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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Friday, presented cash gifts of N100,000 to each of the South African returnees of Ondo origin for resettlement ...
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Daily Archives: October 5, 2019
Man kidnaps own sister, demands N10m ransom from father
A 22 year old man, Abdulbasit Umar, has been arrested by Taraba state police command for aiding the kidnap of his own sister, Amina Umar, ...
Read More »Nigeria can’t beg Abraham, Tomori to play for Super Eagles – Nwankwo Kanu
Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu has told the Super Eagles to shrug off the disappointment of seeing Chelsea stars Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori called ...
Read More »Court grants Sowore, co-defendant N150m bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare ...
Read More »Don’t forget your country – Buhari tells Nigerians in South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Pretoria, South Africa, advised all Nigerians in The Diaspora to always remember their country with skills, resources and talents, and work towards living decent and dignified lives that bring honour .....
Read More »GOCOP Conference: There will be no development without security – Kukah, Ejiofor, others
There cannot be meaningful economic development in a country bedevilled by insecurity ...
Read More »Kidnappers demand ransom for Kaduna schoolgirls, teachers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that kidnappers are now collaborating with “some elements of Boko Haram” to carry out hideous crimes in Kaduna State ...
Read More »Gunmen kill nine soldiers in Zamfara
Suspected gunmen on Thursday killed about nine soldiers during a retaliatory attack on the security men in Sunke village, Anka local government area of Zamfara state ...
Read More »Boko Haram forces residents to desert Borno LG council
Marte, a local government in northern Borno, is totally deserted, the chairman of the council, Alhaji Ali Shettima has cried out ...
Read More »Presidency moves extraordinary FEC meeting to Monday
The Presidency says the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, originally scheduled to hold on Saturday, has been shifted to 12 noon on Monday, October 7 ...
Read More »Akpabio orders suspension of NDDC recruitment exercise
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has ordered an immediate suspension of recruitment into the employment of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). ...
Read More »Security: Enugu govt to deploy automated drones for surveillance
…approves construction of pedestrian bridges, overlay of major roads in Enugu metropolis The Enugu State Executive Council yesterday held its maiden meeting and gave approval ...
Read More »Oyo Transport Union resolves crisis, slates election for October
Factional heads of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyo State chapter have agreed to conduct an election for the emergence of a Chairman ...
Read More »Nigeria, South Africa to issue 10-year visa to businessmen, academics, frequent travellers
Nigeria and South Africa have reached an agreement on issuing 10-year visas to businessmen, academics and frequent travellers. The decision was a follow-up to the ...
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