Kashim Bukar-Dalori, the four-year old son of the Chairman of Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been freed by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. Bukar-Dalori was said to have been kidnapped around 1 pm by a woman, who claimed to be his relative. A […]
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An employee of Edo State’s Public Works Volunteers, simply identified as Fred (aka Biggie) has reportedly raped a middle-aged mother of five children to death, in Benin, the State capital. The incident which allegedly occurred at the Ramat Park axis, along the Benin-Agbor road, in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday, […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to the Ogun State government from the recent Paris Club refund. The state government promised to offset the backlog of cooperative deductions, gratuity, severance allowances, furniture allowances and other social services. Adewale Oshinowo, the state Commissioner for Finance, who disclosed this during a […]
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Some Nigerian soldiers are draining a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search of Idris Alkali, a missing retired Major General. Alkali, former Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Abuja, was declared missing on the 3rd of September. He was on his way to Bauchi after leaving Abuja in […]
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Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has urged supporters of the president to ignore the attacks Senate President Bukola Saraki is directing at Buhari. Saraki, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been very critical of Buhari in recent times. Two days ago, he told […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to commence an indefinite nationwide strike after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum given to the federal government which will elapse on September 26. The union had earlier said the ultimatum will officially commence on September 12. Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said this while addressing journalists at the […]
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About 1,000 contractors have expressed interest in the bids for 12 projects advertised by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. The corporation has opened the bids to pre-qualify the contractors for the 2018 projects. Ben Iloanusi, the NRC Director of Procurement, told the newsmen during pre-qualification exercise at the NRC headquarters, Ebute Meta, Lagos, on Wednesday. […]
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Juventus kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory at Valencia in a match overshadowed by a controversial red card for Cristiano Ronaldo, while tournament favourites Manchester City were stunned at home by Lyon on Wednesday. Ronaldo’s Champions League debut for Juventus lasted less than half an hour as the Portuguese star was […]
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Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem – TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25, 2018, at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. Harnessing and building on the success of Africa’s […]
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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the shooting of five persons in a renewed cult rivalry on Tuesday night at Ekpoma, administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of the State. It would be recalled that the victims, four males and one female who were students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, were […]
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