Author: Alex Enemanna
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Policeman kills four soldiers in Philippines
Philippine authorities are investigating the deaths of four soldiers shot by police in the country’s restive south, with the defence minister vowing Thursday to “get to the bottom” of the incident. The plain-clothes soldiers were in pursuit of “bomb-makers and suicide bombers” from the Abu Sayyaf militant group when they were attacked by police in…
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You must apologise to me, Ortom tells Nasarawa LG chairman
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the Keana Local Government Area Chairman, Adamu Adii, was trying to sabotage his efforts and that of his Nasarawa counterpart, Abdullahi Sule, at bringing peace to border communities. Adii had accused the governor of harbouring a group of person that always attack and kill Fulani herdsmen in…
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Taraba housewife cuts off husband’s genital
Tella, a village in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State was thrown into confusion on Wednesday morning as a 32-year-old housewife, Halima Umar, cut off her husband’s penis with a knife. The younger brother to the victim, Usman Umar, said that his brother, Aliyu Umar, was sleeping in the same room with his first…
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World Bank offers BUK $20 million research grant
The Centre for Dry Land Agriculture, Bayero University Kano (BUK) has received $20 million World Bank grant for research and development in agriculture, according to its vice chancellor, Professor Yahuza Bello. Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dantata Foods and Allied Products and the Centre, Professor Bello said the centre…
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Domestic flights commences operation July 8
The Federal Government on Wednesday says domestic flights will resume effective July 8. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known via his official Twitter handle. The minister explained that the restart of commercial operations would begin with the Lagos and Abuja airports which would both open on July 8. Sirika added that four…
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Italy confiscates IS-made drugs worth one billion euros
Italian police said Wednesday they had seized a 14-tonne haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria calling it the biggest seizure of such drugs in the world. The drug, in the form of around 84 million Captagon tablets hidden inside industrial goods within containers, was worth about one billion euros ($1.12…
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FG increases fuel price to N143.80
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has announced a new price band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. The PPPRA, in a circular dated July 1, 2020 to marketers, said, “After a review of the prevailing market fundamentals in the month of June and considering marketers’ realistic…
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Osun retirees beg Ooni’s intervention over non-payment of pension arrears
Some retired civil servants, under the aegis of Osun State Contributory Pension Retirees on Wednesday, stormed the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi to protest the non-payment of their pension and gratuities. Displaying several placards with various inscriptions such as “Governor Oyetola, give us our 30 months half salaries”, “Masses help…
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Four crushed to death as articulated vehicle fails brake in Ibadan
No fewer than four people were on Wednesday morning killed when an articulated lorry belonging to a popular dairy company lost control and crushed a Micra passenger car and three commercial motorcycles in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which happened at the Alesinloye roundabout on the ever-busy Dugbe road, occurred when the articulated vehicle, apparently…
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Engr Ibrahim Gusau Authentic AFN President — Court Rules
Federal High Court Abuja has affirmed Engr. Ibrahim Shehu Gusau as President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria AFN. In his ruling Wednesday morning, Justice Chikere ruled that only the President of the Federation had the powers to call a Congress and appoint a Technical Director. Sunday Adeleye by the ruling remains the Technical Director.…