Nigerian soldiers have overrun a farm in Sambisa forest said to belong to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the troops invited some locals to help themselves with food produce before destroying the farm. The troops could be heard mocking the sect leader, asking him to come out from the […]
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Retired Lt.Gen.Tukur Buratai, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff has said military action alone can’t tackle security challenges in the country. Buratai, a non career ambassadorial designate stated this, when he appeared before Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for secreening on Thursday in Abuja. “This security challenge is something that started more than 30, […]
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Popular messaging platform WhatsAppp plsns to re-introduce the updated privacy policy that started a backlash against the Facebook-owned messaging app in January. “In the coming weeks, we’ll display a banner in WhatsApp providing more information that people can read at their own pace,” WhatsApp explained in a blog post. “We’ve also included more information to […]
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The government of Kaduna has approved the reopening of all schools in the state. The State Government said the second phase resumption for all schools will begin on Monday, 22nd February 2021. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad, in a statement on Friday directed that all SS2, SS1, JSS2 in public and private […]
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Ondo state Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has dissolved his cabinet. The move was made ahead of the February 24 second term inauguration of the governor. The announcement was made during the valedictory meeting of the State Executive Council meeting. While appreciating the members of the State Executive Council for their support for his administration in the […]
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Immediate past Service Chiefs of Nigeria have appeared for screening as non-career ambassadorial nominees. They arrived at the National Assembly complex at exactly 11.32 am. Upon their arrival, they went straight to the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare who immediately led them to the […]
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Players and officials of the Bauchi State government-owned club, Wikki Tourists Football Club, on Thursday morning were involved in a road accident. It was gathered that the players were on their way to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to honour an NPFL match before the accident occurred at Hawan Kibo in Plateau State. Wikki Tourists […]
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The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condemned Tuesday night’s abduction of some students and staff of Government Science School, Kagara in Niger State. The Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said the bandits’ attack will discourage school enrollment in the North. Lalong’s spokesman, Makut Macham, in a statement, described the act as a heinous […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there is no plan to increase pump price. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Dr Kennie Obateru, dismissed the rumours while speaking with The Nation. “NNPC has not increased its ex-depot price. “I am certain that NNPC is not likely to increase […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has nabbed two suspected fake military officers in a new VIP edition of Toyota Hilux Jeep loaded with a total of 394 compressed parcels of illicit drugs concealed in different parts of the vehicle. The suspected fake military officers identified as, Mohammed Nura and Abubakar Dahiru, were intercepted […]
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