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Plateau Council Poll: Eschew violence, CAN tells Citizens
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam and Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau State, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo have urged Plateau people to eschew any form of violence during the Saturday 9 October Local Government Elections. They insisted that the Local Government election does not worth the
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Kwara PDP hails court ruling on appointment of LG caretaker chairmen
From LAYI OLANREWAJU,Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has hailed the ruling of a State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, which declared the appointment of caretaker chairmen for the 16 local government councils in the State as illegal, null and void. An anti-corruption Civil Society Organization, the Elites Network for Sustainable Development
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Bus operators beg Ebonyi govt. for extension of relocation deadline
The Associations of Mass Transit Operators in Ebonyi has appealed to the state government to grant them a six-month grace period before relocating to the new site allocated to them. They said they would need time to make the new location conducive for their business. Mr Fredrick Nwogbaga, Chairman of the Association of Mass Transit
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New Chairman promises to take BON to greater height
Mr John Ughe, the newly elected Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), has promised to take the organisation to a greater height. Ughe, also Chairman of Multi Choice Nigeria, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Kano. He said that his leadership would strive hard to address issues affecting the broadcast industry
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Yobe varsity waives fees for 23 students with disabilities
The Yobe University, Damaturu has granted registration fee waver to 23 students living with disabilities, Prof. Mala Daura, the Vice Chancellor of the institution has said. This is contained in a statement by the University Deputy Registrar, Information, Hajiya Uwani Mamudo, in Damaturu on Friday. He said the support was in fulfilment of the promise he
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Samsung expects 27.9% rise in Q3 operating profit
Samsung Electronics expects that its third-quarter operating profit will rise about 27.94 per cent compared to the 2020 profit. The company said it reflects increasing prices for semiconductors and strong demand for its foldable smartphones. Its projected quarterly sales will increase by 9.02 per cent. “The South Korean tech giant projects operating profit of about
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Japan’s powerful quake injures 32, disrupts train services in Tokyo
A powerful earthquake that struck Tokyo area on Thursday night had left 32 people injured and disrupted train services on Friday morning, affecting around 368,000 passengers in total. According to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), the strongest earthquake caused services on the Shinkansen bullet train and 16 local train lines were cancelled or
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Insurgency: Zulum distributes N84m to returnees in Banki town
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has distributed N84 million as livelihood support to 2,200 returnee families in the commercial border town of Banki in Bama Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many residents of the town had fled to neighbouring Cameroon when insurgents overran the town in 2014. This is
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NAFDAC shuts down 4 yoghurt production companies over non-compliance
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) office in Kaduna State has closed four illegal facilities engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt. The State Coordinator of the agency, Nasiru Mato, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Mato said that
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My vision is to take LASU to an enviable position by 2025 – VC
The new Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo,Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has said that her vision is to take the institution to a greater height and create more conducive environment for effective teaching and learning. Olatunji-Bello, the institution’s ninth substantive head, said this while presenting her vision and mission tagged: “Path To A Greater
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JUST IN: Veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, released by Army
Popular Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu who was on Thursday arrested by soldiers in Onitsha, Anambra state has been released. Nollywood actor, Emeka Rollas disclosed this on his Instagram account Friday. He posted a picture of him, Chiwetalu Agu and another lady after the actor’s release at the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army,
Femi Adesina: Abaribe should have been jailed when Nnamdi Kanu jumped bail
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate Minority Leader, should have been imprisoned when Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), jumped bail. The IPOB leader, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony, jumped bail in 2017. The senate minority leader was one of those who stood as
Journalists Ressa, Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their fights to defend freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia. The Nobel committee called the pair “representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal”. The winners of the prestigious prize, worth 10m Swedish krona (£836,000; $1.1m), were
*/ California gets law prohibiting secretly removing condom during s**
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill on Thursday that prohibits “stealthing,” or removing a condom during s** without consent, making it a civil sexual battery offense. It is the first anti-stealthing law in the country, the Sacramento Bee reported. The bill passed the Senate and the Assembly a month ago without
S’China Sea: US submarine collides with ‘unknown object’
More than a dozen US sailors have been injured after a nuclear submarine hit an “unknown object” while submerged in waters around the South China Sea. Fifteen sailors had minor injuries when the USS Connecticut collided with the object on Saturday, US officials said. They added that it was unclear what had caused the
US Senate votes to temporarily extend debt ceiling to avoid default
Senators in the United States have voted to temporarily extend the country’s debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. Disagreements over the ceiling – the limit on how much the government can borrow – are not new in US politics. But the ongoing row between Republicans and Democrats
We’re still among best nations – Deschamps
France showed they were still a force to be reckoned with as they claimed an impressive 3-2 comeback win over Belgium in the Nations League after this year’s shock loss to Switzerland in the Euro 2020 last 16, coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday. The world champions, who struggled in consecutive draws against Bosnia
Australia set World Cup record, Wu rescues China as Japan lose
Australia continued their relentless march towards next year’s World Cup in Qatar after beating Oman 3-1, notching up a world record 11 consecutive wins in qualifying on Thursday. Kenya-born Awer Mabil scored the opening goal in the ninth minute while Martin Boyle and Mitchel Duke added to the tally in the second half as
Shock Nigeria loss headlines Africa’s WCQ
A shock home loss for heavyweights Nigeria was the headline result as Africa’s 2022 World Cup qualifying got up to full speed on Thursday October 7, with eight matches played across the continent. The October block of fixtures got underway on Wednesday with group I matches, as Morocco hammered Guinea-Bissau 5-0 in Rabat to
Energy transition: Nigeria needs other investment sources urgently –Sylva
Following the adoption of climate change policies by countries, which automatically affects global fossil fuel financing, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has warned that Nigeria is in dire need of an alternative source of investment. The announcement by several countries to comply with the Paris Agreement 2016 and adoption of
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