The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm – 6am) within the Greater Jos – Bukuru Metropolis, until further notice. Samuel, Emmanuel Nanle, Director, Press & Public Affairs to the governor said in a statement that the directive followed “sudden build up of tension […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, says President Muhammadu Buhari is actually fighting corruption and insurgency and has not disappointed him. Obasanjo on Thursday said Buhari should be given credit and encouraged to do more. “President Buhari has not disappointed me. Yes, he is […]
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At least 53 traders have lost their lives in a boat mishap which occurred in Bagudo local government area of Kebbi state. Muhammad Zagga, chairman of the Bagudo local government, confirmed this on Thursday. He told NAN that the traders were heaing to a market when the incident happened. “Majority of the traders are from Gaya village […]
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The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has fixed the resumption of activities at the university for Friday, September 15, 2017 . The registrar of the university, Jacob Agboola, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the […]
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The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has reminded the Nigerian army of how the Boko Haram insurgency started and warned against replicating it through the ongoing ‘Operation Python Dance 2’ in the south-east. The group gave the warning in reaction to clashes between soldiers and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) since the commencement […]
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have slipped to 44th position in the monthly rankings of football playing nations by FIFA. The Super Eagles played good games against the indomitable lions in the month under review, defeating Cameroon 4-0 at Uyo and playing a 1-1 draw in the return leg at Yaounde. Nevertheless, Nigeria moved downwards on the […]
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The National Examinations Council (NECO), today (Thursday) released the June/July 2017 Senior Secondary Schools Examination results. The Council says out of the 1,051,472 who sat for the examinations, only 745,053 of the candidates got at least five credits including Mathematics and English Language. Prof. Charles Uwakwe, NECO Registrar, announced the results at the council headquarters […]
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Niger Delta statesman, Edwin Clark says media reports of a rift between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa Gov. Seriake Dickson are aimed at creating tension in Bayelsa. Clark, who is the National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), made this known in a statement in Abuja. “In the past few days, the media […]
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The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, will deliver 4 million bags of 50kg Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer to farmers, at an affordable price, before the end of the year. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this at the weekend on Hannu Ya Dawa, an audience participation […]
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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has named Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, as a member of the International Experts Committee on Tax Matters. The committee has 25 members worldwide. Mr. Fowler’s appointment was conveyed by Bolaji Akinremi, Minister Plenipotentiary of Nigeria Permanent Mission, New York, in a mail to the […]
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