Category: News
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“President Biden Approves Border Wall Construction Amid Rising Crossings in Mexico”
By Milcah Tanimu In an unexpected move, President Joe Biden has given the green light for the construction of a section of border wall in southern Texas as a response to the increasing levels of immigration along the US-Mexico border. Approximately 20 miles (32km) of border wall will be erected in Starr County, an area…
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World Teachers’ Day: Gov AbdulRazaq salutes Kwara teachers
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated teachers in the state on the annual commemoration of the World Teachers’ Day, commending them for their hard work and renewed commitment to the task of raising leaders and serving as the beacons of light since the beginning of time. The Governor also restated…
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ADAMAWA Election Petition faces hick ups as plans by people in high positions intends to use Ulama’s to divert the attention of Judges, and President. Otunba.
Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Adamawa State, Umar Madawaki, has raised alarm over what he described as a “group of selfish, self centered, single track-minded, yet hand picked Ulama’s”, who have been invited and “sponsored to Abuja” in an uprising against Senator Aishatu Binani on religious grounds. In a statement issued yesterday, he…
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Zamfara Government Announces Plans for Orphanage Girls’ Weddings
By Milcah Tanimu In a recent statement released by Dr. Nafisa Maradu, the State Commissioner for Women, Children, and Social Development, Zamfara state’s government has unveiled an initiative aimed at celebrating the weddings of orphanage home girls. The announcement came during a distribution event at the Gusau Orphanage Home, where the commissioner distributed clothes, shoes,…
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Igbo Delegates Assembly Denounces Call to Ban Eze-Igbo in FCT ABUJA
An assemblage identified as Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA), has denounced call to ban the Eze-Igbo in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a press release signed by the President General Chief Kenneth Okeuge JP and Hon. Chief Donatus Nwugo (MPPA, NABCEP, FISEN) the General Secretary General respectively, the group asserted that the call was abnormal…
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N100bn CNG buses: Senate rejects CBN loans, warns Tinubu against illegal spending
From Lateef Taiwo The Senate, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu against illegal spending and advised him to seek a supplementary budget for its Compressed Natural Gas initiative. The Senate through its Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, urged the executive arm of government to expeditiously present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the…
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NOA Flags-Off UNICEF Support, Community Mobilisation To Improve Alternative Care For Almajiri, Adolescent Girls
From Lateef Taiwo, Kaduna The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has flagged off the conduct of a UNICEF support community mobilisation to improve alternative care for Almajiri and Out Of School Adolescent Girls (OSAG) in Kaduna. The flag-off by NOA, Kaduna Directorate, which was in collaboration with the Kaduna State Government, is geared towards improving parenting…
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Public Opinion Cannot Override Constitution In Nigeria’s Judiciary- CJN Ariwoola Says
From Lateef Taiwo The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday said that although several vitriolic attacks are regularly heaped on the judiciary; it is crystal clear and important to know that public opinion, no matter how serious or weighty it might be, cannot override or supersede the Constitution of the country…
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“Foreign Affairs Minister Addresses Controversy Surrounding President Tinubu’s Certificate Claim”
By Milcah Tanimu Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has stated that the current administration does not have time to engage in “frivolous issues” amid the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s claim of having obtained a certificate from Chicago State University (CSU) in the United States. Tuggar emphasized that the certificate saga has had…
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Sanlam Nigeria Launches Family Love Plan and USSD Code of Confidence
By Milcah Tanimu Sanlam Nigeria has launched a Family Love Plan, a funeral product designed to provide financial protection to policyholders’ loved ones to cover the cost of funeral expenses. The plan offers flexible options catering to customers across income levels. The insurer has also introduced a *1056# USSD code called the “Code of Confidence”…