Kano-based Amarava Rice Mill says it is targeting to record 500 tonnes of daily production by June, just as it hit 250 tonnes to boost local self-sufficiency. Mr Subhash Chand, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja. The multimillion Naira state-of-the-art rice mill, owned by an Indian national, […]
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The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has notified Nigerians of her plans in the new year, one of which is to make Nigeria’s economy the most innovative in the entire Africa as soon as she emerges President. In a press statement on Tuesday, she said that if well-managed, […]
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Russian rescuers have been forced to temporarily halt the search for dozens of missing people in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise apartment block as the building risked crumbling further, officials said Tuesday, with the incident claiming at least seven lives. Part of the 10-storey building collapsed following a gas explosion on Monday morning in […]
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Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Tuesday attended the 2019 New Year Church Service in Zaria, Kaduna State, saying it was to strengthen inter religious harmony and enhance national cohesion. The group attended the service at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State. Commenting on behalf of the group, the leader […]
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Ezekwesili expresses concern over insecurity, vowed to tackle menace if elected President The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against taking sides in the general elections. In its New Year message, the association urged government not to involve the military in the polls, to prevent voter intimidation. It […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence at the burial of the late former President Shehu Shagari last Saturday.In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said: “President Buhari’s absence at the funeral, particularly regarding Shagari’s status as the first executive president of our country, is unpardonable […]
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In the school of existence this earth is but a class Which ere we go through successfully and earn a pass, We must learn and understand the lessons taught therein Otherwise our earthly sojourn would in vain have been. In a class not just desirable lessons are taught, But also are the bitter ones […]
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To all things there is a season and time That we should find nothing against our Lord, And so is it in every land and clime That whatever be tallies with His Word. There’s one great Law that rules in every land, Demanding that we all must have to reap The fruits of seeds […]
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The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed into law the 2019 budget of over N219.97 billion presented by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The House had on Thursday adopted a report of the House Committee on Appropriations presented by its Chairman, Alhaji Tasiu Panisau. Following the presentation of the report and series of deliberations by […]
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka on December 31, 2018. – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fourth term with a landslide victory in polls the opposition slammed as “farcical” over claims of vote-rigging, and clashes between rival supporters that killed at least 17 people. Hasina’s ruling […]
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