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Why our personnel salaries were deducted – NSCDC
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said there were deductions in the January salaries of some of its personnel as a result of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The NSCDC said on Sunday that the deductions were to recover “the funds overpaid to some personnel in December 2019 due
North’s out-of-school children population disheartening – Aisha Buhari
Hindi Livinus, Yola Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, says the population of out-of-school children in the North is disheartening. Mrs Buhari, who said this during the inauguration of her pet project, Future Assured Youth Education and Empowerment Programme, which would train 750 young persons in Adamawa, said the situation required government’s urgent attention.
Obamas’ first film wins best documentary Oscar
The Barack and Michelle Obama-produced film “American Factory” snagged an Oscar on Sunday for best documentary — a win for Netflix, which backed the story of a manufacturing plant in the US Midwest reopened by a Chinese billionaire. The film charts a Rust Belt community’s journey from optimism at the giant plant’s reopening, which brought
Police hunt for OOU law graduate’s kidnappers
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The Kogi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of a law graduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Motunrayo Rafiu, in the Kabba area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Rafiu, who was abducted alongside others, on February 4, 2020, was on her way to resume
Gunmen kidnap ex-ABU VC’s daughter in Kaduna
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Some gunmen on Friday night invaded the residence of a former vice chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, and kidnapped his 35-year-old daughter, who is a mother of three. The gunmen, it was gathered invaded the residence located at Hayin Malam Jama’a in the Sabon Gwari LGA, Zaria
Mbaka didn’t apologise to me, says Ihedioha
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has described as false speculations that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, called him on the telephone and apologised to him. Mbaka, had in his New Year message prophesied that Ihedioha would lose his seat as the governor
Reps threaten YABATECH over five-year unaudited accounts
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has given the Yaba College of Technology Lagos 30 days to prepare its accounts and present a report to the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, with a proof of compliance sent to the House Committee on Public Accounts. The committee added that if YABATECH failed
Coronavirus: Reps trivialising our ordeals, say Nigerians in China
Friday Olokor, Olaleye Aluko, Dayo Ojerinde, Edward Nnachi Nigerians in China have accused the House of Representatives of trivialising the ordeal of over 60 citizens stranded in the city of Wuhan, which had been hit by coronavirus. While faulting the 20,000 Yuan (about N1m) donated to the stranded persons by the Nigerian Ambassador to China,
FIIRO DG did not complete PhD, says ICPC
• We grilled Igwe on certificate –Senate Samson Folarin The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has concluded investigation into the controversial doctorate of the acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Chima Igwe. The spokesperson for the agency, Rasheedat Okoduwa, on Sunday said Igwe had yet to complete his
Herdsmen invading my kingdom, Delta monarch cries out
Matthew Ochei, Asaba THE traditional ruler of Abavo Kingdom, in the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Obi Uche Irenuma II, has raised the alarm over the invasion of his kingdom by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. In a press statement on the activities of the herders on Sunday, the Abavo monarch
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