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Senate Deputy Whip receives ‘Excellence Award’ harps on politics of development
Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The leadership of the National Association of Rijau Local Government Area students on Tuesday bestowed an ‘Award of Excellence’ on Deputy Senate Chief Whip Sen (Dr) Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who represents Niger North. Presenting the award to the Niger North senator who also doubles as the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate,
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Rivers govt meets with stakeholders over impending floods
From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Government of Rivers State has advised local government chairmen and respective Ministries/Departments/Agencies (MDAs) to prepare for floods in prone communities across the state. The government advisory comes amid warnings by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) and the Nigerian Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) of adverse weather across the country Rivers
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Ogun to commence sanction of LUAC violators from Oct 1
By Chinenye Anuforo The Ogun State Government has concluded plans to sanction violators of its Land Use and Amenities Charge (LUAC), saying a task force has been empowered to begin enforcement on commercial and industrial properties in the state. This comes as residents have been urged to explore the use of Remita and Xpressway online
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I will report you to IGP, Delta court threatens witness in murder case
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Delta State High Court ‘4’ sitting in Asaba on Wednesday threatened to report a Prosecution Witness in a murder case to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba Usman, should the witness fail to show up at the next adjourned date. The Prosecution Witness (PW5) in the suit, Anietie
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Lagos: Fire incident affects 3 offices at NPA headquarters
By Steve Agbota, Lagos A fire incident occurred at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) building in Broad Street, Marina, Lagos in the early hours of Wednesday. The fire, suspected to have been triggered by an electrical surge, affected three offices on the 6th floor of the Broad Street wing of the NPA headquarters. A press
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Digitalisation will change Nigerian public service – DG BPSR
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Digital transformation is one of the core reform initiatives the Federal Government is employing to change the Nigerian public service, according to the Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi. Mr Arabi made the statement at the final validation of the Compendium on Public Service
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Lagos ‘prince’, partner jailed in Ilorin for cybercrime
From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Oyekan Abdulbaqqi Adedoyin, a self-identified Lagos prince from Kosofe Local Government Area has been sentenced to a 6-month jail term by an Ilorin High Court for cybercrime offences. Prince Oyekan, 25, was jailed alongside one Oni Stephen Oluwaferanmi from Ilesha, Osun State, by Justice Siriku Oyinloye. Oyekan and Oni were prosecuted
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Emir of Gaya is dead
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Emir of Gaya Emirate Council of Kano State, Ibrahim Abdulkadir, is dead. The passage of the emir has been confirmed by a Government House source who said that a government delegation was making arrangements to depart to the emirate to attend the funeral later today Daily Sun has learned that
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Why import index rose by 1.07% between April, June, 2021, NBS explains
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said that the all-commodity group import index increased by 1.07 per cent between April and June. This was driven mainly by an increase in the prices of products of the chemical and allied industries (1.40 per cent), wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
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How Federal Fire Service saved Nigerians N15 trillion from fire disaster – Minister
From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Activities of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) has saved Nigerians over N15 trillion worth of property in fighting fire disaster within the second quarter of the year. Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbeshola, who disclosed this while handing over a fully equipped fire fighting truck in Jalingo, said that 166 lives were
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League Cup gamble, Man United defender, Jones, to return after 20-month absence
Manchester United defender Phil Jones will return to the squad for Wednesday’s (Sept 22) League Cup match against West Ham United following a 20-month injury layoff, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. Jones has not played for the club since scoring in their FA Cup win over Tranmere Rovers in January 2020, because of a
GOP Rep. Files 3 Articles of Impeachment against Biden
House Republicans, led by Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, have filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden, citing the border crisis, chaotic and deadly Afghanistan withdrawal, and attempted to break constitutional law on extending the eviction ban. Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Brian Babin, R-Texas, and Randy Weber, R-Texas, signed on to the three-pronged complaint — even
Kogi: 4 dead after 18-seater bus plunges into river
Muhammad Bashir, Lokoja Four corpses were recovered on Tuesday evening after an 18-seater bus plunged into the popularly called ‘Black River’, a tributary of River Niger at Kotonkarfe in Kogi State. A combined team of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, however, rescued 13 others while one passenger
Police nab suspected ritualist in Bayelsa
Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa Operatives of Operation Doo Akpor in collaboration with the vigilante members of Ogobiri Community, Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected ritualist. According to a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer Asinim Butswat, the suspect, one Sunday Favour Ojo ‘m’ who
JUST IN: Gunmen attack checkpoint, kill 2 policemen in Enugu
Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in Enugu State, killing two policemen. It was learnt that the incident occurred at a police checkpoint in Nachi, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. The two policemen were said to have died on the spot. Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed
Trump sues niece, NY Times over tax story
Former US President Donald Trump is suing his niece and the New York Times over a 2018 article that alleged he was involved in “dubious tax schemes”. The lawsuit, filed in New York, accuses Mary Trump and newspaper reporters of being “engaged in an insidious plot” to obtain confidential documents, reports the BBC. It
Eto’o joins Cameroon FA presidential race
Former Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o is to stand as a candidate in the race for the presidency of his country’s football federation (Fecafoot). The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star made the announcement on his social media pages on Tuesday evening, saying he had taken the decision “out of love for Cameroon and passion for
Boko Haram gets Deputy Leader as ISWAP redeploys commanders
The self-styled leader of the “unrepentant” Boko Haram faction of Abubakar Shekau, Amir Bakoura Buduma, has appointed a deputy for himself, PRNigeria learnt. Mallam Tahiru Damboa is now the Jaysh, the Second-in-Command to Buduma. This is just as the leadership of the Islamic State of West Africa Province has appointed Huozaifah Ibn Sadiq as
Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade deal
Joe Biden has played down the chances of brokering a post-Brexit free trade deal with the UK, as he held talks with Boris Johnson at the White House. Downing Street said its priority was still getting a deal with the US alone. But the BBC understands that UK ministers are now considering joining an
Health hazard looms as Lagos residents turn streets to dumps
As the world is tackling the deadly COVID-19 virus, which despites the vaccines and treatment, continues to claim more lives by the day with its resultant impacts on families and the economies, cholera another disease is also hitting hard in some parts of the country claiming over five hundred lives in the last few months.
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