Month: September 2024
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Why DSS Operatives Arrest NLC President, Ajaero – Source
Tribune Online More facts are emerging on possible reasons the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The NLC President was picked up by DSS operatives on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on his way outside the country…
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Release Ajaero Before 12am or…. NLC Blows Hot
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a Monday midnight to the Federal Government to unconditionally release its President, Joe Ajaero, or face dire consequences. NLC has therefore fixed a National Executive Council, NEC, meeting for Tuesday, 9am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiqué at the end of its…
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Man Arrested in Jigawa For Inserting Scissors, Spoon Into 8-year-old Girl Private Part
Operatives of Jigawa State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old man, Bashir Umar for inserting a pair of scissors into the genitals of an eight-year-old girl in Dutse LGA of Jigawa State. The state’s police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shi’isu Adam, said that the victim was lured into a restroom at a table water company where…
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Tinubu Likely To Dissolve Cabinet This Week
Sunday Tribune Baring last-minute change of decision, President Bola Tinubu is likely to dissolve his cabinet this week. The dissolution, a top source close to the corridors of power told the Sunday Tribune, “is to pave the way for the injection of fresh minds that can bring the needed vitality to the cabinet.” The president,…
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REVEALED: Why Ngelale Resigns as Tinubu’s Spokesman
FIJ NEWS Ajuri Ngelale, the broadcast journalist who made a name for himself with his eloquence and sonorous voice, did not resign as special adviser to the president on media and publicity to tend to a “vexatious medical situation” in his family as he claimed, FIJ can report. Instead, FIJ understands, he was fired by…
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Super Eagles Thrash Benin Republic 3- 0
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their first game of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Ademola Lookman broke the deadlock in the first half. Osimhen extended the lead for the Super Eagles with a sumptuous goal. Lookman’s third goal…
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How Renewed B/Haram Attacks Killed 122 in Yobe, Borno
Daily Trust In just over two months, Yobe and Borno states have experienced four devastating attacks by Boko Haram and its splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) that led to the death of at least 122 persons. These attacks mostly targeted communities where the inhabitants have enjoyed several years of relative peace.…
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JAMB Meets Polytechnic Students Over Non-Mobilization of HND Graduates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it is not within its power to address the unsubstantiated claims of non-mobilisation of some Higher National Diploma (HND) students for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Friday at a meeting with the leadership the National…
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Customs Breaks Silence Over Delay in Implementing Duty Waiver on Food Imports
The Nigeria Customs Service has broken its silence over circumstance surrounding the delay in implementing a duty waiver on food imports to reduce prices in the country, despite the presidential directive. The federal government announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities on 8 July 2024 to alleviate food inflation. Two months have passed…
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Lawmakers Take Stance on Under-18 SSCE, UTME Candidates
Punch Newspaper The recent decision by the Federal Government to peg the minimum age for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination may have come to stay, the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has said. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had in July stated that with effect from 2025,…