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How Imo Police Arrest 5 Gunmen Who Attempted To Set Police Headquarters Ablaze
Five suspected gunmen who attempted to set the Orji Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze in Imo have been arrested by Operatives of Imo State Police Command, on Tuesday. The command In a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Bala Elkana, said, some hoodlums in their numbers, launched an offensive on the reconstruction site…
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Kaduna Crash: University of Ibadan Mourns PG Student, Brig.-Gen. Olayinka
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Adebola Ekanola, has commiserated with the family of Brig.- Gen. Olatunji Luqman Olayinka, who died along with others during last Friday’s military plane crash in Kaduna. Ekanola also commiserated with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Nigerians on the death of the Chief of…
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CBN Devalues Naira, Adopts NAFEX Rate
The Central Bank of Nigeria has adopted the Nafex rate as the government’s official exchange rate for the naira, effectively devaluing the currency by 7.6 per cent. The bank posted the I&E rate on Monday on its website two weeks after it deleted the previous official fixed rate of 379 naira. The currency exchanged 410.25…
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Kidnapped FUNAAB 400-level Student Regains Freedom
The 400-level student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Olayinka Toyinbo, abducted on Saturday by suspected kidnappers, has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Toyinbo is of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, College of Environmental Resources Management of the institution. FUNAAB’s Head, Directorate of Public Relations, Mr Kola…
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COAS: Military Aircraft Be Grounded, Overhauled, ELFON Demands
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Mock: Jamb Directs Candidates To Reprint Slip, Sends Message To Parents
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has asked candidates sitting for its mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to reprint their examination slips. The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registrar, made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. JAMB stated that candidates, who had indicated interests…
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COAS: President Buhari Issues New Directive, Approves Work Free Day For Army
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country. The directive is with effect from Monday to Wednesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, announced in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the presidential…
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COVID-19: FG Declares 90 Travellers From India, Turkey, Others Wanted
The Federal Government through the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has declared 90 travellers, including Nigerians and foreigners, whom it described as dangers to public health. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who doubles as the PSC Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, said the…
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Gunmen Abduct TASUED Lecturer, FUNAAB Student,Two Others in Ogun
Not fewer than four persons, including an indigent student, have been kidnapped by gunmen in separate operations in Ogun State between Wednesday and Saturday. The first abduction occurred within Ijebu – Ode on Thursday around 7m with Mrs B. L. Abimbola, who is the Deputy Director, Information Communication Technology, Tai Solarin University of Education(TASUED) Ijebu…
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Open Grazing: VOTSPON Lauds Southern Governors, Calls for Sack of Malami
The Voice of Southern People of Nigeria, VOTSPON, has lauded the Southern Governors for their stance on open grazing, which according to the group is a right step in the right direction, it also called for the sack of Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over his recent remarks on open grazing. The group…
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