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President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Monday, depart for Addis Ababa to attend the inauguration of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second five-year term in office, according to a statement issued by the President’s spokesman, Mr…
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The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested a notorious bandits commander, one Bello Rugga and neutralised five others during a raid in Gummi Local Government Area of the state. Mr Ayuba Elkanah, the Commissioner of Police, made the…
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Suspected bandits operating in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto state have allegedly written a letter to a monarch in Burkusuma demanding for ransom to secure the release of 20 persons kidnapped from two communities in Sabon Birni…
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Retired AVM Sikiru Smith who was kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, has regained his freedom, the police said in Lagos on Saturday. Police spokesman in Lagos State, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development when he spoke…
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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has announced the death of its Director-General, Dr Timothy Olawale. NECA Secretariat said in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday that Olawale passed on, on Friday, Oct. 1 in a…
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo departed Lagos on Saturday for São Tomé city for the inauguration of Mr Carlos Nova, the newly- elected president of Sao Tome and Principe. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said in a statement issued in…
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Bandits kidnapped Dr Ibrahim Garba, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry of Transport, and his son on Friday, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, said in Minna on Saturday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that…
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PRESS RELEASE Since 1960, the 1st of October has always been a very special day to all of us Nigerians because of its significance. It was that day that our country gained independence from the British Colonial powers. Friday, 1st…
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Kano State Government-owned television station , Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV) was on Friday gutted by fire. The Station Director General, Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim confirmed the development in an interview with newsmen. Ibrahim said that…
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A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Panacea Foundation  has launched planting of 5,000 tree seedlings at Bayero University, Kano, BUK. Founder of Panacea Foundation, Dr Dahiru Hashim, speaking at the event, held at BUK on Friday, said…
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