The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it is working to crash the price of cooking gas in the country. It said this would be done through the implementation of effective commercial framework that would halt the export of propane and butane from the country. The Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) of […]
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The Police Command in Kogi on Thursday said two persons were killed and many injured in a renewed hostility between Egbira and Bassa-Kwomu tribes in the state. Spokesman of the command, Mr Williams Aya, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who made this known in Lokoja, however, said that the situation was under control. Aya confirmed […]
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Four private universities have been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The approval was made during the weekly council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The universities are situated in Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States. They include Greenfield University (Kaduna) Dominion University (Oyo) Trinity University (Ogun) and Westland University […]
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The Nigerian Army says it has repelled attacks from some criminal gangs and militia operating across communities in Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba states recovering some arms. Maj.Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, Commander of “Operation Whirl Stroke” in Nasarawa, on Wednesday said his men recovered 45 assorted weapons and 701 rounds of live ammunition from the suspects in […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano zonal office on December 31, 2018 arrested Sani Abdullahi, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, for money laundering offence. Abdullahi was arrested on board Ethiopian Air enroute Kano to China for failing to fully declare the sum of $207,000 (Two Hundred and Seven Thousand Dollars) in […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at a conference organised by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa on fake news recalled how fake news nearly caused a ‘rift’ in his marriage. The one-day conference on Wednesday, which marks the beginning of ‘BBC’s 50-day election conference plan’, held at the Transcorp Hotels in Abuja. At the conference, Mr […]
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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man and CEO of Amazon is set to divorce his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, after 25 years of being married. The duo took to their respective Twitter pages to make the announcement Wednesday on Twitter. “After a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and […]
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Following allegations of sexual abuse trailing R. Kelly, his brother Carey Kelly has revealed more shocking details about their childhood. The ‘I Wish’ singer had hinted at being sexually abused as a child by someone close to him, although he never revealed who sexually molested him. But Carey, in a recent interview alleged that their older […]
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Edgal Imohimi, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, on Wednesday led operatives of the state command and other security agencies to publicly destroy confiscated drugs, worth over N400 million in Ikorodu area of the state. Imohimi, who addressed the press at the site of the event, said the drugs were seized from criminal during raids by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted dust hazy weather conditions over most parts of the country with early morning mist/fog and partly cloudy conditions over the Southern part on Wednesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Tuesday, in Abuja, predicted dust haze condition with visibility range of two to five kilometres over the Central cities. It […]
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