Man killed after receiving N50m bank alert

Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba The Baptist Church in Okuokoko community, Delta State, was thrown into mourning on Monday after a 20-year-old resident, identified only as Clinton, was stabbed to death. The victim, who was was killed after receiving a bank alert of over N50m. A source said, “Clinton was in HK, a building […]

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Labour threatens nationwide protests against planned hike in electricity tariff

Organised labour has threatened told mobilise Nigerian workers to resist the planned increase in electricity tariff by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), effective from September 1. While rejecting the plan, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, called on the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to take a decisive action on the plan by DISCOs to […]

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Criticisms trail plan to return toll gates

Criticisms are trailing the plan by the Federal Government to return toll gates, which were scrapped during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration in 2004. The idea was formally endorsed, recently, through the Federal Roads and Bridges Tolling Policy and Regulations, during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) weekly meeting in Abuja. The approval signalled reintroduction of toll […]

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Protests as Edo decides to compel covid vaccination

– Ondo declares no vaccination, no access to church, mosque, others As the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, strident reactions, yesterday, trailed Edo State government’s decision to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for its people. With Edo State at 5,341, currently seventh on the log of confirmed cases behind Lagos, […]

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Air cargo bureaucracy, charges stifle $250b agro-export industry

Only five out of 16 charges are official, says NCAA Despite efforts of the Federal Government in trade promotion, there is no ease of doing business in the export end of local aviation. This is as bureaucratic bottlenecks and multiple charges that are levied by diverse government agencies have been identified as major barriers against […]

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To resolve crisis, leaders should sacrifice ― Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that in situations of conflict, including ethnic and religious tensions, leaders must be willing to make sacrifices even at the risk of their popularity to attain long-lasting resolutions. Osinbajo stated this on Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the Muslim […]

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Taking herbal formulations after 14 days of preparation risky – NAFDAC

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned Nigerians to avoid the risk of taking herbal formulations after 14 days of preparations. Shee explained that such measure was necessary for safety reasons, adding that such medicine should always be kept refrigerated. Alsp a statement […]

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Nigerian who hawked mangoes gets six PhD scholarship offers abroad

A Nigerian, Onyeka Chukwudozie, has been offered six doctorate scholarship offers from universities in Australia and California. The Nigerian, who announced this via his LinkedIn account, said he had hawked mangoes and drinks in markets in the past. According to him, the scholarship offers came after he had been rejected by universities over the years. […]

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CJN summons Rivers, Kebbi chief judges, four others over conflicting judgments

The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Commission, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has summoned the chief judges of six states over the conflicting decisions all given by courts of coordinate jurisdiction. The chief judges summoned are those of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo states. “It has become expedient for […]

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Buhari condemns killing of Senator Na’Allah’s son

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Captain Abdulkareem Na’Allah, the son of the Senator representing Kebbi South, Bala Na’Allah. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday said Buhari expressed “deep sorrow” over the incident. “The death of Abdulkareem is another tragic chapter […]

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