Men of the 93 battalion of the Nigerian army stationed in Takum, Taraba, have arrested nine alleged members of an armed militia known as civilian JTF. The alleged members of the civilian JTF were arrested at Arufu, a boundary town between Taraba and Benue. A top military source who confirmed the development to NAN said […]
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Following a spate of crime in Rivers State, the state government has released a list of the dreaded felons, cultists and criminals on the heads of whom Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has put a record bounty of N640 million, far more than the N200m he offered for the Omoku killer, Don Wani. The men […]
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The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Hameed Ali, has approved the appointment, in acting capacities, of three customs officers for being efficient in their duties. According to a Customs official statement, Joseph Attah, the spokesman for the NCS, named the benefitting officers as Talatu Isa, an Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG), Talatu Isa, now appointed the Deputy Comptroller-General […]
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The National Examination Council, NECO, has on Tuesday released the 2017 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination results. Charles Uwakwe, Registrar of the Council, announced the results at its headquarters in Minna. Uwakwe said a total of 42, 985 candidates registered for the examination and 42, 429 wrote the examination in 28 subjects. He said […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says it has concluded repair works on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline, ELP. In a statement signed by Group General Manger, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu on Monday in Abuja, said gas supply has been restored to the affected power plants. He said the speedy repair of the pipeline was […]
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The federal government has said it is targeting to export about 480 tonnes of yam, equivalent to 20 container monthly in 2018. The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme revealed this on Monday in Abuja. Simon Irtwange, the chairman of the committee, told newsmen that the target would be achieved if all the challenges, which […]
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Brazil international, Philippe Coutinho has completed his move from Liverpool to Barcelona for a fee understood to be £146m. He underwent a two-part medical early on Monday, which revealed he had a thigh injury which will delay his debut by three weeks. Coutinho then headed to the Nou Camp where he joined Barcelona president Josep […]
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Teachers in public secondary and primary schools in Kaduna State on Monday began an indefinite strike action over job security and welfare issues. The strike was called by the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT). The government on Sunday threatened to sack any teacher that joined the strike. In some of the […]
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A small fire broke out on the roof of Trump Tower on Monday morning, officials said. Smoke was seen billowing off the top of the Manhattan skyscraper, carrying for several blocks. Firefighters were called to the Fifth Avenue skyscraper, located at East 56thSt., at about 7:20 Monday morning. The blaze appeared to break out in […]
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Stoke City have sacked manager, Mark Hughes, after they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Coventry City. The Welshman saw the Potters humiliated by the League 2 side in the third round of the FA cup, piling more pressure on the already under pressure manager. Hours after the 2-1 loss to Coventry, Stoke took […]
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