720 kegs of smuggled petrol Confirmation by the Nigerian Customs Service that petrol is still being smuggled out of the country to neighbouring countries is worrisome. The revelation signposts an anomaly in the deregulation of the downstream sector that has recently featured the removal of fuel subsidy, thus shooting up the price of fuel and […]
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One, two, three. Every three seconds, someone, somewhere, is receiving blood, and he or she doesn’t know where it comes from. The person could be an accident victim with a broken leg, a woman bleeding after birth, a sickle cell patient hanging on to life, a man with hemophilia whose blood just won’t clot, or […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 suspects for conveying solid minerals from Kaduna State and Plateau to Port Harcourt in Rivers without relevant permits. The Commandant of NSCDC in Edo, Mr. Samuel Dan, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja. According to […]
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Mr Bola Babarinde, a former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in South Africa, says government palliative measures to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal should not be limited to cash distribution. Babarinde in a statement made available on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to make provision for all sectors of society in […]
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Costain section of the Eko Bridge •Please, Be Merciful With Us — Market Leader Pleads “We are using this medium to warn those trading under the bridge that we will not tolerate any form of illegal activities under this bridge and other bridges in the state. The bridges are important assets to the state and […]
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“We are mourning the loss of our father, husband, and grandfather, Prof. Bankole ‘Kole’ Omotoso, who passed away after a long period of illness in Johannesburg on July 19, 2023.” That was how the family of Kole, the late Professor of English and renowned writer, announced his death in a terse statement. “A born scholar, […]
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• FG’s Intervention Must Be Science-driven Or It’ll Fail, Says Olurode For 38-year-old Joseph Musa, a mason in Abuja, life has not been too rosy, considering his meager earnings and the enormous burden of having to fend for his family of four. According to him, surviving has become even more difficult since President Bola Ahmed […]
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The National Vice Chairman for North-West, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has written the Progressive Governors’ Forum to express his displeasure over its alleged choice of former Kano Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, to replace Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Lukman warned that such an endorsement would be unfair to President Bola […]
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An operative in of the captured IPOB/ESN enclaves in Delta Troops of the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) have destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Asaba, Delta State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the raid was […]
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By Kayode Oseni We all agree that we want to be at ease, all the time, or at least most of the time. Alright then, let’s see how to achieve that. I postulated that maintaining harmony within our body is the surest way to being at ease and enjoying good health. How are we supposed […]
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