The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 30 with the confirmation of three new cases — but two have been discharged. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said the new cases were recorded in Lagos state. Two of the cases are said to be returning travellers while […]
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The siege at the First Bank in Mpape, Abuja, which started Saturday morning, has ended, as the robbers have been arrested by a joint team of the police and military. One of the armed robbers was eventually killed by the superior firepower of the security agent. The attackers were said to have alleged that “an […]
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NIGERIA – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessmen, has agreed to renovate some parts of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. On Thursday, Dare told journalists that the renovation will include just the football pitch, light and scoreboard. According to him, work will begin in the next two […]
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The house of representatives committee on finance is asking why the Abuja CCTV project failed despite a $460 million loan taken from China to fund the project. At a budget defence session with the ministry of finance on Thursday, James Faleke, chairman of the committee, said the ministry should explain to Nigerians why the CCTV […]
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The Kaduna state command of the Nigeria Police Force says it has rescued three students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, abducted along Abuja-Kaduna highway on Monday. The command’s public relations officer, Yakubu Sabo, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said three other persons were still being held by the kidnappers. “The Command wishes […]
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Senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo has apologized to all Nigerians, the Senate, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his family, friends, Nigerian women, Bibra (the lady he assaulted) and her family for his action towards her, which has, according to him “brought immense discomfort in our body polity.” The Senator set the social media […]
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Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dismissed the assertion by the Nigerian Senate that the Abuja-Kaduna highway is the most dangerous road in the country, saying that the road is now safe for travellers. El-Rufa’i stated this when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
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The Nigerian Army says it legally acquired its landed property in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and advised indigenes protesting alleged land grab to channel their complaints to the appropriate quarters. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai stated this on Tuesday in reaction to protest by some indigenes, who barricaded the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after his Wednesday working visit to inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the Lagos State Government. Buhari and his entourage arrived the airport at exactly 3 p.m. The President left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, at exactly 3:20 p.m. aboard a Nigerian Air Force […]
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The Shareholders of Africa’s leading hospitality brand, Transcorp Hotels Plc, have extolled the Company for its impressive financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018. The congratulatory remarks were made at the Company’s 5th Annual General Meeting, which took place at the Congress Hall of the iconic Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Following the company’s 26% increase in […]
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