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Nigeria,Tanzania, Kenya youths emerge winners of nuclear technology video competition
Youths from Nigeria,Tanzania and Kenya have been awarded first prize for a youth video competition they researched on nuclear energy technology, a statement from ROSATOM Central and Southern Africa says. The statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said that the winners received the highest number of votes from the jury and the general public
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Breaking News: Court strikes out Busola Dakolo’s rape suit, fines her N1m
A High Court in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday threw out the case filed by Photographer, Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). This came after Fatoyinbo filed an objection and an affidavit at the Court reiterating that Busola’s statements were false and concocted to embarrass, scandalise and ridicule Fatoyinbo.
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NDLEA destroys 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Oyo state
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),Command in Oyo State, on Thursday destroyed over 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Abatade in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the state NDLEA Commander, Mr Ralph Igwenagu, said the command had previously destroyed six hectares of plantation in Ibarapa LGA
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Internet Fraudster bags six months imprisonment in Ilorin.
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin An Ilorin High Court presided over by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye on Thursday sentenced an internet fraudster Abolarin Kayode to six month imprisonment. The defendant after his arraignment had pleaded with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office for a plea bargain, having considered his involvement in internet fraud and
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Illegal Mining: FG inaugurates 14-man committee to block leakage
Samuel Bello, Abuja The Federal Government has inaugurated a 14-man ministerial committee focused on closing leakages, tackling illegal mining and enhancing generated revenue from the mining sector. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, who inaugurated the committee on the ‘Optimization of revenue from mineral resources sector’ recently in Abuja, charged the members to
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Police finally deploy 66,241 personnels to kogi/ Bayelsa poll
Emmanuel Adeyemi,Lokoja The Deputy inspector- general of police in charge of operations, Abdulmajeed Ali has said the police have finally deployed 66, 241 personnels to ensure the peaceful conduct of the Bayelsa and Kogi states elections. Out of the 66,241 personnel, he said 35, 241 personnels were deployed to kogi while 31,041 were deployed to
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APC in big trouble as court nullifies primary election
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has ruled that the All Progressive Congress (APC) does not have a validly nominated candidate for the Saturday, November 16 governorship election. Justice Jane Inyang ruling on the suit brought by a governorship aspirant and former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri,
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World Diabetes Day: Diabetes patients demand free, subsidised treatment
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta People living with diabetes in Nigeria have appealed to the federal and state governments to subsidise or make the treatment of diabetes-free in public hospitals. They made the appeal in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Triennial Delegates Congress and World Diabetes Day Celebration, organised by
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Ember Months: FRSC stakeholders decry high rate of accidents in Nasarawa
Linus Oota, Lafia Stakeholders in the road management sector have attributed impatience of drivers on Nasarawa roads, saying the practice is endangering the lives of passengers and pedestrians. Nasarawa state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ismaila Maiwada Kugu stated this yesterday at the Federal University Lafia during the 2019 special marshals
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Court remands applicant for stealing pair of sunglasses from a mall
A Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Thursday ordered that an applicant, Mohammed Kolochi, who pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of sunglasses valued at N105, 000, be remanded in Keffi Correctional facility, pending sentencing. The judge, Inuwa Maiwada, gave the order after Kolochi , pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal trespass and
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Court rules APC has no candidate in Bayelsa
The Federal High Court, Yenagoa, on Thursday declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have a governorship candidate in the forthcoming election in Bayelsa State. This development is coming 48 hours to the election. The court was presided over by Justice Jane Inyang. The court’s declaration, was part of its judgement in a
S’African Airways cancels flights, offers striking employees new wage increase
South African Airways (SAA) has canceled flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday because of a pending strike by a majority of employees but said on Thursday it hoped its revised wage offer would avert the walkout at the state-run carrier. SAA has failed to turn a profit since 2011 while relying on state bailouts to
Nigerian Armed Forces shine at international sports
The contingent of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have emerged victorious in the recent international sporting events in South Africa and Republic of Guinea. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu disclosed that the Nigerian military contingent emerged winners of the recently
JUST IN: Court says APC has no candidate in Bayelsa
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has just ruled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no candidate for the Saturday governorship election in the state. More details shortly…
Group raises alarm ahead of Bayelsa polls
*Says vote buying, deployment of arms are early danger signs Pauline Onyibe, Yenago A non-governmental organisation, YIAGA Africa, under its ‘Watching the Vote (WTV)’ programme, has said it has identified early warning signs of trouble ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State with its observers noticing the deployment of political thugs and stockpiling of
Student kills one, wounds three before killing himself
A 19-year-old male student shot and killed a fellow student and wounded three others at a vocational college in Russia’s Far East on Thursday before committing suicide, Russian investigators said in a statement. School and college shootings are rare in Russia which has strict gun laws, and it was not immediately clear what the shooter’s
Qantas flight from London to Sydney with no stops takes off
A Qantas aeroplane has set off on an ultra-long haul flight from London to Sydney as part of a trial for a potential commercial route. The test flight, as part of Qantas’s Project Sunrise, will see a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner carry just 40 people – including crew – to the other side of the world
Cameroon 2021: Senegal start well as other African heavyweights struggle
Senegal showed their teeth on the opening day of qualifiers for the 2021 African Cup of Nations but other continental heavyweights struggled to find form on Wednesday. Nigeria could only scrape a 2-1 home win over tiny neighbours Benin while Cameroon were held to an embarrassing home draw by the Cape Verde Islands. Cameroon are
*-abuse/ New York Diocese leader, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, accused of s** abuse
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio repeatedly molested Mark Matzek, now 56, when he was an altar boy at St. Nicholas Church and a student at St. Nicholas School in Jersey City back in the mid-1970s, the victim’s lawyer told the Associated Press. The Catholic bishop, who heads the Diocese of Brooklyn and was named by the pope
Islamic Jihad says ceasefire with Israel agreed
*As death toll rises to 34 The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad says an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel has been agreed after air attacks killed at least 34 people in Gaza. The truce was in force from 5:30am local time (03:30 GMT), the group’s spokesman, Musab al-Braim, told Reuters news agency, marking about 48 hours since […]
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