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107 Obigbo residents freed after nine months in detention – Intersociety
From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha Human rights organisation International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has expressed happiness over the release of 107 residents of Obigbo in Rivers State who were arrested and detained by security operatives nine months ago. The group said that out of 112 residents allegedly detained in Army
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Digital Transformation: NITDA applauds NIS for adopting paperless operation
By Chinenye Anuforo, Lagos The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has applauded Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for launching its Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) Platform at the NIS Headquarters, Abuja. The EDMS launched by NIS is a key component of any digital transformation strategy and information governance effort, which
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ICSAN, PSIN collaborates to boost public service capacity
By Henry Uche, Lagos The newly inaugurated President/Chairman of Council of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN), Taiwo Gbenga Owokalade, said the institute has reached an agreement with the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) to train public servants to boost capacity for maximum productivity in their respective sectors. At his investiture yesterday
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Two trucks crushed 65 yr-old man to death in Ebonyi
From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki A 65 year- old man simply identified as Papa Ejima from Okposi in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state has been crushed to death by two speeding trucks. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at Aforezuna junction along the Abakaliki-Ogoja highway. Daily Sun gathered that the incident happened when two two
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Rivers urges agric agencies to develop strategy to encourage young farmers
From Tony John, Port Harcourt Secretary to Rivers State Government Tammy Danagogo has urged agriculture experts in the state to develop new measures to increase young people’s participation as agripreneurs in order to address gaps in the food and agricultural sector. Speaking during a courtesy visit by members of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria, Rivers
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Herdsman arrested with AK-47 rifle in Ogun
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a herdsman in possession of an AK-47 rifle. The suspect identified as “Mohammed” was arrested on August 10 in Iwoye Ketu in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, according to police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi explained that Mohammed’s arrest followed information received by the Divisional
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We will not allow Fulani to take over our land – Plateau group
From Gyang Bere, Jos A group in Plateau State called “Professionals in PDP” has raised concerns that Fulani herdsmen are killing natives in the state to create Illegal grazing reserves in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas. In a press statement signed by the chairman, Arch Samuel N Jatau, the group stated the natives will
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Ogun: Pay our severance allowances, Amosun’s SAs beg Abiodun
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Special Assistants that served in the administration of former Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun have issued an appeal to Governor Dapo Abiodun to pay their outstanding severance allowances. The Special Assistants who served between 2015 and 2019 made the appeal in a letter dated August 5 and addressed to the
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Reviving moribund reading culture will promote national cohesion, security – National Librarian
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Acting National Librarian of Nigeria, Dr Oluchi Kalu, has launched a strategic campaign to revive the moribund reading culture among youths in Nigeria to promote national cohesion and security. She explained that the campaign will focus on children and youths in primary and secondary schools across the country to enable
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Delta pledges to strengthen relationship with NYSC
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Government of Delta State has assured the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state of its commitment to continue to build and consolidate on the existing cordial relationship with the scheme. The State Head of Service (HOS), Mr Reginald Bayoko, gave the assurance in Asaba while
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Customs intercepts diplomatic, police branded smuggled vehicles
The strike force of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted three exotic vehicles branded in diplomatic and police plate numbers smuggled into the country. Parading the smuggled vehicles before journalists yesterday in Kano, Deputy Coordinate, Customs Strike Force in-Charge of Cone B, Deputy Comptroller, Oseni Olorukooba, said the used vehicles of 2020 model along
JUST IN: Messi’s shirt number 30 sold out in 30 minutes!
*Says PSG can win Champions League Paris Saint Germain has started getting returns on its investment on Lionel Messi. Shortly after the unveiling of the player, his assigned shirt number 30 sold out in barely 30 minutes! The men’s shirt sold for €107.99 (£92) when available for sale. The club made available for sale home
Senegal’s ambulance teams struggle amid a wave of COVID-19
The paramedics get the urgent call at 10:30 p.m.: A 25-year-old woman, eight months pregnant and likely suffering from COVID-19, is now having serious trouble breathing. Yahya Niane grabs two small oxygen cylinders and heads to the ambulance with his team. Upon arrival, they find the young woman’s worried father waving an envelope in front
Afghanistan: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban
The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters in a blitz across the country’s northeast, officials said Wednesday, with the insurgents now controlling some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after its decades-long war there. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan
Youth Day: Ecobank celebrates Nigerian youths
Ecobank Nigeria has said it is creating a special platform to celebrate Nigerian youths as part of activities to commemorate International Youth Day which holds annually on August 12. Head, Direct Banking, Adetola Oshomah, said the bank, as part of its Mobile Xpress (MX) Online Series, would host a symposium with the theme: “Finding
Edo: APC mourns Okunbo, says it owes him gratitude
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday joined thousands of Nigerians and institutions to mourn Edo-born billionaire, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, (aka Captain Hosa), who died on Sunday in the United Kingdom. The party, in a statement, by its state Publicity Secretary, Chris Azebamwan, said that it received the news
Group to Obasanjo: Declare your stance on Igboho
The Yoruba for One Nigeria Forum (YONF) has challenged a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, to come clean on reports that he was seeking a soft-landing for a Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo (alias Subday Igboho), currently standing trial in Benin Republic. Igboho, who fled the country after a raid on his residence in Ibadan,
Nollywood actor, Rich Oganiru, is dead
Nollywood actor Rich Oganiru has passed on. The veteran actor died on Tuesday, August 10, after being ill for months. Just two weeks ago, a video of Rich Oganiru lying on his sickbed and begging for financial assistance was shared online. “Please, everyone should reach out before he dies,” the caption on the post
Changing the narratives of waste management in Lagos
In what was widely described as an unprecedented intervention to change the narratives of Lagos as one of the world’s dirtiest cities, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently unveiled 102 trucks, 100 Dino bins to address the logistical and operational shortfall in the collection of waste across the state. MURITALA AYINLA reports Although waste generation and
Afghanistan war: Biden says he does not regret troop withdrawal
US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances. Biden urged Afghanistan’s leaders to unite and “fight for their nation”. Violence has escalated across the country now that US-led forces have all but withdrawn following 20 years of military
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