The perennial occurrence of gas flaring and oil spills in the Niger Delta region of the country has become very worrisome. The stories of suffering of the people of the Niger Delta as a result of gas flaring is pathetic and should have no place in modern oil exploitation. Over the years, various governments from […]
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Six armed bandits and two police officers have died, as the criminals engaged the police in a gun duel at Mangu Local Council of Plateau State. A witness said on Monday, August 23, that some armed robbers blocked the road at Dertim in the same village and robbed many people. They reportedly left and returned […]
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Both the Speaker of Kebbi State House of Assembly, Ismail Kamba, and his deputy, Muhammadu Aliyu, have been impeached. Immediately Muhammad Abubakar Lolo from Bagudo constituency was named speaker. While addressing reporters yesterday, at the House of Assembly complex, the Chairman, House Committee on information, Mohammed Shanga, said the impeachment became necessary due to alleged […]
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Eminent Nigerians have mourned former member of the National Assembly that represented Ogun East between 1999 and 2003 under the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. They include National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun […]
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Senate president Ahmad Lawan has praised the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III for promoting peace and religious tolerance in the country. While rejoicing with the monarch on his 65th birthday, he said: “The Sultan is an avid promoter of peace and religious tolerance as amply demonstrated in his role as the co-chair […]
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Nigeria has expressed readiness to partner Magnus aircraft manufacturing firm in Hungary, to establish an assembling plant and manufacture light airplanes locally. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, expressed the interest when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary. He said the goal is to assemble aircraft locally, from […]
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Eighty five students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), who are indigenes of Oyo State, who were evacuated from the troubled Plateau State by the state government, arrived Ibadan yesterday. They were received by Governor Seyi Makinde, who assured the students that the state government would always do everything within its capacity to protect the […]
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has asked banks in the country to investigate the sources of income of their potential customers before opening an account for them. He gave the advice on Tuesday when the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria, (ACAEBIN), led by the Chairman, Yinka Tiamiyu […]
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The Republic of Korea has said that the establishment of direct flights between Seoul and Abuja will open up business opportunities and boost hi-tech startups, Speaking in Abuja during a diplomatic shuttle to Nigeria, Republic of Korea’s 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choi Jong Kun said lack of direct flights between Nigeria and Korea […]
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Canvassing peace, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday, directed the Caretaker Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Gboyega Famodun, to discontinue the case instituted against some chieftains of the party who are loyalists of Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, he […]
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