Empty compound of the Government Science Secondary school, Kankara (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Kebbi Engages Local Vigilantes FCT PTAs Deploy Cutlasses, Bow, Arrows To Fortify Schools’ Security Security Assigned To Schools Don’t Have Weapons To Defend Us, Students Lament Benue Students Learn In Fear Due To Absence Of Conventional Security Worried by rising […]
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UnderTow It took quite some time and several displays of vacillating leadership for Nigerians to come round to the fact that they were hasty in voting the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to get rid of what they believed to be the Goodluck Jonathan laissez-faire presidency. The ripple effect of that unspoken meeting of minds among […]
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A piece of Silver in the Smithy’s forge By Yinka Fabowale At last, a path to escape this prison of numbness and shame was shown, and from the most unlikely of places! Of all my ‘traducers’, there was none I probably feared more than Mr. Razaq Adedigba, the Chief Sub Editor. I really wouldn’t know […]
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Military top brass parley with senators More policemen killed in attacks on stations Sultan calls for prayers, vigilance Security top brass on Thursday told senators the challenges confronting them as they battle to halt the worsening insecurity. They briefed the Senate during an Executive Session on how they are grappling with lack of adequate equipment […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Governor Godwin Obaseki Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has assured that detained Uneme Uzanu chiefs will soon be released, barring any delays occasioned by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) strike. He stated this when a delegation of Uneme National Development Association (UNDA), led by the President, Peter Balogun and […]
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has justified the decision to revoke the oil mining licences (OMLs) belonging to Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Limited. Testifying before the Musa Sarki Adar-led House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on the circumstances surrounding the matter, the minister explained that the decision was duly endorsed […]
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NEPC hopeful of N156bn EEG backlog clearance Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the country’s poor non-oil exports, citing it as a major reason for the wide deficit in the balance of trade, as well as inadequate foreign exchange earnings. With N194 billion of the outstanding Export Expansion Grant (EEG) already settled via promissory notes from […]
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Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi has blamed past leaders for the worsening insecurity across the nation. He explained that past leaders failed to address the future of young people. Umhai spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels TV Programme Politics Today. He noted the current administration should not be blamed for the heightened insecurity in […]
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As gale of insecurity spread across states Parents withdraw wards from schools in Abuja over kidnap scare Schools remain safe, police insist • Bandits use walkie-talkie, no more GSM, says NASDRA boss Kidnappers abduct varsity students in Abia, dozens in Niger Gunmen attack police stations in Ebonyi, Anambra, kill three cops Reps move to investigate […]
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Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has raised hope on the expected release of the remaining 16 abducted Greenfield University students. He said negotiations were ongoing with the kidnappers, following their threat to kill the undergraduates, should N100 million not be paid. The Islamic scholar spoke with reporters in Kaduna after receiving parents of the freed students of […]
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