In an interview with NAN on Sunday, Mike Okiro said the number of police officers in the country is grossly inadequate for the population. He requested for the recruitment of more personnel. The issue of paucity of funds, he said, had been one of the problems hindering the recruitment of more police officers for enhanced […]
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In the day 8 of the Nigerian Professional Football League games played, the teams could only secure slim wins and only Kano Pillars got an away point. Pillars forced Sunshine Stars to a barren draw in Akure to earn a share of the spoils from Sunday’s game. The solitary point earned on Sunday has taken […]
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The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has said two of four policemen declared missing after cattle herders attacked their patrol van had been found. Moses Yamu, spokesman of the command, reportedly confirmed the development. Yamu said the officers were in “sound” state. “Two of the men have rejoined their colleagues while the […]
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Nigerian Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government to meet their demands or face a nationwide strike action. Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah and Comrade Ekpebor Florence, the national chairman and secretary of JOHESU respectively, said the […]
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A Russian passenger plane with 71 people on board crashed near Moscow soon after take-off on Sunday. All 71 people on board got killed in the crash, and investigators said they were looking at all possible causes. President Vladimir Putin has already offered condolences to those who lost relatives and ordered a special investigative commission […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick with a big 5-2 victory over Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday. Zinedine Zidane’s boys have not scaled their usual heights this season and this was still not perfect, but they do look to be finding some form just in time for a potentially season-defining tie with Paris Saint-Germain […]
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The Secretary-General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, on Friday led a delegation of the Interpol to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja, where he hailed the anti-graft agency’s performance. Stock, who was received by the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, was delighted at the efforts of the anti-graft agency and assured them of the global organisation’s support at the […]
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FIFA on Friday confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for the 32 teams which will participate in the 2018 World Cup finals scheduled for June 14 to July 15. The list has it that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will camp at Essentuki, a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia. The TBCs which will be the […]
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Kassim Afegbua, the spokesman for former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, has recorded his his experience over the last one week in chronological order. Mr. Afegbua’s ordeal started last Sunday when he released a statement on behalf of Mr. Babangida about the state of the nation. In the statement, Mr. Babangida expressed his misgivings about President […]
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The chairman of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma, says Mojisola Dada, the judge who issued a bench warrant for his arrest in Lagos on Friday, erred before the law. In a statement, Cornel Osigwe, spokesman of Innoson Group, quoted Chukwuma as saying the order Dada was done in bad faith because fair hearing was not granted to Joseph […]
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