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IGP mourns two prominent senior police officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has expressed deep sadness over the loss of two prominent Senior Police Officers, AIG Philip Sule Maku (rtd.), and CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said retired AIG Philip Sule Maku who served as Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Ebonyi States before retiring as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Department of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, died on August…
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Cement sellers frustrated BUA from selling at N3500 per bag – Rabiu
AbdulSamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Cement, has said the intention of his company to sell cement at N3,500 in 2023 was frustrated by the actions of cement dealers. Rabiu said BUA sold over a million tons of cement to dealers at N3,500 per bag, intending for these to be transferred to the end-users. Speaking in Abuja, Rabiu noted that the dealers were selling each bag of cement to consumers for prices ranging from N7,000 to…
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NYSC bars poly graduates without IT experience
The National Youth Service Corps has said polytechnic graduates or holders of the Higher National Diploma without evidence of undertaking the mandatory 12-month industrial training will not be registered at the NYSC orientation camp to participate in the national youth service. The acting Director of Press and Public Relations, NYSC, Mrs Caroline Lembu, who spoke Read More
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Court orders Imo Govt to stop demolition of market
Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri has ordered the state government to stop the demolition of structures at the Central Market Layout, Owerri. The Judge, I. C. Ibeawuchi, gave the order of interim injunction against Governor Hope Uzodimma and five others, on Thursday. The order of interim injunction barred the defendants from taking “any further steps in forceful demolition of the structures erected on the piece of land known as the Central Market Layout Owerri,…
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- August 30, 2024
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ENSIEC reschedules council polls for Sept. 21
Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, has rescheduled Local Government Elections for September 21. Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu Ngwu disclosed the new date for the polls in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday. According to him, the commission was acting in compliance with the state High Court judgment, delivered by Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu on August 27. The court had compelled the commission to conduct council elections on/or…
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NAF airstrikes eliminate several terrorists near Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has conducted airstrikes against terrorists in the Jubillaram area, southern Tumbuns, near Lake Chad, killing several militants. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the operation was made possible due to the forced migration of terrorists to higher ground following persistent rainfall. According to him, the NAF aircraft conducted an air interdiction mission, dealing a…
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‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees
Lord Mackinlay says prosthetics currently on offer could leave people “feeling in a pit of despair”.Read More
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WASSCE, NECO not for underaged, says PTA
The Parents Teachers’ Association has said it is in support of the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme that the Federal Government had instituted a Read More
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Building collapse: COREN partners ICPC to enforce engineering standards
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering, COREN, has reiterated its commitment with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to a robust partnership aimed at preventing engineering failures, particularly building collapses in Nigeria. President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, said this when he led a delegation to meet with ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, on Thursday in Abuja to review their 2014 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Abubakar stressed the need to update…
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Presidential fleet: 200 families displaced as NAF demolishes houses
Landowners of Nuwalege, Abuja ejected by the Federal Government, have called on the government for compensation, The PUNCH reports. More than 200 families who resided in Nuwalege, a rural community along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road in Abuja, have been reportedly rendered homeless, following the demolition of their homes to accommodate an extension of Read More
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