Author: Our Reporter
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Skill acquisition: NAOWA begins training of widows of fallen soldiers
The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), has commenced training of 50 widows of fallen soldiers and youths at Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt. NAOWA’s National President, Mrs Salamatu Yayaya declared the training open during the inauguration of NAOWA’s Secretariat Complex, Wellness Centre, Skill Acquisition Centre and Library at the division’s headquarters in Port…
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Army War College conducts “Exercise Star Ride” for course participants
The Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) says it is set for the conduct of its final exercise for participants of Course 5/2021 tagged “Exercise Star Ride” in Abuja. The Commandant, AWCN, Maj.-Gen. Solomon Uduonwa, disclosed this in a statement by the college Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, on Wednesday in Abuja. Uduonwa said the…
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Kwara ‘APC Loyal’ accuses AbdulRazaq of ingratitude to Lai Mohammed
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been accused of throwing caution and decorum expected of a man in his position to the winds by calling the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, unprintable names at an interview he recently granted the press on state matters. Addressing journalists on Wednesday…
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Maulid: Kwara Gov tasks Muslims on legacies of Prophet Muhammad
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has enjoined Muslim faithful in the state to reflect on the messages and character of Prophet Muhammad. Speaking in Ilorin on Tuesday at the annual commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Prophet, the Governor urged Muslims to be their brothers’ keepers, saying such will…
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Kano police arrest suspected fuel suppliers to bandits in Katsina state –PPRO
The Police Command in Kano state has arrested two persons for allegedly supplying fuel to bandits in Katsina state, from Kano, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, said in a statement on Tuesday, in Kano. He identified the suspects as Musbahu Rabi’u, 31, and Jamilu Abdullahi, 37, all residents of Jibiya local government…
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Army operations have helped to return farming activities in Kebbi – Gov. Bagudu
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the anti-banditry operations of the Nigerian Army have increasingly enabled farmers in the state access to their farms without threats. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the governor made the observation when he received the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya…
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Gunmen kill 2 Imo traditional rulers
The Police Command has confirmed the killing of two traditional rulers at Nnenasa in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo. Imo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Mike Abattam, told our correspondent in a phone interview in Owerri that the incident occurred on Tuesday. Abattam, however, said investigations were ongoing to ascertain the circumstances…
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Ship with 9 crewmen capsizes off S.Korea’s islets
A ship with nine crewmen capsized in waters off South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, meaning ‘Solitary Island’, Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday citing the South Korean coast guard. The coast guard said the 72-ton ship tipped over at about 2:24 p.m. local time (0524 GMT) in international waters some 168 kilometres northeast of the…
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Imo area council did not inform police about meeting where two traditional rulers were killed – Police
Njaba Local Government Council in Imo did not inform the police about its Tuesday’s meeting with traditional rulers where gunmen killed two of the rulers. This assertion was made in Owerri on Wednesday by the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Rabiu Hussaini. Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Mike Abattam, said in a statement that:…
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Court fixes Nov. 22 for arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed Nov. 22 for the arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over allegations bordering on fraud while she served in the office. Although Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, the proceeding could…