Author: Vreporters
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IGP Orders Deployment of Newly Formed Police Unit, SWAT
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the 17 Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in the Force to deploy all the recently trained members of the Special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT, for routine patrols with immediate effect. According to a Vanguard report, the IGP gave the order in a message to the AIGs which…
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Nigerian Singer, Omah Lay Speaks on his arraignment in Uganda
Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems were arraigned before the Makindye Division court today for flouting COVID-19 guidelines in Uganda. The fast-rising stars were on Sunday December 13, arrested together with their managers and four other Ugandans for holding an illegal concert at Ddungu resort in Munyonyo where they gathered big crowds, contrary to President…
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How I Escaped From ‘Bandits’ After We Were Dragged To The Bush, Student Recounts Experience
One of the students abducted by unknown gunmen in Kankara Secondary school, Katsina, has recounted how he escaped from the bandits after he and other students were dragged into the bush. The 17-year-old student recounted his experience in an interview with BBC Hausa on Monday morning, December 14. The student’s father refused his name to…
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How General Irefin Died of COVID-19, Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has provided detailed account and sequence of events leading to the death of the erstwhile General Officer Commanding 6 Div., Port Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. John Irefin on Dec. 10. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Sunday, said the explanation was essential to ward off insinuations of…
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Garba Shehu Disagrees With Katsina Governor Over Number of Abducted Students
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu has disagreed with Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, over the number of boys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The Governor , on Sunday, while briefing a Federal Government delegation led by Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd.), said, “The children…
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What Will Happen To Naira Among League of Currencies, Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said the Nigerian currency, Naira will regain its strength among the league of currencies. Adeboye disclosed this on Saturday during the RCCG annual Holy Ghost Congress held at its International Headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The renowned cleric asked God…
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Just In: Sanwo-olu Tests Positive for COVID-19
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The state health commissioner, Akin Abayomi announced on Saturday. Recall that the governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the infection. Akin Abayomi said the Governor is currently experiencing “mild symptoms and fatigue typical of…
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Young Medical Graduate Who Was Set to be Mobilised For NYSC Drowns in Swimming Pool
A young medical doctor, ThankGod Odo who was due for his mandatory one year youth service has reportedly drowned in the swimming pool of a popular hotel in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital. The deceased was until his death, a medical house officer doing his housemanship with Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. He…
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Suspected Bandits Attack Katsina School, Abduct Students
Some suspected bandits on Friday evening attacked Government Boys Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and reportedly abducted an unspecified number of students from the boarding house. The attack occurred few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Katsina enroute his home town, Daura. Eyewitness accounts said the bandits had earlier…
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Ooni of Ife Unveils Education Trust Fund For Five Million Nigerian Students
Foremost traditional ruler in Nigeria, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has unveiled an education Trust Fund tagged the “Ooni of Ife Tertiary Tuition Fund”, aimed at paying the tuition fees of five million students across Nigerian universities. While unveiling the project at his Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife, the monarch cited the…