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The Yobe Government has apologised for claiming that some of the abducted school girls at Government Girls College Dapchi had been rescued. Abdullahi Bego, Director-General, Press Affairs to Yobe Governor, gave the apology on Thursday…
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Police have seized nearly 400 kilos of cocaine from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires and arrested several members of a drug trafficking gang, Argentina’s security minister announced Thursday. Patricia Bullrich told a press conference…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to settle customers’ complaints on issues of overcharge, unauthorized deductions and other matters within two weeks. The CBN Head of Complaints…
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The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has appointed new leaders and approved a new structure proposed by its special “Think Thank” Committee. A statement issued on Thursday by the chairman of the implementation committee of the forum, Mohammed…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has requested state governors of the All Progressives Congress to give him more time to decide whether he will see re-election in 2019. The President made the request during a meeting with the governors in the…
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The 32nd edition of the National Quranic Recitation Competition kicks off on Friday in Katsina State, with about 256 participants taking part from 32 states and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The competition ends on March 3, 2018.…
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A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused the national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, of sabotage. Tinubu made the allegation in a letter written to the president,…
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Saudi Arabia announced plans Thursday to spend $64 billion on building new venues and flying in Western acts, in a total overhaul of its entertainment sector. Long known for its ultra-conservative mores, the kingdom has embarked on a…
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The Council of State met on Thursday and agreed that funding for agriculture be increased from the current $200 million to $1 billion to aid diversification and ensure food security. Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, while addressing…
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Kaduna State Government has announced tax waiver for public secondary and primary school teachers in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Malam Jafaru Sani disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday…
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