Mr Emmanuel Shior, the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), said on Wednesday that the rampaging flood has submerged five communities in Agatu and other parts of Makurdi, the state capital. Shior disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Makurdi on the current flood situation in the state, adding that Rice Mill and other […]
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Jimi Agbaje, the 2015 Lagos State governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, confirmed that he would run for the office again in 2019. Agbaje made the confirmation via a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. “It is true that initially I did not want to re-contest, but I had […]
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The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had destroyed 6.21 tonnes of assorted drugs in the state. Joshephine Obi, the agency’s Commander in the state who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday, said the exercise took place on Sept. 6 in Dutse. […]
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The federal government has boasted that it has moved 10.073million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity. The minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma made the claim Tuesday while speaking on arrangements for the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#24) held at the conference room of the ministry in Abuja. He said federal government […]
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Three academic staff of Shehu Idris College of Health, Makarfi, Kaduna State, have been kidnapped. The victims were kidnapped on Sunday while travelling to Makarfi from Zaria in Kaduna. Among the kidnapped lecturers are two women, Rabi Dogo and Halimatu Malam, and the director of the institution’s dental school, identified as Dr. Akawo. Confirming the […]
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A report by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has revealed that more than 40 percent of “extremely poor people” in the world will be living in Nigeria and DR Congo by 2050. In the 2018 goalkeepers report released Tuesday, the foundation said by 2050, Nigeria will have 152 million people in extreme poverty out of […]
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The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has declared the flooding in four states as national disasters. The affected states are Kogi, Niger, Delta and Anambra. The agency has also placed eight other states on its watch list. Addressing journalists on Monday, Yahya Bello, Kogi state governor, said 33 camps have […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday declared he has the ability, capacity and track record to oust President Muhammed Buhari at the polls in 2019. Mr Saraki stated this at a townhall meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. The event at Park Inn Hotels, Abeokuta, was in continuation of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Nigeria customs service to place Ayodele Fayose, outgoing governor of Ekiti, on its watch list and prevent him from leaving the country. Fayose, whose tenure ends on October 16, is being investigated by the EFCC for alleged abuse of office, money laundering, among others. In […]
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Abdullahi Wase, Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar, is dead. Tope Elias-Fatile, spokesman of the foreign affairs ministry, announced his passing in a statement on Saturday. He said Wase had been sick for some time prior to his death on Friday night. “The late envoy will be buried in Doha at 7.00pm (local time) today,” the statement […]
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