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OYO State governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde; his Lagos, Ogun and Ondo states’ counterparts, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN); General TY Danjuma; the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji and Awujale of…
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The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has told the Federal Government that the proposed N5,000 grant to poor Nigerians will promote corruption in the country.The President of PFN, Bishop Wale Oke, stated that most of the so-called poor…
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The Osun State Command of the Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended a father and grandfather for the defilement of 13-year-old girl, a student of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Primary School, Erin-Osun, Osun…
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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity, Esuruoso Tunde, for allegedly attacking lodgers at a hotel in Abeokuta, the state capital.The suspect was arrested on Monday at the…
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Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party from the North-Central zone have endorsed a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as their presidential candidate in 2023.Speaking on Monday in Lafia, the leader of the delegation, Prof…
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The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Ekiti State Council, Joel Akinola, lamented on Monday that members of the association were dying in large numbers from age-related ailments resulting from lack of means to cater to their health…
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From Fred Ezeh, AbujaJoint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said that beginning from 2022, it will collect fees for the Computer Based Test (CBT) centres involved in the conduct of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
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From Stanley Uzoaru, OwerriChief Whip of the Senate and former two-term governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Uzor Kalu, yesterday, visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in custody of the Department of…
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From Aidoghie Paulinus, AbujaThe People’s Republic of China, has called for deeper cooperation between the African continent and China.President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made the call during the opening ceremony of…
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From Geoffrey Anyanwu, EnuguArchbishop, Enugu Ecclesiastical Province and Bishop of Enugu Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma has said that Church leaders and traditional rulers in the South East were collaborating to work with…
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From Adanna Nnamani, AbujaNigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill recently passed by two chambers of the National Assembly.NLC, in a letter dated November 23,…
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By Emma NjokuA 46-year-old businesswoman, Mrs. Adisa Afusat Olayinka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for ingesting 80 pellets…
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From Chijioke Agwu, AbakalikiAt least one policeman was reportedly killed, another declared missing, while three others got injured during an attack in Effium community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by gunmen, Sunday…
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The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday visited road accident victims as part of activities to commemorate the 2021 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.The team, from the Ikorodu unit, visited the…
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From Magnus Eze, EnuguTraditional rulers and presidents general of autonomous communities in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu have added their voice to the call by Enugu people that the zoning arrangement for the governorship and…
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From Geoffrey Anyanwu, EnuguSouth East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has rejected the recent “astronomical and indiscriminate” increment in the import duty on cargoes charged by the Nigerian Customs.SEAMATA, which is the…
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The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, who is alleged to have murdered the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ataga, was on Monday stalled due to the absence of a prosecution…
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President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, and Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, have commiserated with the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, over the passing of…
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From Gyang Bere, JosNo fewer than 11 people were reportedly killed and 262 inmates escaped following the attack on Nigeria Correctional Service, Jos Custodial Centre, by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.The Controller, Jos…
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From Fred Ezeh, AbujaNigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, was yet to be detected in Nigeria as at Sunday, November 28, 2021.However, the centre said it will continue to coordinate…
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