Governor flees as gunmen invade party primary venue

Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Ahmad Fintiri fled in the early hours of Wednesday when unknown gunmen invaded the venue of the People’s Democratic Party primary. Fintiri was the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party primary held on Tuesday at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. Delegates voting and counting had extended into early hours of Wednesday. Counting of […]

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Nigeria kick as Zambia cancel South Africa friendly over xenophobic attacks

Nigerian players have taken to the social media to condemn the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and citizens of other countries living in South Africa. Their reactions came in the wake of recent images and videos that surfaced online showing alleged killings of other countries’ nationals in South Africa. South Africans commenced fresh attacks, looting and […]

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EFCC arrests 60 Internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom

The Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Tuesday that it had arrested over 60 Internet fraudsters and secured 37 convictions since its inception in the state. The Zonal Head of the commission, Mr Garba Dugum, said this in Uyo while briefing newsmen on the collaboration between the EFCC and […]

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RUGIPO begins degree programmes next session

Institution’s FM Radio Station hits airwaves soon Rufus Giwa Polytechnic,  Owo, RUGIPO, will start running degree programmes in at least 16 courses from next academic session. This plan is unfolding just as arrangements are being concretised for the institution’s radio station, RUGIPO FM, to hit the airwaves soon. The institution, according to its Acting Rector, […]

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How correct are some popular beliefs? – 4

“There is nothing like reincarnation”. By Samueli Let me start this by sharing with you some world views on the issue of what happens after physical death: 1. Materialism: Nothing survives. Death ends it all. Materialism is the natural accompaniment of atheism. 2. Paganism: The standard pagan belief is that a vague, shadowy self or ghost […]

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Nigeria summons South African envoy over ‘deep concern’ for xenophobic attacks

South African Police patrols clashed with rioters in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra after migrant businesses were targeted (AFP Photo/Michele Spatari) President Muhammadu Buhari’s government on Tuesday summoned South Africa’s envoy and said it would dispatch a delegation to Pretoria to express “deep concern” over attacks on Nigerians in a wave of xenophobic violence. The […]

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Ondo firms up plans to establish Africa’s largest cocoa estate

Ondo State Government has wrapped up arrangements to establish the single largest cocoa estate in Africa on 2,000 hectares of cocoa plantation at Ijugbere, in Owo Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Otunba Adegboyega Adefarati, who disclosed this during the weekend in Akure at a media briefing, said that it was a deliberate […]

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Xenophobic attacks, blot on Nigeria, South Africa’s history – Atiku

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday said xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa was a blot on the common history of both countries. Atiku, in a statement he issued in Abuja, described the attack as the most disturbing development at the turn of the century. According to him, Nigerians who live in […]

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Osinbajo meets ministers, others over judgement to seize Nigeria’s $9.6 billion

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met with the country’s ministers over the ruling of a British court to award Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) the right to seize some $9 billion (N2.9 trillion in the official exchange rate of N305/$) in assets from the Nigerian government. The outcome of the meeting […]

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