Category: National
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Police Arrest Kidnap Kingpin In Bayelsa.
The Bayelsa Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, who had been on the wanted list of the police in the state. It was learnt that the policemen trailed Ewa, who goes by the alias Lion, to Abuja, where they nabbed him on Saturday. The suspect, who flaunts his wealth on social…
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FG Orders VCs To Reopen Universities
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed. The letter which was made…
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Rivers State Governor Summons PDPStakeholders Meeting
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has summoned a meeting of leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. This would be the first meeting in the state since the party’s presidential primary and the crisis that followed its outcome. Though the agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, a source…
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Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demands for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between ASUU and the…
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Avoid Vote Trading – Peter Obi Support Group To Nigerians
The group said it is firmly backing the aspiration of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, because it believes he has the capacity to lead the country in the right direction. It said if electorates resist every form of inducement, vote-buying/manipulation, and electoral insincerity, they will be able to hold their ground effectively while…
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NANs Begin Protest, Block Lagos-Ibadan Express Way
Students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West Zone, on Tuesday, blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Shagamu Interchange, in protest. The protest is in reaction to the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. In a statement issued to the press on the protest ground, signed by the Coordinator…
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Gunmen Abducts Plateau Council Boss
Chairman of Kanke Local Government Council of Plateau State, Henry Gotip, has been abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday. He was said to have been abducted at his residence at Kwang in Jos North Local Government Area of the state after a sporadic shooting by the gunmen to scare away the residents.…
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FG And Qatar To Partner For Cultural Promotion
Nigerian Ambassador on Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Qatar, Yakubu Ahmed, has called for a partnership between the two countries, in promoting the culture of Nigeria in Qatar. Ambassador Ahmed made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the General Manager & Chairman of the Kiahf Committee of…
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Ooni Of Ife Marries New Wife
The paramount ruler of Ife Kingdom, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, (Ọjájá II) has married a new wife, Mariam Anako-Ogunwusi, from Kogi State. The Ooni of Ife’s new bride was welcomed into the royal Palace late Tuesday night. This was confirmed in a Facebook video posted on the official account of his spokesperson, Moses Olafare. The…
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Abuja-Kaduna Train Hostage Negotiator, Arrested In Egypt
The lead negotiator for the release of the Abuja-Kaduna abducted passengers, Alhaji Tukur Mamu, has been arrested in Egypt, alongside his family members. Mamu was said on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj when he was detained at the Cairo International Airport. He had confirmed his arrest to Journalist on Wednesday, saying he…