Nigeria’s former Head of State, on Sunday, told the Federal Government to equip the military with modern weapons to tackle insecurity. Babangida said the Federal Government should also train the military in the use of modern weapons. He had stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa Services. According to Babangida: “Provide them with all […]
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Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said he will never use political power to punish people. Jonathan said he made the resolution before joining politics, NAN reports. He had spoken while delivering an address at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly in Benin City, […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will depart on Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to attend the African finance summit. This was announced in a statement shared by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Saturday evening. According to the […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), has extended the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and the Direct Entry, DE, registration by two weeks. The board extended also the UTME examination as well as the mock to further dates. JAMB’S Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the extension at a press conference, Saturday, in Abuja. The […]
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Scores of agitators of the Yoruba nation on Saturday staged a massive rally in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. According to reports the agitators, dressed in various outfits, marched from November 27 bridge in the Africa area, Osogbo for the protest to Freedom Park in Osogbo. There was, however, heavy security presence at the […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has admitted the failure of government across board, warning the Southern Governors against fighting President Muhammadu Buhari or putting all the blames on the Federal Government. Bello had spoken while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, warning his counterparts from the Southern States to be careful of their […]
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One person has been confirmed killed following gun attacks by unknown gunmen in Ogbunabali community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the sporadic shooting which happened on Friday lasted for an hour, leading to the death of a man identified as Obinna Chima Nwogbu. Chima-Nwogbu who hailed […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that there was no record of Indian COVID-19 variant in the state, as was speculated on social media. The governor stated this in Benin on Friday at a news conference to provide an update on COVID-19 response in the state. Obaseki was represented by the state Permanent […]
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A notorious foreign bandit and his gang terrorizing Nigeria Northwest have been arrested in Zamfara State. The foreign bandit and his four other accomplices were paraded at the Gusau Police Command on Friday. The spokesman of Zamfara Police Command, Shehu Mohammed stated that the suspects were arrested as a result of the teamwork between the […]
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The Executive Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has said that there are limits to what governors can do about insecurity in the country. Lalong while speaking on Friday stated this while speaking during the Good Morning Nigeria programme on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). He lamented that governors don’t have full authority over the security operatives in their […]
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