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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…
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FG has Will, Capacity to implement Economic Plan’
By Joseph INOKOTONG The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that it has both the political will and execution capacity to drive the implementation of the recently released Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), to achieve the desired objectives. The assurance follows apprehensions in some quarters that Nigeria’s challenge has never been that of crafting beautiful…
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70,000 Children To Be Immunised In Katsina
By Auwalu Daura, Katsina Baure Local Government of Katsina State has said that it would immunise over 70,000 children in the area against polio this month. This was disclosed by the council’s Information Officer, Alhaji Nasiru Tumfushi who said that the council had engaged 445 trained immunisation personnel to ensure the success of the exercise.…
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Teacher Gets N.5m Bail For Defiling Pupil
By Our Correspondent A primary school teacher, Olamilekan Adeyemi, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old pupil has appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on a two-count charge. Twenty-eight-year-old Adeyemi, who resides on Akinyede Crescent, Akowonjo, a Lagos suburb, was charged with sexual assault and defilement. The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu told the court that the…