Author: Our Reporter
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All PDP Member Will Be Given Equal Opportunity – Sheriff
By Aaron Ossai The National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has assured all members of the party a level playing field to realize their political ambitions. Sheriff, who stated this when he received members of the Plateau State chapter of the PDP at the party headquarters in Abuja, declared…
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External reserves up by $58m in 11-days – CBN
By Aaron Ossai with agency report The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said external reserves gained $58 million to $30.23 billion as at March 14, 2017. The latest data by CBN disclosed that nation’s foreign reserve has been hovering between $29 billion and $30 billion in March. This is just as the gap between…
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Man jailed 10 years for raping niece
By Our Correspondent An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sentenced a 20-year-old factory worker, Friday Solomon, to 10 years imprisonment for defiling his cousin’s 10-year-old daughter. The Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat, who pronounced judgment after the accused pleaded guilty to the two-count of defilement and sexual assault, said that the sentence was without an…
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Edo Govt Taming Migration Via Economic Development
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state says his administration will check the tide of migration through vocational training of youth to equip them with skills for gainful employment. Obaseki stated this when he received the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugee, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons Hajiya Sadiya Farouq…
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Gunmen Kill Former LG Chairman In Edo, Kidnap 15 others
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday swooped on travelers along the busy Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway and kidnapped 15 persons and killed immediate past chairman of Etsako East local government area in Edo state. The armed men were said to have stopped many of the…
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Army Lieutenant, Police Sergeant Killed By Boko Haram
By Ali Wakil, Maiduguri Borno State police command has confirmed that a police sergeant was killed in Wednesday’s terrorists attack at Magumeri in Magumeri local government area of the state. An Army Lieutenant identified as Lieutenant AC Oguntoye was also said to have been killed by the terrorists in Wednesday’s attack. The command’s spokesman, Mr…
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Fanta, Sprite safety: CPC commences investigation in level of additives
By Joseph INOKOTONG The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has instituted an investigation into the safety of additives in Nigerian Bottling Company’s Fanta and Sprite with a view to safeguarding consumers. The Council’s action came on the heels of a recent court judgment which alleged that consumption of Fanta and Sprite, two products of Nigerian Bottling…
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Explosion Rocks IMF’s Paris Office, MD Reacts
By Joseph INOKOTONG Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has condemned the explosion, which caused injuries to staff of the Fund. In her reaction today in Frankfurt, Germany, following the ugly incident, she said the IMF is working closely with the French authorities to unravel the cause of the explosion…
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DUNAETA Lauds Rachael Umahi for Building Houses for Widows
By Aaron Ossai A Non-Governmental Organisation, the David Umahi Nweze Akubaraoha Ebonyi Transformation Agenda (DUNAETA), has hailed the move by Mrs. Rachael Umahi, wife of the Ebonyi State Governor and Founder of the Family Succour & Upliftment Foundation Programme, to build houses for 172 widows in the State. DUNAETA in a statement issued in Abakaliki,…
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Kwara To Flag-Off New projects As Gov Ahmed Signs 2017 Budget into Law
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has assented to the N160.9 billion 2017 budget as passed by the Kwara state House of Assembly. Speaking during the signing ceremony in his office on Wednesday, Governor Ahmed said with the signing of the budget into law, his administration would commence the immediate…