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Boy, three others die in Anambra accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident involving three vehicles on the Ihiala-Onitsha Road on Sunday, claimed the lives of a male child and three adults. The Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident which occurred at about 3:06…
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Buhari, Governors, others grace Ikpeazu son’s wedding
 President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors, Captains of Industries and other dignitaries graced Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu son’s wedding at Umuahia, Abia State, on Sunday. Ikpeazu’s son, Jachimike, wedded his heartthrob, Chidinma Onwuenyi, on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony was conducted by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at the International Conference Center, Umuahia. Buhari, who was represented by…
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Politics
Ekiti 2022: Governorship not about gender but competence – Sen. Olujimi
Sen. Biodun Olujimi (PDP-Ekiti South) has cautioned those raising gender as a parameter for the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti, warning them to stop insulting women. Olujimi stated this on Sunday while formally declaring her ambition to contest for the 2022 governorship on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in her ward 7, Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti-East Local…
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Group seeks stiffer penalty for rapists
Young Muslim Forum, a religious group, has called on the Federal and State Governments to enact stiffer laws that would tackle incessant rape cases across the country. Sheikh Azeez Habeeb, President of the forum, made the call during a special prayer for national unity in Uzi-Ekiti, Ekiti, on Sunday. Habeeb said that the high rate of rape cases, specially against…
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President Buhari mourns Buhari Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of well-known Kano businessman and industrialist, Alhaji Sani Buhari Daura. The news of the death of Daura was announced by his family on Sunday. In a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, the president described Daura’s death as “a great loss not only to Katsina…
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Building Collapse: Ashafa urges experts/regulators collaboration
The Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, has called for synergy between regulators and professionals in the built environment to curb menace of building collapse in the country. Ashafa made the call in his goodwill message during the investiture of Prof. Yohana Izam as the 21st President of Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB). A statement made available…
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Desist from illegal migration, NGO urges youths
An NGO, Re-educating Africans on the Risks and Dangers of Unplanned Journey Abroad (RARDUJA), has urged Nigerian youths to desist from illegal migration. Managing Director of the NGO, Mr Eddy Duru, said this at a public sensitisation on the dangers of illegal migration, organised by RARDUJA at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Akwakuma, Owerri, on Sunday. Duru, represented by RARDUJA’s Public…
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NGO empowers 160 youths in marketing, branding, packaging
An NGO, Project One, has trained and empowered 160 youths on digital marketing and branding as well as packaging of agricultural products. Convener of the NGO, Mrs Bisayo Busari-Akinnadeju, said this at the graduation and prize-giving ceremony after a three-week digital marketing and product as well as branding and packaging training. Busari-Akinnadeju said that the training and empowerment was part…
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Insecurity
Pirates attack, kill 3 in twin attacks on oil facilities in Bayelsa, kidnap 7
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government areas of Bayelsa. Sources close to the affected oilfields said…
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Politics
PDP can’t be trusted on rescue Nigeria claim- VON DG
Mr Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (NAN) has faulted claim by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of its plans to rescue Nigeria. He said that going by the antecedents of the PDP, it cannot be trusted to rescue Nigeria . “How can Nigerians trust our sister political party, the PDP, given their antecedents riddled with trust deficit?…
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Gunmen attack Jos Prison
Yet-to-be identified gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday attacked the Jos Correctional centre. The bandits were said to have pretended to be on a visit before they opened fire on reaching the gate of the correctional facility. Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Plateau command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) were unsuccessful. However, a senior official of…
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TCN installs new transformer, circuit breaker in Suleja substation – Official
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is set to install a new 33KV current transformer in Suleja Transmission Substation, Niger. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that the installation would also include a Circuit Breaker on its 30MVA, 132/33kV power transformer. Mbah said that the installation would be carried out…
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India remains committed to partnering with Nigeria in fight against terrorism – Envoy
India remains committed to working more closely with Nigeria in the global fight against terrorism, according to Mr Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India to Nigeria. Thakur said this in a virtual address night in Abuja at a ceremony in honour of the families and commemoration of the survivors of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack. The event was organised by…
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Zulum calls for promotion of culture
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has tasked the state Ministry of Information and Culture to designed programmes to promote culture of the people of the state. Zulum gave the charge during the Second-Day of the Menwara Annual Cultural Festival on Sunday in Shani, Borno. He said the resumption of the cultural festival after years of suspension due to insecurity was…
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2 dead, 6 others injured in Bauchi auto crash
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, says no fewer than two persons lost their lives in a lone motor accident that occurred in Bauchi on Sunday. Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Bauchi, disclosed that six others sustained various degrees of injuries.…
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FAAN suspends Airport officials for allegedly extorting passenger
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has suspended some officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the action was in line with management’s determination to rid the nation’s airport of corrupt officials.…
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Kano State’s former deputy governor calls for economic diversification
Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, former Deputy Governor of Kano State, says insecurity in the country can be tackled with the adoption of agriculture-based economic diversification. He said the adoption of such economic diversification required clear guidance and responsibilities by all stakeholders. Abubakar made the call when he delivered the 10th convocation lecture of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), in…
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