Category: Headlines
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Gov. Lalong, Tallen honour late Air Force spokesman
Gov. Lalong, Tallen honour late Air Force spokesman By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday extolled the virtues of the late former spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the late…
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RTEAN unveils cashless payment application for travellers to eliminate fraud
RTEAN unveils cashless payment application for travellers to eliminate fraud Unveiling of Karrygo Cashless Programme of RTEAN in Abuja By Salisu Sani-Idris The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), in partnership with Wema Bank and Digix Technologies, has unveiled a cashless payment application for travellers known as Karrygo Cashless Programme. The Executive National…
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Lagos Balogun market on fire
Lagos Balogun market on fire Fire has gutted a section of a five-storey building in popular Balogun Market, Lagos Island. The fire which started in Tuesday morning and still on going has, destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The cause of the incident is yet unknown but the media aide to governor…
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2023: Baraje Heads Kwara PDP 18-man Reconciliation Committee
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated an 18-man Reconciliation and Engagement Committee to reconcile aggrieved members of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Former National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, is the chairman of the committee that has Senator Rafiu Ibrahim,…
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ENDSARS PROTESTS: CSOs Insist Army Did not Shoot At Protesters
Two foremost international organisations, Save Nigeria Movement and Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation have exonerated the Nigerian army over allegations of shooting at protesters during the nationwide campaign against police brutality in October 2020, at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos state. Recall that the federal government had called for setting up of an independent judicial…
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Prosecute Perpetrators Of Igangan Crisis, Kwara Fulani Tell FG
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Fulani residing in Kwara State have asked the federal government to investigate, arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the crisis in Igangan, Oyo State, to serve as deterrent to others. They also condemned the attacks on the settlement of Sarkin Fulani of Igangan and other Fulani settlements in the South…
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PDP hails UK’s visa ban, asset seizure against election riggers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended decision of the United Kingdom to impose visa ban as well as seizure of assets and property belonging to those involved in undermining of Nigeria’s electoral process. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said the decision is commendable, coming particularly ahead of the Edo and Ondo…
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Philanthropist, Sam Ogrih Bags Personality Award
The League of African Development Students, LEADS Africa, a pan-African student organization has presented the Award of Africa’s Patriotic Personality of the Year Award to Mr Sam Ogrih, Managing Director/CEO of Delta Mega Trend Ltd, promoters of the Plantation City Estate, Southbrook Estates, Warri, Delta State. According to LEADS Africa, “the award is in recognition…
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AGF AbdulRazaq’s demise: Nigerian Ambassador to Malaysia commiserates with family
By Steve Oni-Ilorin Nigerian Ambassador to Malaysia, Ambassador Nurudeen Muhammed, Tafidan Kaiama, has expressed his sadness at the demise of the first Lawyer from the Northern Region and patriarch of the AbdulRazaq family, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folorunsho Abdul-Razaq (SAN) who died in the early hours of Saturday. Ambassador Muhammed in a statement personally issued to commiserate…
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Northern Youths Hint of Impending Defeat of Boko Haram
A group, Northern Youth Anti Corruption Ambassadors have hinted of impending defeat of the Boko Haram insurgents in the north east following the renewed onslaught championed by the Chief of Army Staff, Brig. Gen. Tukur Buratai. According to the group, the position is based on credible sources in the theatre of operations in North-East Nigeria…