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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:56:29 +0000BREAKING: Bandits kidnap students in Kaduna as two soldiers feared shot
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked another school in Kaduna, whisking away unspecified number of students. They attacked Bethel Secondary School in Maramara, Chickun Local Government Area on the outskirts of...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:40:53 +0000
T.B. Joshua funeral: Lagos officials inspect church facilities to prevent COVID-19
By Oyebola Owolabi Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi and Director of the State Safety Commission Lanre Mojola at the weekend led a state delegation to inspect facilities at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in pr...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:20:03 +0000
Naira devaluation will push petrol subsidy to N7.1b per day
By Collins Nweze The devaluation of the naira from N379/$ to N411/$ will push the daily subsidy on petrol to N7.1 billion as it will raise the product’s landing cost. According to an economic report released at the weekend, Managing Director, Finan...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:10:55 +0000
Explosives kill kid, injure two in Kaduna
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Two items suspected to be Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Saturday evening exploded at Shagari Close in Badarawa, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna metropolis, killing a minor. The explosives concealed ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:10:32 +0000
The delay by Buhari, Aregbesola, Obaseki
Our Reporter After being sworn in on May 29, 2015, there was eager anticipation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to drive his change agenda. It took until October 6, 2015 for a partial list of 21 names to be sent to the Senate for confirmati...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:54 +0000
Woman held with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in body
By Nicholas Kalu and Kelvin Osa Okunbor The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly concealin...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Senate panel okays cabinet formation within 30 days
By Yusuf Alli, Abuja The Senate Constitution Review Committee has ratified a proposal that will compel the President to form his cabinet within 30 days of assumption of office. Governors are also to be mandated to form the Executive Council within th...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:50:53 +0000
School to cooperate in teen pupil’s death probe
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja A school, Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, has pledged full cooperation with the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a 14-year-old pupil of the school Keren-Happuch Akpagher. The SS1 pupil, Karen-Happuc...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:40:52 +0000
Three policemen injured, seven abducted in Uyo, Zaria attacks
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo, AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna, and Elo Edremoda, Warri It was another bad week for the police. Gunmen on Saturday night attacked the divisional police headquarters in Udung Uko local government area of Akwa Ibom State, leaving ...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:30:51 +0000
Truck kills five at Ibadan market
By Segun Showunmi, Ibadan Police in Oyo State on Sunday confirmed that five persons died while an unspecified number sustained injuries as truck ploughed through a market in Ibadan, the state capital. An unspecified number of persons were injured in ...