Barely 24 hours after gunmen murdered a Catholic church priest, Rev. Fr Jude Egbom, and one other person in Nkwerre, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, some gunmen have again shot dead a sergeant, Christian Nnamani, in Owerri the state capital. The hoodlums who made away with the AK47 rifle belonging to the slain […]
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Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has sought approval of a N10 billion supplementary appropriation by the state’s House of Assembly. The document entitled: “2018 Revised Budget,” came as a fresh request from the governor and has been classed as the first of its kind since the commencement of the 2018 fiscal year in the state. […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that North Korea is taking a lot of steps toward de-nuclearising the Korean Peninsula but Washington is not responding and is making endless demands for full disarmament instead. Washington and Pyongyang have been discussing North Korea’s nuclear programme since their leaders met in Singapore in June. The summit’s […]
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– gives agency seven days’ ultimatum – alleges detainees being held in dehumanising, degrading conditions in underground cells at DSS headquarters Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, on Tuesday wrote to the Acting Director-General of the Department of State Services (also known as State Security Service), Mr Matthew Seiyefa, demanding the names of 294 […]
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– IPO witness reels out investigation details, evidence showing Evans as kidnap, armed robbery kingpin – Court adjourns case to October 26 for ruling Alleged notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, on Tuesday denied making any statement to the police, detailing his career as a serial kidnapper. He made the denial through his […]
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– asks electorate to rescue state with their votes September 22 – Elect ADC candidates, Akinbade, Justice Oloyede Governor, Deputy, he says A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on Tuesday said the state’s condition is near total collapse, just as he counseled people of the state to use their votes during September […]
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– as protesting youths threaten to boycott 2019 elections After almost a decade of power outage in Ondo South Senatorial District, Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday, met with people of the area over the blackout, with a pledge to bring their suffering to an end. The residents of the communities, during […]
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– Monarch cries for help The Yoruba village created and moulded in the mould of the ancient Oyo Empire with a crown King and history of succession located in South – Carolina United States (US) has its Sacred Sàngó Temple and Oyo Horseman reception building assaulted and smoked into smithereens by a magnificent inferno on […]
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About 60,989 children under five years have been immunised against polio in Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State. The council’s Director of Primary Health Care, Malam Alhassan Danjuma, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiadua on Tuesday. He said the exercise was conducted as an outbreak response […]
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The Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe,said on Tuesday that 70 per cent of children born in Kaduna state were not registered. She made this known at the opening of a One-day Stakeholders Meeting on Birth Registration in Kaduna state, organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) with support […]
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