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Buni approves 35% subsidy for market stores, stalls
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved 35 per cent subsidy for shops and stalls in the newly inaugurated modern markets to boost business activities. This is contained in a statement signed by Buni’s Director of Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu. The director said the reduction in prices of
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N500m theft: Court remands judges, cashiers in Kano
A cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam, and 14 others including judges and registrars were on Wednesday evening arraigned and remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly committing offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, joint act, criminal breach of trust by public servants, theft and forgery. The offences run contrary to Sections
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Two APC supporters die in Ebonyi auto crash
No fewer than two All Progressive Congress faithful were, on Wednesday, feared dead, following an auto crash that occurred along Onuebonyi Road, by Sharon Junction, in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered that the party supporters were in a chartered vehicle, belonging to Onitsha South Mass Transit. They were said
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Bauchi police arrest nine robbery suspects
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested nine suspects for alleged robbery and other offences in the Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Thursday in Bauchi. He said that operatives of the command apprehended the suspects on January 15 in connection with robbery and attacks
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Nadal out for eight weeks over leg injury
Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal, on Thursday, said he would be sidelined for up to eight weeks after suffering a left hip flexor injury during his shock exit from the Australian Open. The 36-year-old wrote on Twitter that scans showed a moderate muscle tear. “I have carried out medical tests after the defeat yesterday,”
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Soludo suspends heavy-duty loading taxes in Anambra
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has suspended tax payments for heavy-duty loading and offloading in the transport sector. Soludo also approved slashed weekly payments applicable to tricycles (keke), shuttle buses and other transport operators. The governor made the announcement when he met transport operators, and other key stakeholders at the Prof. Dora Akunyili
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Caleb University holds 12th convocation
Caleb University is set to hold its 12th convocation ceremony on Thursday (today), January 19 till Saturday, January 21, 2023. In a statement made available to The PUNCH, signed by the university’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya, this year’s convocation is scheduled to hold during the founder’s week and is themed, ‘Digital Disruptions, Financial
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INEC’s power to return candidate dangerous — Ex-NBA boss
Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, has criticised Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 on Wednesday, which empowered the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission to return a candidate and also review his decision. Olanipekun, who said that the act is dangerous to the polity and democracy,
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Retired ambassadors greet Anyaoku on 90th birthday
The Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria has hailed Chief Emeka Anyaoku on his 90th birthday. Anyaoku was the third Commonwealth Secretary-General. In a statement signed by the ARCAN President, John Shinkaiye, on Wednesday, the Association said Anyaoku spared no time to leave his imprint during service years. The Association praised Anyaoku for his
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Buhari regime delaying judgment implementation against corruption —SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said several ground-breaking judgments it obtained so far during the tenure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), have been left unimplemented. SERAP Deputy Director, Oluwadare Kolawole, disclosed this during a press briefing tagged, ‘Failed Promises: Corruption in the Water, Health and Education Sectors in Nigeria’, held
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