Going by the account of Governor Babagana Zulum, about 900,000 houses, 5,000 classrooms and 800 public buildings have been lost by Borno State to insurgency. The municipal infrastructures destroyed by terrorists are included police stations, traditional rulers’ houses and local government secretariats, among others. Prof Zulum made the revelation during a visit to Zamfara State […]
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• Govt woos pupils, parents with feeding, cash Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has said the prevailing insecurity in the North is taking its toll on Federal Government’s out-of-school programme. He said the programme may not achieve its objectives unless the current security challenges are tackled. The governor spoke in Minna, the state capital, […]
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APC no longer a political party, but election platform, ex-PGF DG laments Governors and top leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are split over the presidential aspiration of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The division is affecting zoning of National Working Committee, NWC, and National Executive Committee, NEC, offices ahead […]
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The Chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers Mr Hope Ikiriko, said no fewer than 82 illegal crude oil refineries across communities within the area have been destroyed. Ikiriko, in a statement released in Port Harcourt by Mr Madu Madueke, the Press Secretary of the council, said the destruction was carried out by […]
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About 98 men suspected to be political thugs were arraigned yesterday at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged threats to violence and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were brought before Chief Magistrate, Mrs Titilayo Ola-Olorun on charges of threatening violence, and unlawful possession of firearms, among others. The police prosecutor, Samson Osubu said […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it recovered and returned 11 houses to Arthur Eze, a businessman. In a statement yesterday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, said the houses were recovered in Enugu from Olisaebuka Eze and Onyeka Eze, who worked as administrative and finance managers for the businessman. The anti-graft agency said […]
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The coroner inquest to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Sylvester Omoroni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, was stalled yesterday in Ikeja. The development followed the failure of two witnesses, including the deceased’s father, Mr Sylvester Oromoni (Snr.) and his sister to appear before the Coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri. Counsel to the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders, the President said he was […]
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Ex-Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has pledged to unite Nigerians as a compassionate and visionary leader who will care for the poor and downtrodden and create wealth for the teeming populace. He said he wants to contest for presidency in the 2023 general elections so he can bring Nigeria out of poverty and beat […]
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A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to contest for the presidency in 2023. He currently represents Imo West Senatorial District in the 9th Senate. While declaring his intentions to run for office of President at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, Okorocha said uniting Nigerians across ethnic and […]
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