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How My Husband Was ‘Killed’ by Motocyclists While Trying To Settle Fight in Lekki Over N100 – Widow of Man Burnt Alive Speaks
Punch Newspaper Grace, widow of the 37-year-old sound engineer who was killed by motorcyclists in Lagos State, David Imoh, has narrated how her husband was killed while trying to settle a fight between two friends and his killers. In an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Grace said her husband was wrongly labelled as a…
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EFCC Arrests Accountant General of Federation Over Alleged N80 Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80bn. The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Monday titled, ‘EFCC arrests Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of…
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Alleged Blasphemy: Court Orders Remand of Two Suspected Killers of Deborah Samuel
Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, earlier today arraigned by the police command and have been remanded in prison. The suspects – Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi – who are also students of the college, were arraigned before a magistrate’s…
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Screening: APC Sends Message To Aspirants With Criminal Records
Nigerian Tribune As parties prepare for their primaries, the screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to abandon aspirants with criminal records who may fail to disclose it to the party. The party warned that it would not come to the aid of any aspirant with cases of misconduct, including fraud and…
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Blasphemy: I Paid N120,000 To Convey Remains of My Slain Daughter, Grieving Father of Slain Female Student, Deborah Samuel
The grieving father of slain female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, Emmanuel Garba said he paid the driver that conveyed the remains of her daughter a sum of N120,000 to convey her to Niger state describing her daughter’s death as sad and painful. The remains of Deborah were laid to…
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FG Speaks On Measures To Tackle Incessant Strike in Varsities
The Federal Government has revealed parts of its measures to put end to incessant strike in the public universities adding that, efforts are on top gear on a funding structure. The former Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba who noted this said the government’s funding of public universities is unsustainable. “I have proposed, and…
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My Plans To Redefine Governance in Lagos, Top Guber Aspirant, Tope Balogun
Lagos grassroot politician, AbdurRazaq Tope Balogun, who is aspiring to contest for governorship election on the platform of Action Alliance (AA), has revealed his plan to redefine governance in the state by institutionalizing electoral evolution and equity. Balogun unveiled his plans on Saturday during his official declaration of his ambition to contest for the gubernatorial…
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Strike: President Buhari Issues Fresh Directive To NITDA Over ASUU’s UTAS, Others
Vanguard ABUJA– PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA to subject the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System, IPPIS and the two other proposed payment solutions proposed by University workers to integrity test. This is as the Federal Government is making efforts towards ensuring that the Consiquential Adjustment/ minimum wage arrears…
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NFF Announces Appointment of Peseiro as New Super Eagles’ Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Joeé Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr Peseiro, according to a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola…
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Strike: Why FG, ASUU Yet To Reach Compromise- Minister
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has revealed reason why the Federal government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are yet to reach a compromise on the lingering industrial action. Keyamo while speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, at a press conference to herald a year-long activities to mark…