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BREAKING: Bandits invade NDA, kill two officers, abduct one
Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna was on Tuesday attacked by bandits who killed two officers and abducted one other. The bandits invaded the permanent site of the institution located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1.00am. A source told our correspondent that the hoodlums,…
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Five things you didn’t know about New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul has been sworn in as New York’s 57th and first female governor after the resignation of embattled ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday. Cuomo who announced his resignation two weeks ago, was caught in a web of sexual harassment allegations, and was further nailed in an investigation report by State Attorney General, Letitia James,…
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Max Air leaves passengers stranded in Lagos
One of Nigeria’s airlines, Max Air Nigeria, on Saturday left hundreds of passengers stranded at lagos MM2 Airport for over five hours without any explanations or apologies. Many of the passengers slept on chairs and the floor of the airport as the ground staff and officials of the regulatory bodies – FAAN and NCAA –…
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SSCE: Kogi govt cautions against malpractices
The Kogi Government has restated its resolve not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, gave the warning in Lokoja, at the stakeholders’ meeting with Exam Monitors from the ministry and 21 local government areas of…
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IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu hasn’t sent video, audio messages from detention -Lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor has given reason why his client and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has not been able to send neither an audio nor a video message to his supporters. He explained that he was not permitted to do so because of the law existing in the facility where he…
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Blame politicians for politicising civil service -Gov Mohammed
Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lamented that the civil service in the country has been politicised just as he blamed politicians for the development. He was speaking while receiving a report of a Panel on Civil Service Reforms during a brief ceremony at the New Government House annex in Bauchi on Monday. He said, “Career…
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Biden declares ‘major disaster’ in Tennessee as floods kill 21, 50 missing
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern US state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend left at least 21 dead, the White House said in a statement said Tuesday. Tennessee was hit Saturday by what meteorologists called historic storms and flooding, dumping as much as…
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BBNaija S6: Big Brother fulfils promise, punishes housemates with art task
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates have been punished with art exercises, as promised by Big Brother. During the nomination show on Monday, Big Brother promised to punish the housemates for breaking the house rules. As promised, the punishment brief came after the work out session on Tuesday and it entails the painting of…
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New York’s first female governor Kathy Hochul sworn in
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo. The ABC 7 reports that the Democrat from western New York was sworn in as governor…
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BBNaija S6: I’m too old to go ‘back and forth’ with Queen, says Boma
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Boma, said he’s too old to go back and forth with Queen. He said this while speaking with Angel on Monday night about Queen’s latest attitude. Boma revealed that Queen has been ignoring him since Sunday night, when he said he’d have chosen Angel to stay with him…
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