Month: July 2022
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APC Presidential Aspirant Seeks Court Order To Declare Him Authentic Presidential Candidate, Seeks Canncelation of Tinubu, Atiku’s Votes
Punch Newspaper The former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, have filed an originating summons before a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order declaring Nwajiuba as the authentic Presidential candidate of the APC. The plaintiffs are also praying for the cancellation of…
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CBN Gives Reason For Free Fall of Naira Against Dollar
The Nation Newspaper Non-remittance of dollars to foreign reserves by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is responsible for naira’s free fall in the official and parallel markets, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. As at the close of work yesterday, the naira traded for N700/$1 at the parallel market and N415.96/$1 at…
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23-year-old Graduate Commits Suicide in Lagos
A young graduate of Business Administration from York University in Canada, Chinonso Anene, has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos. It was gathered that Chinonso Anene, 23, reportedly locked himself inside his apartment last Wednesday at House 9, Emmanuel Court, Olusegun Aina Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi and thereafter used a pump action gun to shoot himself.…
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How Terrorists Attack Military Checkpoint in Abuja, Exchange Gunfire With Officers
Vanguard News An unknown number of soldiers were said to have been killed on Thursday night by Boko Haram terrorists stormed an Army checkpoint around Zuma Rock, the border between FCT and Niger State. Sources said the terrorists arrived Zuma Rock on the axis of Madalla and Suleija along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, at about 8.30p.m.,…
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Stakeholders Kick, as FG Mulls 5% Exercise Duty on Calls, SMS, Data Services
Nigerian telecommunications consumers may need to tighten their belts in the days ahead as Federal Government has concluded plans to impose 5% Excise Duty on all telecommunications services ranging from calls, SMS and data services. This is coming as major stakeholders in the sector, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Association of…
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Varsity Strike: NAAT Rejects Disparity in Varsity Workers Salaries
The leadership of National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, on Thursday said it will turn down any move under any guise by the Federal Government or its agents to introduce disparity in salaries of universities workers. NAAT said that even if any union decides to call-off the ongoing strike, laboratories, practical halls and farms would…
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30 Terrorists Who Attacked Troops of Guards Brigade in Abuja Eliminated – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the Bi-Weekly news conference on military operations on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Onyeuko…
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Vibrant Nigerian Student Defeats U.S, Germany, Other Contestants in Mathematics Competition
A vibrant young Nigerian Student who is presently in (SSS1) student, Uwakmfon Unwana Jacob is the latest Nigerian kid that has put smiles on faces of Nigerians as his photos of medals bagged in Mathematics competitions around the world surfaced on social media on Thursday. His school, Graceland Secondary School, Port Harcourt, Rivers States, posted…
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Tinubu is 85, not 70 – Ex-PMAN President Claims, Warns Nigerians Against Voting APC Presidential Candidate
A Well known flutist and former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, has warned Nigerians against voting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that, the ex-lagos Governor was older than he claimed and therefore unfit to run the country.…
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ASUU Strike: Kaduna Governor Threatens To Sack KASU Lecturers
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) lecturers if they continue to pitch their tent with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by observing the ongoing strike. El-Rufai issued the threat while speaking on a radio programme in Kaduna on Wednesday, he enjoined the lecturers…