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Calabar Old People’s Home appeals for adult diapers
The management of Pope John Paul II Old People’s Home in Calabar has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to assist it purchase adult diapers for some inmates in the home.Senior Welfare Officer of the home, Yvonne Maria, made the appeal when the Christ Universal Mercy Fellowship visited the home on Monday.Maria said that…
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Court jails man 6 months for trafficking in Cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Lateef Agboola, to six months imprisonment for trafficking in Cannabis. Agboola, who was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had pleaded guilty before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. After his plea, the court reviewed the facts of the case with the prosecutor, …
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Dickson wins Bayelsa West senatorial by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Dec. 5, Bayelsa West senatorial by-election. INEC Returning Officer Prof. Okechukwu Okeke, of the Federal University Otuoke, (FUO) said that Dickson polled 115,257 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Peremobowei Ebebi of All Progressives…
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Troops eliminate 3 bandits, recover arms in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Sector-1 Operation Whirl Stroke on Sunday eliminated three bandits and recovered arms and ammunition in an encounter at Tsehombe-Adaka village in Benue. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday, said the troops responded to a distress call about an attack by suspected armed…
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Hisbah arrests 178 street beggars in Kano State in 3 months
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 178 suspects in Kano metropolis for violating the law against street begging from September to November 2020. The Commander-General of the board, Mr Harun Ibn-Sina, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Kano on Monday. ”The suspects were arrested along Alu Avenue, Dan’agundi, Taludu, Race Course,…
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Lagos NUJ mourns Veteran Sports Writer, Muyiwa Daniel
The Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has described as shocking the death of veteran sports writer Muyiwa Daniel. The State NUJ Chairman, Adeleye Ajayi said this in a statement in Lagos. “We were optimistic that he would overcome the sickness, unfortunately, he passed on while about to undergo surgery at LASUTH, Ikeja,”…
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Buhari tasks African leaders on implementation of arms control instruments
President Muhammadu Buhari has told African leaders to promote the implementation of arms control instruments and embargoes, to complement and consolidate African Peace and Security Architecture. Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on “Silencing the Gun”, held virtually on Sunday. “The major challenge for Africa…
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Anti Corruption: Activist Depose to Affidavit in Defence of CBN Leadership
.. A front line anti corruption and human rights group, Good Governance Africa, has dismissed allegations of corruption and favouritism from some quarters against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leadership. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Makurdi, the executive secretary of the group Rev Solomon Semaka revealed how the organisation compiled series of…
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Leave CBN Out Of #EndSARS Franchise, CSOs Cautions
A civil society organisation, Centre for Social Security, Justice and Equity has implored groups and individuals who it alleged are bent on dragging the name of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and her management into the recent #EndSARS protest to desist arguing that the movement was just a mere franchise which was hijacked by…
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Emir Turbans Zakariyah Abdulmalik As New Alangua Ibagun
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has turbaned Mallam Zakariyau Abdulmalik Iyanda Ilufemiloye as the new Alangua Ibagun, Okelele, Ilorin. The turbanning ceremony which took place on Friday at the Emir’s palace, was well attended by eminent sons and daughters of Ibagun ward as well as well wishers from…