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3 officers, 2 suspects killed as gunmen attack another police station in Delta
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba An early morning attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Umutu, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday by gunmen left three officers dead. The victims included two constables and an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) who was said to have died as a result of shock of the
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NHRC urges 15 states yet to adopt Child Rights Act to do so
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)has called on the 15 states that had yet to adopt the Child Rights Act to do so. Executive Secretary of the Commission Tony Ojukwu made the call in a statement in Abuja. He commended the 21 states in Nigeria that have adopted the law. Ojukwu urged them to ensure
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Air Peace’s 2 brand new E195-E2 aircraft operate test flights—-official
Air Peace’s two brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft are currently operating test flights in preparation for deployment into service. Mr Stanley Olisa, the spokesperson for the airline, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Olisa said that one of the aircraft was flown empty from Lagos to Owerri, Abuja and Port
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Fire guts filling station in Enugu as residents scamper for safety
Fire on Friday gutted a filling station in Agbani community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the filling station, Enorsto Petroleum Ltd is located on Amaechi-Agbani-Akpugo Road. The state’s Chief Fire Officer, Mr Okwudili Ohaa, confirmed the incident to NAN in a telephone interview
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Minister decries effects of COVID-19 on children
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, said on Friday in Abuja, that COVID-19 had negatively affected lives, homes and children in many ways. Aliyu made the remarks at the Grand Finale of the 2021 FCT Children’s Day Celebration held at the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and Culture. She expressed sadness that some
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Auto crash kills 4, injures 4 others in Bauchi
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says four persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred in Wailo village, Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi on Thursday. Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander of FRSC in Bauchi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
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Northern Governors mourn victims of Ngaski boat mishap
From Gyang Bere,Jos Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong has expressed shock over the unfortunate boat accident that perished the lives of many passengers on Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State. He condoled with families of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident on
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Women association urges parents to more attention on children upbringing
From Olanrewaju Lawal,Birnin Kebbi The Chairperson of Standup for Women Society (SWS) in Kebbi state, Gimbiya Khadijat Saidu has urged parents to pay more attention to the upbringing of their children. Saidu,stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi to commemorate the International Children’s Day 2021. According to
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Civil Service: Gombe gov’t suspend 431 staff for not going to in April
From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe Gombe state government on Thursday says it has suspended about 382 workers from its payroll for not going to work in the month of April. According to the government over N26. 262 million was saved from the pay of the suspended staff of five local government and the state
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Fayemi suspends college provost over fumigation exercise
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has suspended the Provost, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of the state, Dr (Mrs) Cecilia Adebayo. The governor said the suspension was pending the outcome of investigations into the circumstances that led to the hospitalisation of over
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Boeing halts deliveries of 787 Dreamliners
Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Friday it was providing the U.S Federal Aviation Administration with more information on its undelivered 787 Dreamliners, after a report it was again halting deliveries of the troubled planes. The U.S. planemaker’s 737 MAX and 787 craft have been afflicted by electrical and other issues since late last year, and it
JUST IN: Two officers killed as gunmen attack another police station in Delta
Unknown gunmen have attacked Umutu Police Divisional Headquarters in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, killing at least two officers. It was learnt that the hoodlums attacked the facility around 2:30am on Friday. There has been a spate of attacks on security agencies in the South East and South South geopolitical zones
Giggs to appear at Manchester court
Ryan Giggs will make his first appearance at Manchester Crown Court on Friday for a plea and trial preparation hearing. The Wales manager is due to appear at 9.45am in front of His Honour Judge Dean QC, The Honorary Recorder of Manchester. Former Manchester United footballer Giggs was charged with causing actual bodily harm
Alleged $350,000 fraud: US court orders indefinite custody of Rufai
Ndubuisi Ugah, with agency reports A United States’ court for the Western District of Washington, has ordered the indefinite detaining of the now suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Mr. Abidemi Rufai. Rufai, 42, who served as the Deputy Director-General of the Dapo Abiodun Campaign Organisation in the last governorship election
Army, DSS shoot seven ESN members dead, arrest five in Rivers
The Nigerian Army says it has carried out joint clearance operation with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and killed seven operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Rivers community. The army also said that it arrested five of operatives of ESN, an armed
Two dead, 10 missing from capsized boat off Florida
Two people were killed and 10 others were believed to be missing from a boat that capsized off Key West, Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard reported on Thursday. Eight survivors from the wreck were pulled from the water 18 miles southwest of Key West by crew members of a Coast Guard cutter on patrol
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates explore changes to charitable foundation – WSJ
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are discussing changes to the structure of their foundation to add more governance and independence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce earlier this month after 27 years
Bill Cosby’s parole petition denied after refusing therapy for sexual offenders
• Cosby sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault The Pennsylvania parole board has turned down comedian Bill Cosby’s petition to be released from a 10-year prison sentence for aggravated indecent assault, citing his refusal to participate in a therapy programme for sexually violent predators. Laura Treaster, a spokeswoman for the state parole
Doing press is part of sport, says Djokovic, as Osaka debate rages on
Facing the media can be “very unpleasant” but it is part of tennis, said world number one Novak Djokovic, as debate continued to rage on Friday over Naomi Osaka’s decision to boycott press conferences at the French Open. Women’s world number two Osaka stunned the tennis world when she announced she would not do any
Rashford, Obama share ‘surreal’ Zoom conversation
• Manchester United striker and ex-president discuss youth • ‘When President Obama speaks, all you want to do is listen’ Marcus Rashford has spoken with former US President Barack Obama to discuss the power young people can have to make change in society. Rashford, the Manchester United and England striker, met virtually with the 44th
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