Thisday Newspaper News Today Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Ahmed: FG, Benin Republic in Talks over Border Closure
* N1.4bn goods confiscated, says Customs boss James Emejo in Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday clarified that the closure of all land borders manned by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other security agencies will not “last forever.” This is coming as the Comptroller-General of NCS, Hameed
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Police Rescue 300 Chained Persons in Katsina Rehabilitation Centre
Francis Sardauna in Katsina Katsina State Police Command has uncovered a rehabilitation centre in Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari, harbouring no fewer than 300 people chained on their legs and malnourished. This was coming barely two months after police uncovered a house in Rigasa area of Kaduna State containing another 300 children in
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Olam Pays N120bn to Acquire Dangote Flour Mills
Shareholders of Dangote Flour Mills Plc (DFM), yesterday unanimously approved the acquisition of the company by Crown Flour Mills Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of global food and agri-business conglomerate, Olam International Limited after a whopping payment of N120 billion to the shareholders. Olam International has made an offer for the acquisition of 100 per cent
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Why We are Amending Production Sharing Contract Law, Says Senate President
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan yesterday justified the current move by the Senate to amend the law on Production Sharing Contract in the oil industry. Lawan said: “It has become absolutely necessary for us to do so as a country so that we can generate more revenues from our
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EFCC Storms Underground Night Club in Osogbo, Arrests 94 Cyber Fraudsters
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday stormed a secret underground night club in Osogbo, Osun State, and arrested 94 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’. It said the Osogbo-based club is popular for hosting parties for internet fraudsters. The Commission said the raid was sequel to intelligence
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Insurgency: Yobe Govt Re-opens Gaidam Market after 10 Years, Relaxes Curfew by Four Hours
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State yesterday announced the re-opening of Gaidam Town’s Market, one of the largest markets in the state which was closed down over 10 months ago by the military due to the Boko Haram insurgency. The governor also announced that the 12-hour curfew in the town has been relaxed by
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Enugu Airport: S’East Govs, Leaders to Meet Buhari
Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu Worried by the dearth of infrastructure in the South East Zone as well as the closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the governors in the zone rose from an emergency meeting in Enugu yesterday with a resolution to hold an all-important “strategic meeting” with President Muhammadu
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Glo Empowers Onitsha Indigenes at 2019 Azu Ofala Celebrations
Globacom has empowered five indigenes of Onitsha with five brand new tricycles, which is popularly known as Keke, to mark the successful celebration of the traditional Ofala Festival of Onitsha town in Anambra State. The beneficiaries of the keke were Ekpechi Henry, Okey Eneh, Ifeanyi Deluo Ike, Emeka Henry Chidi and Mofunanya Onochie. They were
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Ekiti Assembly Reinstates Suspended Council Chairmen, Councillors
Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday reinstated the remaining eight local government chairmen and their councillors who had earlier been suspended. The chairmen and councillors were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The assembly, in a unanimous resolution during yesterday’s plenary resolved that the affected chairmen and councilors should be reinstated.
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Scores Killed as NAF Bombard Boko Haram’s Meeting Venue
Boko Haram insurgents suffered a major casualty on Sunday when the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets bombarded their meeting venue in Boboshe, Borno State. According to a statement signed by the Director Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, scores of Boko Haram fighters were killed in the air raid. According to […]
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