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The Nigerian Army has urged the public to disregard the claims by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) that it had captured military personnel and equipment in Lake Chad region. In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State, spokesman of ...
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Over 100 kids get etiquette mentorship to mark day
Media personality and former Big Brother Nigeria (BBN) finalist, Alex Asogwa popularly known as Alex Unusual, has mentored over 100 kids between the ages five and 13 years to mark the Children’s Day celebration. The event, which held in Lagos ...
Read More »Vandals hurt host communities more than government, says Buhari as N’Delta ministry scores self-high on performance
President Muhammadu Buhari says the destruction of oil facilities by vandals operating in the Niger Delta hurts the host communities and the environment more than it hurts government. Receiving South-South Monarchs Forum (SSMF) led by King Edmund Daukoru, Mingi XII, ...
Read More »Why Nigeria must embrace e-voting, by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that for democracy to endure in Nigeria, the country must embrace electronic voting. Deploring the military interference in this year’s general elections in Rivers State, he advised the Ninth National Assembly to review the ...
Read More »CAN, Afenifere caution against throwing Nigeria into genocide, alleged Islamisation agenda
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has warned the Federal Government against acts capable of throwing the nation into genocide, accusing some officials of the current administration of allegedly backing militia groups. Its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, gave the warning while ...
Read More »Stakeholders urge NPA to probe bid process
A group of concerned bidders in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) cargo surveys contract has urged the management of the authority to investigate its bid process. In a petition dated May 25, 2019 and entitled: ‘Re: Cargo Surveys Contract Bids ...
Read More »C’River Governor Ayade implores opponents to withdraw petitions at tribunal
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begged petitioners challenging his re-election at the March 9, 2109 polls to drop their complaints. Speaking yesterday during the pre-inaugural thanksgiving service at St. Charles’s Lwanga Catholic Church in Calabar, he pleaded ...
Read More »Shettima sets up panel for inauguration of Borno governor-elect
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has raised an 18-member inauguration panel to swear in governor-elect, Professor Babagana Umara, at Ramat Square, Maiduguri. In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Usman Jidda Shuwa, said ...
Read More »Stakeholders urge NPA to probe bidding process
A group of concerned bidders in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) cargo surveys contract have urged management of the authority to investigate its bidding process. In a petition dated May 25, 2019 titled: Re: Cargo Surveys Contract Bids – Attempts ...
Read More »Governor Ganduje places new Permanent Secretaries on probation
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has approved appointment of 36 new acting permanent secretaries on a three-month probation. Besides, Ganduje reminded them that upon expiration of the timeline, they would be confirmed subject to passing a drug test. The ...
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