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Akwa Ibom doubles rice donation to combat hunger
From Isaac Job, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has supported President Bola Tinubu’s donation of 24,000 bags of rice to the state to cushion the effects of hardship and improve food sufficiency for families. Eno also donated farm seedlings to farmers to encourage them to continue to plant crops to tackle the prevailing …
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Kim Kardashian opens up on emotional detachment
By Seyi Babalola American reality star Kim Kardashian has shared concerns about feeling emotionally detached and likened herself to becoming “a full robot” due to past trauma. During the latest episode of The Kardashians on July 18, Kim confided in her sister Khloe Kardashian about her mental health struggles. She recounted the advice from her therapist, …
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Close down mushroom universities, Afe Babalola tells NUC
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti The proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has said the operation of substandard universities and other higher education centres in Nigeria has adversely affected the education system in the country. He called on the federal government to phase out universities and study centres operating below the …
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Bauchi disburses N413.8 million in scholarships to students
From Paul Orude, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government, under the leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed, has disbursed the sum of N413.8 million as scholarships to 19,191 students studying in institutions across the country for the year 2023. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Lydia Huruna Tsamani, at a ministerial briefing organised …
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Ekiti passes law to jail land grabbers for five years
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti In a bid to clamp down on the activities of land grabbers in Ekiti State, the state’s House of Assembly has prescribed a five-year jail term and other punishments for offenders of the anti-land grabbing law in the state. The House made this known during its plenary on Thursday at the …
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IPAC rejects proposed local government electoral commission
From Okwe Obi, Abuja The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has condemned the proposed bill by the Senate to create a Local Government Independent Electoral Commission, sponsored by Senator Sani Musa. IPAC’s National Publicity Secretary, Chinyere Ogekalu, stated that the initiative would lead to duplication of functions and a waste of public funds. Ogekalu said that …
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Blord granted bail three days after arrest
By Seyi Babalola Cryptocurrency tycoon, Linus Williams, also known as Blord, has been granted bail following a three-day period in police custody. Controversial self-proclaimed social media activist, VeryDarkMan disclosed this development in a Friday Instagram post. Earlier, VeryDarkMan had announced Blord’s arrest on charges involving fraud and terrorism financing. However, in an update shared in …
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NDLEA intercepts N9.8 billion worth of fresh codeine shipments from India
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another batch of seven containers bearing 1,229,400 bottles of codeine syrup worth over N9.835 billion at the Onne ports. This comes barely three weeks after the seizure of 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid, worth …
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Reps will scrutinise 2024 supplementary budget thoroughly — Deputy Spokesman
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Phillip Agbese, has said the parliament is committed to a thorough scrutiny of the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill submitted to it by President Bola Tinubu. Agbese, in an interview, on Friday, said the House is committed to ensuring that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, …
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Customs intercepts containers of expired drugs, cutlasses, machetes, others at Lagos Port
By Steve Agbota, Lagos The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said that it intercepted about seven containers carrying expired pharmaceuticals, 12,000 pieces of cutlasses, machetes and 4,129 packages of frozen chicken imported into the country. Speaking at a press briefing at the Lagos Port, the command Customs Area Controller, Comptroller …
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Tinubu To Attend 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Of AU In Ghana
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. According to a press release issued by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu will in his capacity…
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NCoS Releases Names Of Suleja Prison Escapees
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Friday released additional names and pictures of inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State. New Telegraph recalls that on April 24, 2024, heavy rainfall destroyed the prison walls, leading to the breakout of 118 inmates. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, attributed the…
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NDU Student’s Murder, Bayelsa Govt Sues For Calm
The Bayelsa State Government on Friday appealed to the bereaved Paleowei family and entire people of Obirigbene community of Ekeremor Local Government Area to remain calm over the gruesome murder of Francis Paleowei, a 400-level Sociology student of Nuger Delta University. The state government who made this plea said it was working closely with security…
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Hardship: FG Alone Can’t Meet All The Needs Of Citizens – Cleric
Following the current hardship in the country, the Founder, Love of Christ Generation Church, Reverend Mother, Esther Ajayi, also known as Iya Adura has stressed that no government can meet all the needs of the people. She made this call at the Press conference to herald the special programme Comforting the Comforter scheduled to hold…
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Ooni Of Ife Reacts To $180k Scam Allegation
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi II, has denied a purported report making rounds on social media that he duped a woman in the United States (US) with the sum of $180,000. New Telegraph reports that an X blogger who made the allegations on Thursday claimed that the respected monarch had gotten the large…
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We Have Not Received 20 Trucks Of Rice From FG – Lagos, Borno
Lagos State government and Borno State government have said they are yet to receive 20 truckloads of rice from the federal government. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Bisola Olusayan and Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Saidu, said this on Thursday, on NTA Good Morning programme, monitored by our reporter. The Minister of…
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Kwara Flags Off 2024 Maternal Child Health Week
…Targets over 100,000 pregnant women, 200,000 under 5 children. The Kwara State Government, through its Primary Health Care Development Agency, has flagged off the 2024 first round of the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), which is aimed at providing intensive high impact low cost interventions across Primary Health Care facilities in all the…
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Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion For Emergency Repairs On Odo Iya Aláró Bridge
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation on Friday announced a planned diversion of traffic on a section of Ikorodu road, starting Monday, 22nd July 2024. A statement signed by Commissioner for Transportation, Olúwaṣeun Oshiyemi, revealed that the decision to divert traffic is due to the deplorable state of the asphalt pavement and expansion joints on…
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Court Orders 9mobile Network Owners To Pay N55bn Debt To Keystone Bank
Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the owners of 9Mobile Network, to pay the sum of Fifty-five Billion Naira, Seven Hundred and Seventy-six Million, Five Hundred and Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Nine Naira, Sixty Kobo, being owed to Keystone Bank Limited. In an action filed on behalf of…
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Reps Vow Vigorous Review Of N6.2trn Supplementary Budget
The Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue) has assured Nigerians that the House is working diligently to review the 2024 Supplementary appropriation bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu. Agbese, who gave the assurance on Friday in an interview said the House is committed to ensuring that the supplementary budget serves…
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