Category: News
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Grieving Husband of Pregnant Woman Killed Along With Four Daughters in Anambra Speaks
Ahmed Jubril, the grieving husband of Harira Jubril, the pregnant woman who was killed by unknown gunmen alongside her four children in Anambra state on Sunday, has described the incident as his worst life experience. Some sections of the media identified the deceased woman as Fatima. He said his late wife’s pregnancy had reached 9…
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ASUU Strike: American Educational Experts Send Message To Varsity Managements
American educational experts have urged management of Nigerian universities to look outside the government for the funding of their respective institutions. The experts made the call during a two-day conference organised by the Public Affairs Section of the US Consulate-General as part of efforts to strengthen the education system in Nigeria. One of the U.S.…
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Primary Elections: APC Approves Revised Timetable
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday approved a revised Timetable/Schedule of Activities for the Governorship, State House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives Primary Elections. In a statement signed by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party noted that its Special Convention for the Presidential primary…
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Just In: JAMB Loses Former Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has lost one of its Former Registrar, Dr. Saleh Abubakar. According to a family source the deceased, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State on Press Affairs, Abubakar died at a Kaduna hospital after a protracted illness. Abubakar hailed…
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EFCC Breaks Silence Over ‘Invasion’ of Rochas Okorocha’s Residence in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrived at the Maitama, Abuja home of a former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, to effect his arrest. A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the move followed the refusal of the former governor to honour invitations after jumping the…
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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…