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Oyo Police Arrest Two Suspected Rail Vandals
Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected vandals whose trade in stock is the sale of railroad clips known as Pandrol. The suspects were identified as Ibrahim Saidu (20) and Muritala Abdulahi (30). Confirming the arrest on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, said that the suspected vandals were apprehended…
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FG Creates Digital Academy To Train 500,000 Nigerian Youths
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, has revealed that the Federal Government has created a digital academy that will see to the training of over 500,000 Nigerian Youths across the country in digital skills Patanmi made the revelation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the 5th edition of the TechSummit Ogun, 2022…
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Strike: FG To Meet ASUU Tuesday
The Federal Government says it will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, over the one-month warning strike embarked upon by its members. Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to…
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Kwara Hijab Protest: Group Demands N113 Million From Govt As Compensation To Deceased Family
A faith-based organisation, Kwara Muslim Youths, has demanded for N113,388,000 compensation from the state government to the family of late Habeeb Idris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Idris was allegedly killed during the hijab crisis in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of the state. Abdurrazzaq Al-Amin, chairman of the group, made the…
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Abba Kyari Demands N500 Million Damages From NDLEA Over Alleged Illegal Arrest, Detention
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, has demanded a N500 million in damages from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over alleged unlawful arrest and detention. Mr Kyari, in an originating motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, also sought for an…
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Updated: Suspended ‘Super Cop’, Abba Kyari Sues FG, as Court Declines Bail Application
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, on Monday, took the Federal Government to court. Kyari, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, is praying the court to compel the NDLEA to grant him…
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Strike:NANS Declares National Action Day, Orders Blockage of Major Roads Across 36 States
As the ongoing one-month warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU continues to paralyze academic activities in the nation’s public varsities, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared action day to press home their demands on the need to resolve the impasse between the federal government and university’s teachers.…
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Banks Release More Names of Forex Defaulters Following CBN’s Directive
Some commercial banks have released more names of forex defaulters in compliance with the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish the names of individuals looking to trick the system. Information available on the websites of 10 commercial banks show that as of Friday, February 18, 2022, over 1,226 names were published.…
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MTN Reveals Reason Behind Change of Logo
Leading telecommunications giant, MTN, has revealed reason behind its rebranding journey which has led to the floating of a new logo adding that, the step is aimed at indicating the company’s evolution from a telecoms company to a technology company. The company’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Nompilo Morafo, in a statement, said the…
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Two Varsity Students Found Dead in Hostel
Two students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, UNIZIK, have been found dead in a room at a private hostel. Report has it that, the bodies of the deceased students were discovered on Sunday, February 20, after Room One of the hostel, located at the William’s Lodge, was forced open following a report to the…
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