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Kaduna-Kano rail: Review construction materials against vandals, Minister tells contractor
The Minister of Transport, Senator Saidu Alkali has directed contractors handling the Kaduna-Kano rail line to review construction materials against vandalization. The minister gave the directive while inspecting the level of work on the project site in Makarfi Local Government area of Kaduna state on Saturday. He also directed the contractors to use anti-theft clips
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Five die, 12 injured in Lagos-Ibadan road crash
Five people died while 12 others were reportedly injured in an early morning crash on Sunday around the Foursquare camp, Ajebo on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when a DAF truck with registration number KMC- 810ZB lost control after having a burst tyre and occupied the road while a Toyota bus with registration number TMA 244XA and
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Subsidy removal: Taraba to buses to ease movement
The Taraba State Government has concluded plans to procure mass transit buses to facilitate intra and inter-state movements as part of efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on the masses. The state Commissioner for Transportation Development, Yakubu Samaila, told our correspondent in a telephone interview on Sunday that arrangements have been concluded
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MohBad was not poisoned in our custody — NDLEA spokesperson
The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has slammed claims that the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, was poisoned in their custody. In an X post on Saturday, Babafemi argued that the deceased was not one of the Marlian Music acts arrested by the agency in 2022, as speculated by
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*-scandal-minister-apologises-says-i-stand-for-women-justice/ UNICAL s** scandal: Minister apologises, says ‘I stand for women, justice’
The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Sunday tendered an apology on the controversy which had trailed comments credited to her in a viral video concerning the sexual harassment scandal at the University of Calabar, saying she was committed to the justice She also reaffirmed her commitment to safeguarding and advancing the rights and
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Emefiele resigned as Central Bank Governor in August – Report
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, resigned from his position in August paving the way for the nomination of Mr. Yemi Cardoso as the new apex bank head, reports Reuters. Emefiele was suspended as central bank chief by President Bola Tinubu in June and later detained by state police and
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Mohbad: Ex-Lagos PPRO recounts encounter with Naira Marley
A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Badmus Dolapo, has recounted how she received heavy criticisms after she spoke out against Nigerian musician, Naira Marley, in light of the circumstances surrounding singer Mohbad’s death. Dolapo had in 2019 on her page condemned Naira Marley’s lifestyle and his post concerning women’s bodies. The PUNCH had
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Kwara gov orders probe into journalist’s death
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has charged security agencies to unravel the cause of the death of a 27-year-old journalist, Yusuf Mubaarak, who was allegedly murdered in Ilorin, the state capital. The body of the late journalist was discovered in Ilorin on Saturday. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,
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N’Korea’s Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday on his armoured train, Russian news agencies reported, wrapping up a six-day trip that has focused largely on military matters. Kim’s first official visit abroad since the coronavirus pandemic has fanned Western fears that Moscow and Pyongyang will defy sanctions and strike an arms deal.
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Handball championship: Nigeria beat Algeria 28-18 in first game
The National Under-18 women’s handball team on Saturday defeated their Algerian opponent 28-18 in the first game in Monastir, Tunisia, at the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Nigerians gave a good account of themselves in the first match to make the nation proud. The result of
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