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Uganda captures militia chief accused of murder
Uganda said Thursday it has captured the head of a militia squad blamed for the murder of two honeymooning foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month. He was the only survivor of a night-time military operation on Tuesday against a unit of the feared Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) that killed
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Put EFCC raid experience behind you, VC tells OAU students
The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has appealed to students of the institution who were victims of the raid on some off-campus hostels along Ife/Ibadan Road by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to put the experience behind them and move on. EFCC operatives stormed
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Senate to pass N2.18tn supplementary budget Thursday
The Senate will on Thursday, pass the N2.18 trillion 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill forwarded to it for consideration by President Bola Tinubu. As requested by Tinubu in the letter read in the Senate during plenary on Tuesday, the request was given expeditious consideration. The budgetary proposals made in the bill were debated, passed for a second
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FCTA decries use of arts centre as drinking joint
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has warned against the use of the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and Culture complex in Garki, Abuja, as a drinking joint by shop owners. The Mandate Secretary, Social Development Secretariat, FCTA, Mr Ibrahim Masari, gave the warning during an emergency meeting with business operators and shop owners at the
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SMEDAN seeks 25% govt contracts for SMEs
The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, Charles Odii, has urged the Federal Government to award 25 per cent of its contracts to small and medium enterprises. He said this is because SMEs contribute about 50 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and employ about 60 million people.
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C’River community seeks reinstatement of suspended traditional ruler
Clan heads of Mbume Blocs in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State have protested the non-reinstatement of their suspended ruler, Dr. Emmanuel Ojong. The clan heads noted that the non-reinstatement of Ojong had been a drawback for the council area and its people. According to a statement made available to newsmen in Calabar,
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Jigawa spent N500m on toilets, says commissioner
The Jigawa government says it has spent N500 million on the provision of improved latrines in schools, hospitals, markets and motor parks across the state. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Ibrahim Hannungiwa, who said this on Wednesday in Dutse, also noted that the government had adopted proactive measures to ensure the sustainability of its
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Ondo cocoa farmers protest hoodlums attacks, seek police protection
Some cocoa farmers at the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on the state Commissioner of Police, Asabi Abiodun, to save them from the alleged attacks by some suspected hoodlums. The farmers said the attacks against them began after the state High Court sitting in Ore had restrained
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Kogi poll: Caution desperate politicians, activists urge Tinubu
Some activists, on Wednesday, called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to caution desperate politicians blackmailing Nigeria’s security agencies for selfish, sinister motives, ahead of the November 11 governorship poll in Kogi State. The activists, during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, also called on security chiefs in the country to caution and deal appropriately
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$53m debt: Judge threatens to order Emefiele’s arrest
The Federal High Court in Abuja has given former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, till January 25 to appear in court to explain the circumstances surrounding the $53m judgment debt arising from the Paris Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling on Wednesday, gave Emefiele another opportunity to appear
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