Scene of the crash Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday expressed shock over the death of 20 persons in a road crash on the Kano-Zaria Expressway. According to an eyewitness, the crash involved a Hummer bus belonging to the Kano Line with number plate KN 90 […]
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Some banks have notified their customers that they would start charging them N6.98 for every USSD transactions. However, experts have said that excessive charges by banks could pose a threat to financial inclusion. According to them, it will increase cash transactions because many bank customers would avoid using the USSD for transactions and could also […]
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A yet-to-be identified cleric and an accomplice have been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command over alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl, Nwafor Blessing, in Agbor. Sources said the victim’s heart was ripped open with other vital organs removed from her body. It was gathered that the deceased and her mother, a […]
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The Bishop of Ijesha North Anglican Diocese, Rev. Isaac Oluyamo, has expressed fears that the cost of votes could rise to N50,000 per vote if the menace of vote-buying was not checked. He enjoined the politicians and the Independent National Electoral Commission to take steps to end the ugly trade for the right leaders to […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives is considering barring staff members of banks and other financial institutions from operating accounts outside the shores of Nigeria. Their spouses and children may also be mandated to declare their assets when a bill presently at the House becomes law. This was contained in the […]
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Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu A lady, identified only as Esther, has died after lodging with her boyfriend, names withheld, at the T1 Suites in the Festac area of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the lovers visited the hotel to spend the night together. While in the […]
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Security operatives led by Abba Kyari of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team have shot and killed a gang leader in the state popularly known as Dragon and four others. Members of the gang had attempted to attack the state police command headquarters in Owerri. Briefing journalists at the command headquarters, police spokesman […]
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Police confirm 11 died in attack No fewer than 17 persons have been reportedly shot dead by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen at Igangan, in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Residents told our correspondent that the hoodlums invaded the town on motorcycles around 11pm on Saturday and started killing and destroying […]
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With present economic woes, we shouldn’t add to our people’s problems – NESG The Nigerian Economic Summit Group and economic experts on Sunday described the Federal Government’s ban on a social media network, Twitter, as ill-advised. NESG, in an interview, said people, particularly the small and medium entrepreneurs, would suffer, adding the ban would compound Nigerians’ […]
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We’re working to address situation, FAAN, NAMA pledge About two years after a similar report on deplorable facilities was released, nothing appears to have changed in the fortunes of both aeronautical and terminal infrastructure at major international airports nationwide. More disconcerted than before, concerned aviation workers have raised the alarm that the state of aeronautical […]
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