The Eje of Ankpa, Alhaji Shaibu Usman, an acting first class monarch in Kogi state and was kidnapped inside a Mosque on Friday morning. It was reliably gathered that the monarch from Kogi east was kidnapped inside the mosque while about to observe Zubihi at about 5.30 am on Friday. According to a source, the […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says Nigerians will receive the coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, broke the news at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC) meeting. He said a technical working group in the ministry is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria, considering that the country […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the immediate reopening of four major land borders in Nigeria. The four borders are Seme in the South-west part of the country, Ilela in the North-west part of the country, Maitagari in the North-west part of the country and Mfun in the South-south part of the country. Nigeria’s finance […]
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The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed John Odigie-Oyegun, a former national chairman of the party, as Chairman of its South-South reconciliation committee. This was announced in a communique signed by Lucky Imasuen, Secretary of the committee and an APC Chieftain from the region, on Wednesday. The communique […]
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The Federal Government has announced 173 centres and 30 state government institutions for the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment across Nigeria. This was made known in a public notice on the website of the National Identity Management Commission on Wednesday entitled: ‘Approved Data Capturing Agents (Digital Identity Ecosystem). The statement read: “The Honorable Minister of […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured residents of the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that the gas leakage occasioned by the rupturing of a pipeline in the area does not pose any danger. The pipeline, on Wednesday, was caused by activities of a company carrying out excavation work in the area. Kennie […]
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Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as the Electoral College formalized his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. As Biden appealed to Americans to “turn the page” on the divisive contest, electors met across all […]
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The Vice Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lillian Salami, has asked the Federal Ministry of Education to clear the air on the status of Mallam Sanusi Lamido as the Chancellor of the institution. Recall that Sanusi who was appointed Chancellor of the institution in 2015 by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has charged the military to occupy the Lake Chad and step up its game against Boko Haram fighters. Speaking when he lead a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers to Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, on Monday, he said everyone is fed up with the shedding of innocent […]
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Emirates has welcomed MSN A6-EVL, its 116th A380 as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The newest member of the Emirates fleet was powered by a blend of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is the first time the airline is using sustainable aviation fuel to power an […]
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