Month: May 2022
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FG To Spend N999 Million To Feed 10 Million Pupils
The Federal Government on Tuesday said N999 million would be spent daily to feed approximately 10 million pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, across the country. Aishatu Digil, the Team Lead of NHGSFP disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting on disbursement modalities for the review cost of feeding in the programme…
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Evangelist Turns King Drums Support For Law Backing Monarch To Be Buried According To Religious Rites
By Caleb Ijioma An Evagelist turns monarch, Oba Adewunmi Adeniji Odutala, the Onibudo of Aiyetoro-Budo, Ogun State, has said he supports law which says kings should be buried according to religious rites,either as a Christian or Muslim . Speaking at the weekend during his 3rd coronation anniversary,Odutala noted that the law would inspire people to…
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ASUU Reacts To EKSU Resumption Directive
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged its members in the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti to disregard the resumption notice issued by the management of the institution and continued the ongoing national industrial action. The ASUU-EKSU Chairman, Dr Kayode Arogundade and the secretary, Dr Daniel Ogunwale in a joint statement made available…
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EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence in Abuja (Video)
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed the Maitama, Abuja residence of a lawmaker representing Imo West in the ninth Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Speaking on the development, media aide to the the Senator who preferred to remain anonymous said the operatives allegedly came without arrest warrant, insisted on forcefully taking…
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Why APC Postpones Presidential Screening – Sources
Punch Newspaper Officials of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress have explained the reason for the postponed screening exercise of the party’s 25 presidential aspirants. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, had made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday night that a new date for the exercise would be…
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Meet Our Demands in Seven Days or We Kill Abducted Train Passengers- Terrorists Issue Threat
Terrorists who kidnapped passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train which was attacked on 28th March 2022 have threatened to kill captives in their den if the government fails to release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility. They vowed to start killing the passengers in captivity within 7 days unless their demands are…
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No Need To Tamper With Current Nigeria’s Political Structure, Presidential Aspirant, Nwajiuba
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past Minister of State for Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said there is no need to tamper with Nigeria’s current political structure. Nwajiuba, who spoke with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, also said he would welcome the party’s decision if it…
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Newly Appointed Acting Accountant General of Federation, Anamekwe Under EFCC Probe – Report
The newly appointed acting Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has corruption allegations and is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Recall that Mr Nwabuoku was on Sunday appointed to oversee the office in the absence of the suspended AGF, Ahmed Idris, who has been in the EFCC custody…
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Police Vow To Go All Out On Criminals Terrorizing Anambra, Say Nothing Unknown About Gunmen
The Anambra State Police Command on Monday vowed to deal with criminals terrorizing some parts of Anambra adding that, there was nothing unknown about the gunmen as people tag them. The state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng while addressing newsmen said the command would go all out to deal with them, even as he frowned…
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NASU Debunks Purported Plan To Suspend Strike
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has debunked purported plan to suspend its ongoing strike. The General Secretary of the union, Peters Adeyemi, who made the clarification in Abuja on Sunday, adding that the union will be meeting on Monday in Abuja to consult with its members on the state of…