No fewer than 1.3 million candidates are currently writing the National Examination Council (NECO) internal examination nationwide. Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola. He said that he was in Adamawa to monitor the conduct of the ongoing NECO Senior Secondary School Examination nationwide. Recalling that in 2020, about […]
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President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan says the National Assembly has approved extra-budgetary funding for modern equipment to enhance fire power and operational needs of the armed forces. Lawan, represented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Sen. Aliyu Wamako, disclosed this at the graduation dinner for the National Defence College (NDC) Course 29 Participants […]
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Eleven hostages have escaped from armed bandits as the Nigerian military rescued two other victims in Kaduna State. The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan made the disclosure in a statement. He said that the troops rescued the two kidnapped citizens in Jema’a and Lere Local Government Areas, as “reports from […]
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At least five persons have been killed by torrential rain which also destroyed no fewer than 1,567 farmlands on Tuesday in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi state. The rain which lasted for over 20 hours submerged farmlands and destroyed crops in seven villages in the area. Alhaji Samaila Jarma, the Council’s Chairman, confirmed the […]
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This photo taken on October 5, 2018 shows Indonesian women’s army corps taking part in a parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Indonesian military’s founding in Sabang island, Aceh province. – Indonesia’s army has stopped performing so-called “virginity tests” on female recruits, its chief said on August 12, 2021, following calls from rights […]
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Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Lionel Messi on a two-year contract with an option of a third year. The club made this known in a statement on its website. “The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is justifiably considered a legend of the game and a true inspiration for those of all ages inside and […]
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Jay Jay Okocha, an old football legend, has taken to social media to welcome the new Paris Saint Germain player, Lionel Messi. The former Nigerian player welcomed the former Barcelona captain to PSG, where he will continue his soccer career. In a post Okocha made on his official Instagram account, he wrote, “welcome to Paris.” […]
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Nigeria Customs Comptroller General, Col Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) The Nigeria Customs Service Zone “B” Strike Force said it has seized N234.4 million goods from smugglers during the second quarter of 2021. The strike force Coordinator, Deputy Comptroller Aliyu Olorokoba said while briefing newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday that among items seized was a tanker […]
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Indication has emerged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might shift its local council and state congresses billed for the end of the month. Chairman of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Mai Mala Buni, dropped the hint yesterday while inaugurating the ward congress appeal committee in Abuja. It was learned that APC is […]
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Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, speaks during an interview on Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 9, 2021. – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told AFP Twitter had sought talks with the government, which, on June 4 suspended the platform’s operations in the country, saying it was […]
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