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Insecurity: AKSG tasks FG on use of security hotline, communal groups, others
Akwa Ibom State Government has tasked the Federal Government on the use of security hotline and non-State actors like communal groups in the fight against insecurity in the country. The State government gave the charge Tuesday, November 2, during a visit to the Ministry of Information and Strategy by the Faculty members and participants of
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Tragedy as water tanker crushes 6 to death in Enugu
From Jude Chinedu, Enugu Six persons were confirmed dead while three others were seriously injured on Thursday evening when a fully loaded water tanker lost control crushing its victims at Nza Street, Independence Layout Enugu. An eyewitness who gave details of the incident said the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a
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EFCC frees Obi Cubana
From Fred Itua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), late Thursday night, released a popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. The Anambra-born business tycoon has been in EFCC detention since Monday. According to spokesman of EFCC, Cubana was granted an administrative bail by the anti-graft agency, but its
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Kalu a unifier – Haruna Ahmed
Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has received plaudits for his commitment to the unity and progress of the country. Speaking yesterday in Kebbi, Kebbi state, prominent Nigerian, Haruna Ahmed described Kalu as a patriot who is at home with every Nigerian and all ethnic groups. He said that the senator
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Politicians fueling insecurity -Yahaya Bello
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has stated that those blaming president Muhammadu Buhari for the rising cases of insecurity in the country are getting it wrong, saying that he inherited a rotten security system. The governor, while speaking at a national security summit, organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students
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FG trains citizens on cash, voucher assistance scheme
From Okwe Obi Abuja The Federal Government, has begun the training of civil servants on Cash and Voucher Assistance Policy, to scale up national development. Government, through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, while flagging off the exercise yesterday in Abuja, noted that it would help in educating
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Actionaid, NAWOJ fume over harassment of journalists
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Actionaid Nigeria and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), have decried constant harassment of journalists, by security personnel, especially the females folks, who go through harrowing experiences in the hands of most news sources in the course of discharging their duties. The Country Director of Actionaid Nigeria, Ene Obi and
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NAPTIP rescues 96 victims of human trafficking in Benin Zonal Command
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, says it has rescued about 96 victims of human trafficking in the zone. Mrs Chidiebere Oruruo-Ifudu, Zonal Commander of the zone, comprising Edo and Delta States, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, on Friday.
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BREAKING: Kidnapped UNIABUJA victims rescued, suspects arrested
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has announced the rescue of all the victims kidnapped by gunmen on Tuesday morning from the University of Abuja Senior Staff Quarters. Police public relations officer Josephine Adeh, in charge of the command said the victims were rescued in a joint operations. The PPRO
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AbdulRazaq introduces KwaraLEARN to revolutionise basic education
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday signed an MOU introducing KwaraLEARN, the administration’s flagship public education transformation programme designed to improve learning outcomes for primary school pupils across the state. The Governor called the initiative lifetime investments to empower teachers and give public school pupils the best shot at 21st-century education with reverberating effects on
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Ikoyi building: SON begins investigation into cause of collapse
The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Farouk Salim, on Friday, advocated strong sanctions for all standards infractions following the collapse of the 21-storey building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Salim said this in a condolence message to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and victims of the building collapse on November 1, in
JUST IN: Xavi’s leaving Qatari club to join Barca
Al-Sadd of Qatar have announced that Xavi will be leaving the club to join Barcelona as their new manager. More details later…
Nine Ethiopian groups to form anti-government alliance
Nine anti-government factions will form an alliance on Friday to push for a political transition in Ethiopia, two of the groups said, piling more pressure on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as rebel forces advance towards the capital. Several of the groups have armed fighters although it was not clear whether they all do, reports
MTN, Airtel get approval to operate payment service bank
MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa Plc have received approval in principle to operate a payment service bank (PSB) in the country. The two leading telcos disclosed in regulatory filings on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Friday. PSB operators provide financial services through digital means to low-income earners and people that do not use
Sports ministry constitutes 7-man Reconciliatory C’ttee for Basketball Federation
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has constituted a seven-man reconciliatory committee to resolve the lingering crises rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary Ismaila Abubakar, the ministry gave the terms of reference of the committee as looking into the claims of the contending parties for
Veteran journalist, Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead
Veteran journalist and Eesa of Omu-Aran in Kwara State, Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead. The President of the Omu-Aran Development Association, Major General Olayemi Lasisi Abidoye (rtd), announced the development. In statement on Friday by the Spokesman of the association, Olayinka Owolewa, Abidoye said Chief Adebayo died at a Lagos hospital on Thursday at
JUST IN: Kidnapped University of Abuja staff, children rescued
The kidnapped staff of the University of Abuja and their children have been rescued. The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh. In a statement in the early hours of Friday, Adeh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the rescue operation was carried out by a
Tunisian judge issues arrest warrant for ex-President Marzouki
Tunisia has issued an international arrest notice against former President Moncef Marzouki, state news agency TAP reported, a month after he called on France to end support for the administration he dissolved in July. President Kais Saied in October ordered the justice ministry to open an inquiry into 76-year-old Marzouki, days after the ex-leader
Ikoyi building collapse: Corpse of Osibona’s Friend, Bob-Oseni, Recovered; Death Toll Hits 40
The corpses of the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, and his friend, a United States of America-based Nigerian businessman, Wale Bob-Oseni, have been recovered from the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. It was learnt that their bodies were found on Thursday by
Oil rises after OPEC+ rejects call for more supply
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday, staging a partial recovery after OPEC+ producers rebuffed a U.S. call to raise supply and instead maintained plans for a gradual return of output halted by the pandemic. Brent crude rose 82 cents or just over 1% to $81.36 a barrel by around 0146 GMT, after
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