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Emir Sanusi 11 treated like rat – Sarkin Fulanin Nasarawa
Noah Ebije, Kaduna Sarkin Fulanin Nasarawa (Chief of Fulani, Nasarawa), Senator Walid Jibrin has described the dethronement of Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11 as a treatment fit to be meted to a common rat. Jibrin, a Second Republic lawmaker and current chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) noted that issues that lingered
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Breaking News: South East to get development commission; bill scales second reading
Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The 9th Senate on Thursday endorsed the South East Development Commission bill which has just scaled the second reading. The bill sponsored by Senator Oduah, Stella Adaeze (Anambra North) titled “A bill for an act to establish the South East Development Commission in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to act as a catalyst
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If Nigerians put in our best, we can solve our problems- President Buhari
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday has said that problems confronting Nigeria are surmountable if all Nigerians put in their best. Buhari stated this at Argungu town during the Agriculture shows in the ongoing 2020 international Argungu Fishing Festival. The President who noted that the returned of the
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NDIC pledges support for anti graft war in Kwara .
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin The fight against Corruption in Nigeria has received another boost as the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) promised to partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in overcoming the menace. The Ilorin Zonal Controller of the NDIC, Mr Olugbenga Alabi made the promise on Thursday
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Nigerian Army cadets visit frontline to learn counter insurgency operations
The Cadets of 67 Regular Course (Army) on Thursday paid a working visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri. Maj.-Gen. Jamilu Sarham, the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) led them on the visit. Sarham told newsmen that the visit was to expose the cadets to areas of their expertise before
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Herder convicted for violating Benue grazing law
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi A 35-year-old herder, Danladi Damess has been convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court for violating the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of Benue State. The court presided over by a Chief Magistrate Isaac Ajim, convicted and sentenced Damess, a native of Doka village, Shandam local government of Plateau
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Lagos govt. to intensify awareness on kidney disease
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of the Lagos State governor, on Thursday said the state government would intensify awareness among residents on the devastating effect of kidney disease. The governor’s wife said this at a programme to commemorate the World Kidney Day 2020, with theme ”Chronic Kidney Disease: Stop the Epidemic in Africa (Kidney Health for Everyone
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Police rescue 13 kidnapped NYSC members, others in Katsina
Agaju Madugba, Katsina Police authorities in Katsina have confirmed the rescue of 13 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) earlier abducted by armed bandits on March 9, 2020, along the Funtua-Gusua highway. According to the Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, the youth corpers all from Ondo State were on their
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Okorocha denies receiving court order to probe him
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has denied speculations and some newspaper publication that a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a court order to probe and recover money and properties from him. Okorocha in a press statement by his Special Adviser on Media,
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Obaseki pledges support for NYSC scheme, says reasons for establishment justified
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, said his administration will continue to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme just as he said it has achieved its purpose of formation in the country. He made the pledge on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream
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Sabotage: Shell reports 41% rise in onshore Nigeria oil spills
Royal Dutch Shell’s onshore Nigeria subsidiary saw a 41% rise in the number of crude oil spills due to theft or pipeline sabotage in 2019, the group said in its annual report. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) also recorded a rise in the volume of oil spilt in the Niger Delta as a result of illegal activity to 2,000 tonnes in 2019 from 1,600 tonnes a year earlier. Of a total 164 SPDC spills of more than 100 kilograms in the delta, 157 were due to theft…
Algeria confirms first coronavirus death
*As S’Africa reports first case of local transmission of virus Algeria has registered its first coronavirus death, state radio reported on Thursday. It did not report any increase in the 20 cases confirmed there so far, mostly in the town of Blida. Algeria said this week it would ban economic, social and political gatherings, though it is not clear if this will include weekly mass protests that have convulsed the capital for a year, reports Reuters. Meanwhile, South Africa’s health ministry on Thursday reported the first case of…
APC crisis: NRC receives over 120 memoranda
Johnchuks Onuanyim, Abuja For the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over 120 memoranda have been received by the National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) of the party. The secretariat staff revealed this to New Telegraph. Also the Secretariat said that the closing date of submission of memoranda has been extended as a result that the committee has not met. The initial closing date for submission was March 10 and which would have necessitated the meeting of the Committee. According to the source at the committee’s secretariat, people are coming…
European stocks plunge after Trump coronavirus travel ban announcement
Europe’s major stock markets fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from mainland Europe to the US for a month to fight the coronavirus – with the London, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges all falling by more than 5 percent – ramping up fears the global economy will careen into recession.Shortly after the open, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 5.3 percent, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 plunged 5.8 percent, the Paris CAC 40 tumbled 5.1 percent and Madrid’s stock exchange down by 5.5 percent. Switzerland’s bourse got…
Rwanda keeping coronavirus at bay with campaign of public handwashing
Rwanda is guarding against the spread of coronavirus by flooding its capital with portable sinks for hand-washing at bus stops, restaurants, banks and shops across the capital Kigali.Rwanda has not recorded any cases of the virus so far but neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed its first case on Tuesday, making it eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic.At the biggest car park in Kigali, passengers must wash their hands before they board buses – adopting the hygiene mantra advocated by health authorities across the world to tackle…
Rwanda keeping coronavirus at bay with campaign of public handwashing
Rwanda is guarding against the spread of coronavirus by flooding its capital with portable sinks for hand-washing at bus stops, restaurants, banks and shops across the capital Kigali.Rwanda has not recorded any cases of the virus so far but neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed its first case on Tuesday, making it eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic.At the biggest car park in Kigali, passengers must wash their hands before they board buses – adopting the hygiene mantra advocated by health authorities across the world to tackle…
UEFA League: Mbappe, PSG mimic Haaland’s celebration after beating Dortmund
Was Kylian Mbappe paying Erling Braut Haaland a compliment or having a little dig?The France striker led his Paris St-Germain team-mates in mimicking Haaland’s trademark ‘Zen’ celebration after knocking the Norwegian striker’s Borussia Dortmund team out of the Champions League, reports the BBC.After celebrating on the pitch in front of empty stands at a Parc des Princes closed to spectators because of coronavirus, Mbappe encouraged his jubilant team-mates to strike the same pose in the changing room for an Instagram live video.Neymar, who scored in the 2-0 win that took PSG…
UEFA League: Mbappe, PSG mimic Haaland’s celebration after beating Dortmund
Was Kylian Mbappe paying Erling Braut Haaland a compliment or having a little dig?The France striker led his Paris St-Germain team-mates in mimicking Haaland’s trademark ‘Zen’ celebration after knocking the Norwegian striker’s Borussia Dortmund team out of the Champions League, reports the BBC.After celebrating on the pitch in front of empty stands at a Parc des Princes closed to spectators because of coronavirus, Mbappe encouraged his jubilant team-mates to strike the same pose in the changing room for an Instagram live video.Neymar, who scored in the 2-0 win that took PSG…
Klopp questions Atletico’s style after Champions League exit
Jurgen Klopp admitted it was difficult to explain how Liverpool exited the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night, and doesn’t understand why the Spaniards “play like that”.A defensive Atletico rode their luck in large parts at Anfield, but came from 2-0 down to win 3-2, progressing to the quarter-final 4-2 on aggregate, with Adrian at fault for at least one of their goals, reports Skysports.Klopp seemed dumbfounded by the result after the game, questioning Atletico’s playing style, but still insisted he was happy with Liverpool’s…
US actors, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, say they have coronavirus
Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson said Wednesday on social media that they have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus.“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches,” he wrote on Instagram. “Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.”“Well, now. What do we do next? The Medical Officials have protocols…
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