Aerial supply of arms, ammunition and food to bandits is a major reason for the imposition of ‘no fly zone’ order on Zamfara State, it was learnt on Wednesday. Besides, helicopters are also used to illegally transport gold mineral from the state. The Federal Government slammed the “no fly” order on the state on Tuesday […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday sent names of four commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. He had earlier sent 13 names of special advisers to the Assembly which was approved by the lawmakers. The new names include former appointees who served with the governor in his first term. They are […]
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‘If tiny Israel could feed self, why not South East?’ Stakeholders in agriculture and farmers in the South West, yesterday, allayed fears of food scarcity following the alleged stoppage of food supply to the region. But they were quick to challenge state governments in the region to take full advantage of massive fertile land in […]
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The first batch of Oxford/AstraZenica COVID-19 vaccine doses are offloaded from a plane during its arrival at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 2, 2021. – A shipment of nearly four million coronavirus jabs arrived in Nigeria on March 2, 2021, making Africa’s most populous nation the world’s third country to […]
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By Abdu Rafiu While a great many Nigerians are trying to clear their eyes on awakening from a nightmarish dream about events in their country, school palaver in Kwara is adding its own twist to further muddle the waters. In the dream many find themselves driven to grapple with the question as to whether blood […]
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Massive military assets for ‘no-fly zone’ Zamfara Lawan to Service Chiefs: Take battle to bandits It is time to take decisive action against banditry and kidnapping in the country, the National Security Council decided on Tuesday. Flowing from this, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total war on bandits, kidnappers and insurgents. Also, Senate President […]
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assumed office today as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation. She is the first African and first woman to occupy the exalted office. Pictures:
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In this file photo taken on July 15, 2020 Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiles during a press conference in Geneva, following her hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states’ representatives, as part of the application process to head the WTO as Director General. – Key WTO ambassadors tapped Nigeria’s Ngozi […]
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Government to get 3.92m instead of promised 16m doses, says WHO, UNICEF, NPHCDA After shifting the goal post from January ending to late February and then March, the Federal Government says it will take delivery of 3.92 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow, March 2. A statement on February 1 by the National Primary […]
Continue ReadingGunmen ambush bus, abduct six passengers in Delta Luck ran out of a suspected kidnapping syndicate yesterday at Akunu-Akoko, in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a local vigilante and hunters’ group killed one of the bandits terrorising the area. The group also rescued seven victims abducted by the unknown gunmen in […]
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