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The military has announced the release of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage by Boko Haram Terrorists following the attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train. In a statement issued Wednesday by the Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, said their release was secured on Wednesday. The statement reads: […]
Early hours of Thursday morning, two persons were burnt to death, three were injured and twelve vehicles were affected after a tanker explodes Ilo Awela area of Sango Tollgate on the Lagos -Abeokuta expressway. This incident was confirmed by the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Florence Okpe, to journalists […]
The former Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole was yesterday attacked by the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa over an alleged statement that governors contribute to electoral violence in the country. This statement came on a day when the Arewa Consultative Forum, cautioned against election rigging and the use of thugs during the forthcoming […]
Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities has been challenged by a Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday that the duo should resolve their dispute out of court amicably. The Court suggested twenty-four hours for the two parties to have a rethink, sit down and come out with a resolution that […]
The Ethiopian government has scrapped visas-on-arrival for Nigerians with immediate effect. In a statement on Tuesday, the government said travellers would need to obtain their visas at its embassy in Abuja before embarking on any trip to the country. The development comes barely two weeks after Ethiopian Airlines emerged as the core investor […]
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an Ekiti state-based Disc Jockey, Famotemi Toluwani Timothy for allegedly impersonating a hip-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable”. He was arrested on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Timothy, a native of Igede-Ekiti in Ifelodun Local Government […]
The House Of Representative Members Representing Okpe, Uvwie, Sapele, and Ethiope East and West Federal Constituencies, RT. Hon. Efe Anthony Afe and RT. Hon Ben Rolands Igbakpa have jointly moved and supported a Motion for the reconstruction of the Warri-Sapele-Benin Roads and Sapele-Amukpe to Agbor road in Delta State. The Lawmakers noted that the […]
Billion Elon Musk intends to proceed with the original $54.20 per share offer to acquire Twitter. A letter filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, showed that Musk will follow through on the $44 billion acquisition pending the receipt of the deal’s debt financing. Twitter first accepted Musk’s offer in April […]
A separate body from the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), the Congress of Nigerian University Academics, is set to receive a certificate of registration from the Federal Government on Tuesday, 4 October 2022. The information was revealed in an invitation sent to reporters on Tuesday by the Deputy Director of Press and Public […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2023 appropriation bill of N19.76 trillion to a joint session of the national assembly on Friday. This was contained in a letter from the president read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday. The presentation will take place in the house of representatives.
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