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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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IPPIS Enrollment Not Reason For Strike, ASUU Branch Chairman
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the federal government directive that their members be enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information Management System (IPPIS) is not the reason for the ongoing strike. Comrade Christian Opata ASUU chairman University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) chapter said this Monday in Nsukka while briefing…
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WAEC Approves Barring of Students Over Examination Malpractices
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has approved the barring of students involved in examination malpractice from partaking in the exercise. This was contained in a statement issued after the 70th Meeting of the Examination Committee of WAEC, which is the highest decision making organ of the council on examination-related matters. It said the affected…
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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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26 Army Officers Test Positive for COVID-19
The Nigerian Army says 26 personnel have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Musa said that a total of…
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Kankara Abduction: Nigerians Should Embark on Fervent Prayer To Avoid Collateral Damage During Rescue Mission, Minister
Barely 48 hours after suspected bandits attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State, and abducted a large number of the students from their dormitories, Minister of Defence, Salihu Magashi, affirmed on Sunday afternoon that security forces have sighted the victims adding that efforts were on to rescue them. However, according to him, Nigerians…
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Visually Impaired Reporter, Channels TV CEO, Others Win Big at Media Awards
A visually impaired reporter, Mr Gbenga Ogundare, and Channels television Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Momoh, are among journalists, who soared at the 29th Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) on Saturday night. The Punch and the Nation won the Best Designed Magazine and the Newspaper of the Year awards, respectively, at the annual event…