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NEXUS OF THE EVIL FORCES BLEEDING THE NORTH
, By Ahmad Sajoh Recently there has been an upsurge of kidnappings and other security challenges in the North. This upsurge is actually as a result of the Nexus of the evil forces operating in Northern Nigeria. The North is bleeding and silence is indeed not the option. I heard the government through the Presidential…
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Nigerian Breweries Records N106.3 Billion Loss in 2023 Due to FX Strain
By Milcah Tanimu Nigerian Breweries Plc, the leading brewer in Nigeria, faced a substantial financial setback in 2023, registering an after-tax loss of N106.31 billion. This stark reversal stemmed primarily from foreign exchange losses, as revealed in its latest financial report. The company transitioned from a profit of N105.8 billion in 2022 to this significant…
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Wike Administers Oaths to Permanent Secretaries, Chief of Staff, and Other Officials
By Milcah Tanimu On Monday, March 18, 2024, Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, alongside the Chairman and members of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Coordinators of the Abuja Infrastructure Investment Center and Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, as well as the FCTA Head of Service and 10 Permanent Secretaries, were sworn into their respective…
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APC Sets Date for Ondo Governorship Primaries on April 25, Nomination Fee Fixed at N50 Million
By Milcah Tanimu The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the timetable for its gubernatorial candidate selection process in Ondo State, setting April 25, 2024, as the date for the primaries ahead of the November 16, 2024, governorship election. Released late Monday and signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaimon Argungu, the timetable outlines…
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Army Rescues 16 Kidnap Victims in Kaduna Operation
By Milcah Tanimu Troops from the 1 Division Nigerian Army have foiled a kidnapping attempt by a violent extremist group, rescuing abducted individuals in Tantatu Community of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a statement released by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the operation unfolded following actionable intelligence received on…
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Six jailed for cybercrime in Kwara
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud related offences. The convicts, who were prosecuted on separate charges, were arraigned before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court and Justice Adebayo…
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END OF ROAD FOR NNAMDI KANU
By Bernard Davidson The attempts by Nnamdi Kanu and members of his legal team to rigmarole around the Supreme Court judgment which upheld continued prosecution against him for treasonable charges, is laughable. Not that I outrightly criticise his lawyers for wanting their cut from the levies in dollars, pound sterling and naira collected from brainwashed…
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Commendations Trail Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Appointment of Student Leaders As SSAs
… Increases bursary allowance Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been applauded for appointing four student leaders from tertiary institutions in Lagos, Eniola Opeyemi, Kayode Samuel, Giwa Moor and Adeola Adewunmi., as Senior Special Assistants, SSAs.The governor also gained public commendations for increasing the bursary allowance of students of Lagos origin to N60,000 and…
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Gov.Zulum Mulls 85,000 New Houses For 66 Borno Communities
… As Group Hails His Leadership Style Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, said his administration is targeting the construction of 85,000 new houses in 66 communities in the state aimed at resettling IDPs and other victims of Boko Haram insurgency. Zulum stated this on Thursday when he received a delegation under the northeast ambassadors’…
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OPINION: A History of Biu” ( 2015) And The Lingering Bura – Pabir Question (2)
By: Balami LazarusThis is the conclusion of my previous article on the above caption. I appreciated those that commented positively in respect of the part (1) on the one hand. While some tongue lashed me calling me agent of disunity forgetting that the piece is and for the purpose of Bura cultural identity , coupled…