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BREAKING: Many schoolchildren feared dead in Kano explosion
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Deborah: Police declare fleeing suspects in viral video wanted
The Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto State Command, have declared fleeing suspects captured in viral video of the killing and subsequent setting on fire of Deborah Samuel wanted for culpable homicide. The PUNCH reports that the deceased who was, until her death, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was accused of blasphemy…
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UNIOSUN won’t join ASUU strike, says varsity
The Management of the Osun State University has declared that the school has no intention of joining the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This is contained in a statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Adesoji Ademola, on Monday. The management’s position is contrary to comments made by the ASUU…
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Jonathan congratulates Mary Odili at 70, retirement from Supreme Court
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, congratulated Justice Mary Odili on the occasion of her 70th birthday and retirement from the Supreme Court of the land. Jonathan, in a goodwill message he personally signed, described Odili as “a dedicated Justice and shining example in public service.” He wrote, “I congratulate Hon Justice Mary Odili, on…
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Correctional service arrests officer in Kano over accidental discharge
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the unfortunate incident of accidental discharge, which led to the death of a vendor and another, injured within the vicinity of the Goron Dutse Medium Security Custodial Centre. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Musbahu Lawan, made the confirmation in a statement issued on…
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500 PDP members defect to APC in Osun
About 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State have defected to All Progressives Congress. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, obtained on Monday, said the defectors attributed their decision to dump the PDP to modest achievements that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola…
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Don’t vote aspirants with Buhari’s policy thrust, Tambuwal tells Kogi delegates
Sokoto State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Tambuwal, has said any of the aspirants who would continue with what the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is doing in the country should not be voted for. Tambuwal was speaking on Monday in Lokoja while addressing delegates ahead…
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Screening: APC fails to release results of successful aspirants
The National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress, on Monday, failed to announce the results of last weekend’s screening of governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants. Despite waiting till late in the night, expectant journalists left the APC secretariat disappointed. Although no reason was given, our correspondent gathered from a reliable source in…
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Buhari has done well, says Katsina Rep
The lawmaker representing the Funtua/Dandume Federal Constituency in Katsina State at the House of Representatives, Muntari Dandutse, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has performed wonderfully well in office. He stated that it is one of the reasons why the All Progressives Congress remains strong in Katsina despite the recent defection by…
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The Bauchi State Governor and a Peoples Democratic Party presidential hopeful, Bala Mohammed, has said out of the 16 years the party spent in power, the North only served two years. “You can see that we are adequately short-changed and we demand that South allows us fulfil our tenure to catch up with them, a…
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