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Kogi NUJ lauds Gov. Bello over donation to support Vanguard reporter’s Wife medical bill
From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja The Kogi State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has expressed it’s deepest appreciation to Gov. Yahaya Bello for his timely release of N2.5m to offset the medical bills of the wife of the Vanguard reporter, Mrs Bolu Obahopo was involved in a ghastly motor accident. A statement by the
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NAUTH CMD, Ugboaja, congratulates Soludo, looks forward to fruitful collaboration
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Chief Medical Director (CMD), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Joseph Ugboaja has congratulated Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for emerging winner in the just concluded governorship election in the state. Ugboaja in a statement released in Nnewi yesterday described Soludo’s victory as well deserved and a
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Suspected herdsmen allegedly kill two butchers, injure one in Ondo
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday allegedly killed two butchers and injured one person at Ajadusi village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspected herdsmen had earlier abducted the two deceased persons. Hours after their abduction, the corpses of the two butchers were found inside a bush by some
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Northern Governors condole Dangote over death of brother, Sani
From Gyang Bere, Jos The Northern Governors Forum has condoled businessman, Aliko Dangote over the loss of his younger brother, Sani Dangote who until his death was the Vice President of the Dangote Group. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong in a statement described the death of Sani Dangote
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Immigration boss vows to stop sharp practices at ports
By Christopher Oji Acting Comptroller General of Immigration (Ag.CGI), Isah Jere Idris, has vowed to stop sharp practices by stakeholders in the ports across the country. The acting CGI, who paid a visit to the Abuja and Lagos Airports, to meet with critical stakeholders at the Ports to discuss on possible strategies to improve the
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Mining minister calls for adequate funding for steel sector
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has requested the National Assembly to allocate more funds to the steel sector to enable it to create more jobs for Nigerian youths and increase its contribution to the country’s revenue. According to him, ‘government, having identified the huge opportunity emplaced therein,
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Senator Ogba opposes direct primaries, backs PDP’s decision
From Fred Itua, Abuja The senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District, Obinna Ogba, has opposed direct primaries, captured in the just-passed Electoral Amendment Bill. He said he is supporting the position of his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the issue. Ogba stated this while reacting to reports that senators from both the All
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Secret cameras revamped at Lagos airport to curb sharp practices – FAAN
From Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The Federal Government has revamped all secret cameras at Lagos Airport to curb the sharp practices of airport officials. All agencies at the airports have been urged to step up checks and monitor their staff to ensure that no official gets away with any allegation of sharp practices, and for passengers
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Anambra: Soludo will create 520,000 jobs in 4 years – Soludo Media Group
From Fred Itua, Abuja The Soludo Media Group has revealed that Anambra Governor-elect Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo will create 520,000 jobs and 4,000 youth millionaires in four years. This was the contention of Soludo’s close ally and convener of the group, Pauly Onyeka, while addressing the media in Abuja. According to him, Anambra under Soludo’s
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Report on age, certificate forgery untrue – ICPC
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offices Commission (ICPC) has denied accusations of certificate falsification among its staff. ICPC said media reports which alleged that about 50 members of its staff who appeared before the board’s subcommittee on verification of staff certificates and service records and had irregularities in their
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UNILORIN expels student for assaulting lecturer
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The management of the University of Ilorin has expelled a student, Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa of the Department of Microbioligy after being found guilty of assaulting a female lecturer of the same Department. A statement by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, disclosed that the verdict was handed
Suspected herders kill two butchers, kidnap one in Ondo
Adewale Momoh, Akure Two butchers have found dead in Ala Forest Reserve in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following their abduction by kidnappers suspected to be herders. The two deceased butchers were among the four butchers that were kidnapped by gunmen around 1:00pm on Monday at Ajadusi community within Ala town
Ganduje’s former deputy, Hafiz Abubakar, dumps gov for Shekarau
Muhammad Kabir, Kano The former Deputy Governor of Kano State during Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s first tenure, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar has dumped the governor for his arch rival in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Ibrahim Shekarau. Prof. Abubakar was Ganduje’s deputy from 2015 to 2018 when he dumped the governor to contest in 2019
JUST IN: Tragedy as five die, scores injured in Lagos gas explosion
Muritala Ayinla Tragedy struck at Ojekunle Street, Ladipo area of Mushin Tuesday morning following a gas explosion, killing four adults immediately and leaving a yet-to-be ascertained number of residents injured. New Telegraph learnt that three males and one female (‘Mama Funmi’) were recovered dead in the incident that occurred at 21, Ojekunle Street while
JUST IN: Twin bomb blasts rock Uganda capital city
Two explosions have rocked Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Derby Awio, a resident of Kampala, confirmed the development to TheCable on Tuesday morning. “We are not safe in Kampala,” Awio said. Both blasts were said to have occurred in a central area of Kampala metropolitan city. While one went off near a police station,
JUST IN: Three butchers kidnapped in Ondo
Adewale Momoh, Akure Gunmen have kidnapped three persons in Ondo State. The victims, who are butchers, were kidnapped in Akure North Local Government Area of the state on Monday afternoon. During the attack, one of the butchers was injured while on their way to purchase cows. The incident occurred at Ajadusi
Kyrgios wants Australian Open to be cancelled
Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday called for the Australian Open to be cancelled, while unexpectedly showing sympathy to tennis world No 1 Novak Djokovic, who has refused to reveal his vaccination status. The mercurial Australian said he believed January’s opening Grand Slam of the year should not go ahead out of respect for the struggles
Neymar out, Messi to start in World Cup qualifying clash
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is fit again and will start their World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil on Tuesday but Neymar will miss out for the visitors after feeling pain in his thigh, the teams announced. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made similar comments ahead of their last game, a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Friday, although Messi only appeared for the final
Man United stars frustrated over Solskjaer’s broken promises on playing time – sources
Frustration within the Manchester United squad has grown because of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reluctance to rotate, sources have told ESPN, with some squad players feeling they have been misled about their prospects of playing this season. Under-fire United boss Solskjaer accepted during meetings over the summer that he had “overplayed” key players during the previous
Towards ending child marriage
Recently, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with Save the Children, UKaid, and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland inaugurated and disseminated the ‘Status of the Girl-Child Report’ in Abuja. DEBORAH OCHENI reports. Child marriage is one of the biggest challenges in the West and Central Africa region. It has
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