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Don’t downplay Buhari’s strides in infrastructure, Fashola warns
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has warned the opposition party not to downplay the indelible legacies of President Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd) administration in infrastructure and its accompanying success. This was as the minister blamed successive Peoples Democratic Party administrations for the alarming poverty figures recently released by the National Bureau
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Police arrest 22-year-old suspect for allegedly killing ‘sugar mummy’
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and prosecuted 22-year-old suspect, Chidubem Osuagwu, for allegedly murdering and stealing the car of his “sugar mummy” (older lover), one 32-year-old Amarachi Chukwu. The spokesperson for the command, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Friday.
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Energy firm advocates graphics tech in businesses
Energy management and automation firm, Schneider Electric, has advocated for the usage of the Augmented Reality Technology to transform businesses and consumer marketplaces in Nigeria, and to boost the nation’s economy. Augmented reality is the real-time use of information in the form of audio, graphics and texts integrated with real-world objects. In a statement made
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Sit-at-home: Gunmen attack Enugu policemen, raze vehicle
Gunmen suspected to be enforcing five-day sit-at-home on Saturday attacked and burnt police patrol vehicle at New Market area of the state capital. Although the details of the attack were still sketchy, a senior police officer confirmed the attack to our correspondent. He, however, noted no life was lost, adding that a manhunt on the gunmen
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Lagos govt pays over N125bn to 29,518 retirees
The Lagos State government, on Friday, said it had paid not less than N125 billion to 29,518 retirees since the inception of the Contributory Pension Scheme in 2004. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mrs Folashade Jaji, Secretary to the State’s Government, said this while delivering a keynote address at the 98th Batch Retirement
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Court declares Ebonyi PDP gov candidate, Odii, authentic
The Abakaliki Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, declared Dr Ifeanyi Odii as the authentic governorship candidate of the party after emerging as the winner of the governorship primary on May 29. The Court gave the ruling in a suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/2020/2022 filed by one Tochukwu Okorie against the PDP and Independent National
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I don’t do fraud but ‘chop life’ – D’banj
Music star, Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has broken silence after his release from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The singer was detained on December 6, 2022 over allegations of fraud associated with the N-Power programme. The PUNCH reports that D’banj was released on self-recognition by the
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Ex-Reps member Egu appointed DG Imo PDP PCC
A Former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Gregory Egu, has been appointed Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Imo State. Egu emerged unopposed as stakeholders in the state were unanimous in their support for him to take the position. The seasoned politician and several other members of the council
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Second Niger Bridge to be opened for use – FRSC
…Heavy duty trucks restricted The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that the Second Niger Bridge will only be opened to motorists and other road users coming from the West to the South-East through Asaba, Delta State. The corps also announced that heavy-duty trucks and trailers would be restricted from plying the bridge within the
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US sports reporter dies after collapsing at W’Cup
One of America’s leading soccer reporters, who made headlines when he was detained at the Qatar World Cup for wearing a rainbow shirt, died Friday while covering the quarter-finals in Doha, according to his wife and the US Soccer federation. Grant Wahl, 48, helped build soccer’s popularity in the United States through decades of vivid
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