icon said there would be an uproar in the country if the truth
JUST IN: Kano Assembly suspends anti-corruption boss for one month
Muhammad Kabir, Kano The Kano House of Assembly has suspended the state’s anti-corruption boss, Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, for one month. Gado’s suspension follows his alleged refusal to accept the transfer of an accountant to his office from the Kano Accountant General’s office. The House of Assembly, during plenary on Monday, agreed to suspend Gado
JUST IN: Those peddling rumours of my return to politics need to check their brains – Obasanjo
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday debunked reports that he was forming a new party ahead of the 2023 general election, saying those behind the rumour should “have their brains checked at the psychiatric hospital”. Obasanjo described the report, published in a national newspaper (not New Telegraph) as false and unfounded,
Edo: Police rescue 9 passengers kidnapped along Benin/Auchi Road
Francis Ogbuagu, Benin City Nine travellers who were reportedly abducted on Sunday morning along the Benin-Auchi Road around Igieduma/Ehor section of the highway in Edo State have regained their freedom. The victims were rescued through the efforts of police operatives from Ehor Division of the Edo Police Command hours after the incident
Hackers demand $70m to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack
Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site. The demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked
OPEC+ resumes oil policy talks amid Saudi-UAE standoff
OPEC+ ministers resume talks on Monday after failing to reach a deal on oil output policy in two days of talks last week amid a rare public standoff between Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The spat erupted at a sensitive time for the oil market and could delay plans to
Report: Bandits kidnap Bethel Baptist School students in Kaduna
Armed bandits in the early hours of Monday abducted many students of Bethel Baptist School located in Maraban Rido in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident, saying the bandits invaded the school at about 2am shooting sporadically into the air before kidnapping the students. According
Police confirm kidnap of 8 persons in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Sunday confirmed the kidnap of eight person at the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Quarters, in Zaria town of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammed Jalige confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Jalige said, in the early hours
Afghanistan: All foreign troops must leave by deadline – Taliban
Any foreign troops left in Afghanistan after Nato’s September withdrawal deadline will be at risk as occupiers, the Taliban has told the BBC. It comes amid reports that 1,000 mainly US troops could remain on the ground to protect diplomatic missions and Kabul’s international airport. Nato’s 20-year military mission in Afghanistan has all but
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