It was a colourful moment and double celebration for the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, as he concluded the 7th year anniversary on the throne of his forebears on Saturday in Benin. The royal event coincided with his birthday as every available space at the palace was filled to capacity by friends and well-wishers […]
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Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured Nigerians of renewed vigour from the army formations in combating myriads of security challenges bedeviling parts of the country. The Army chief, who was the Reviewing Officer and Special Guest of Honour, disclosed this at the Passing out Parade of 85 Regular Recruit Intake at Depot […]
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The European Union (EU) has announced the investment of an additional 5.4 million euros in building the capacity of teachers in the Northwest. The EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, made this known at the official launch of the 4O million Euro intervention programme on education and youth empowerment in North Western Nigeria through […]
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Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (Photo by Phill MAGAKOE / AFP) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal government to reduce agriculture interest loan to single digit to help transform the agribusiness. He made the call on Friday in Abuja at the Launch of Youths in Agribusiness project with the theme, “Enabling Scaling of […]
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By Tagbo T. Ufondu On the economic front, he hired economic internationalists and nationalists to find a cure for the huge debt at that time. His appointees delivered a clean slate with Western creditors of Europe and America. Also at the same time Obasanjo delivered a banking sector consolidation through the central bank, enabling deposits […]
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The Police Command in Benue said it has killed two armed robbers suspected to be behind the robbery attacks on five banks in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. SP Sewuese Anene, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
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The Federal Government says it has made plans in a new policy plans for cancer survivors to be catered to adequately. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the plan […]
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Antonio Guterres (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded Saturday for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas, demanding global “action to end this godawful nightmare”. Addressing a peace summit in Cairo as the war raged into its third […]
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Troops of 5 Brigade Operation HADIN KAI deployed at Damasak have reportedly eliminated six Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), terrorists and injured several others in a failed ambush at Binduldul General area along MSR Maiduguri – Gubio – Kareto – Damasak Road. It was gathered that the troops achieved the feat on […]
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Group under the auspices of YouthHub Africa has called on the government and all stakeholders promoting the interest of the girlchild to adequately equip them to be leaders and change-makers in the fight against climate change. YouthHub Executive Director/Co-Founder, Rotimi Olawale made this call Friday in Abuja at an event to commemorate the international day […]
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