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Kalgo LG ,NYSC, treats over 300 rural dwellers suffering from different ailments
From Olanrewaju Lawal,Birnin Kebbi The Kalgo Local Government Area of Kebbi state in collaboration with the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), have treated over 300 women, children and men, who came from various villages in the area for different ailments. Saturday Sun recalled that, the NYSC Medical outreach to the rural communities, kicked off across
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Buhari postpones medical trip
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his medical follow-up visit to United Kingdom earlier scheduled Friday, June 25. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, “A new date will be announced in due course.”
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Stakeholders task PDP ahead of 2023 presidential election
Sunday Ani A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in the Southwest has urged the party to put her house in order ahead of 2023, as it cannot afford to be in the opposition for another four years after. A statement by the group’s Executive Director Mr. Bukky Adeojo in Lagos yesterday, stressed the
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Breaking: APC Caretaker Committee gets fresh tenure extension
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has gotten another tenure elongation that may last for another six months to enable it supervise the conduct of the party’s congresses across the country. The extension became very necessary following the expiration of the extended tenure of the Governor Mai Mala
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Police arrest 15 suspected cultists in Eket
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said it arrested 15 suspected cultists in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket on Friday. He said officers of the command raided the popular spot
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JAMB: Enugu Govt. cancels Saturday’s sanitation exercise
Enugu State Government says it has cancelled this month’s sanitation exercise scheduled for Saturday to enhance candidates’ access to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination centres. Mrs Amaka Anajemba, Managing Director of Enugu State Government Waste Management Authority made this known on Friday in Enugu. Anajemba said, in a statement, that the state
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Okada rider abandons wife at Epe hospital after giving birth to twins
A 24-year-old woman, Abibat Kehinde, has been abandoned at Epe General Hospital, Lagos State, over N131,000 unpaid bills, three months after she gave birth to twins at the hospital. Kehinde told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Epe that her husband absconded after delivery on March 21, without paying the bills to
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We’re working to make Nigeria a gas Nation – GACN
Mr Olalekan Ogunleye, Managing Director, Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria Limited (GACN), has said that the company was working towards ensuring Nigeria becomes a gas industrialised nation. Ogunleye said this when the management of GACN paid a courtesy visit on Mr Buki Ponle, Managing Director (MD) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on
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2021 UTME: JAMB releases results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 19 and June 22. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB Spokesperson made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. Benjamin
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One million households to benefits FG N5,000 COVID-19 intervention in Plateau
From Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Coordinator of State Operation Coordinating Units (SOCU), Kenneth Isah said over one Million households in Plateau State captured on Rapid Response Register (RRR) would benefit Federal Government N5,000 monthly intervention to cushion the economic effect of COVID-19. He said Households who would be captured on the rapid response register
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Insecurity: DSS summons Sheikh Gumi after alleging military-bandits’ collusion
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic preacher, has been summoned for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS invitation was published by VOA Hausa just days after a dispute between Gumi and the Nigerian Army. Gumi claimed that security agents contributed to Nigeria’s insecurity by partnering with criminals who engage in
Buhari postpones medical trip to London
The medical follow-up trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, has been postponed. No reason was given for the postponement. However, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement Friday said “a new date will be announced in due course”.
JAMB releases 2021 UTME results
Regina Otokpa, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has released the results of candidates who sat in over 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted between Saturday, 19 and Tuesday, 22 June 2021. A statement made available to newsmen by the spokesman of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin
Kalu hails Speaker, Gbajabiamila at 59
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has described Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as a progressive minded politician with a passion for national unity. The former governor, while extolling the virtues of the Speaker, acknowledged the invaluable contributions of Gbajabiamila to nation
Kalu greets Sanwo-Olu at 56
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has felicitated with Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the occasion of his 56th birthday anniversary. Describing the governor as an accomplished public servant and consummate politician, Kalu acknowledged the achievements of the governor in Lagos State, adding
Dollar firm as traders brace for U.S. inflation data
The U.S. dollar held near multi-month highs on Friday as investors warily awaited U.S. inflation data, while the pound nursed modest losses after Bank of England (BoE) policymakers leaned away from flagging rate rises. Early Asia trade was steady, with the euro pinned below its 200-day moving average at $1.1930 and the yen just
BlackBerry first-quarter revenue beats expectations, shares rise
Canadian security software supplier Blackberry Ltd (BB.TO), beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, lifted by a rebound in demand for its QNX operating software and cybersecurity products. U.S.-listed shares of the company were up 1.3% at $12.84 in extended trading, reports Reuters. Revenue fell to $174 million in the first quarter ended
Most of attackers in B’Faso village massacre were children
A massacre in north-east Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the country’s government and the UN have said. Assailants raided the village of Solhan on the evening of June 4, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
Miami building collapse: Family of Paraguay’s first lady among 99 people unaccounted for
Authorities are searching for 99 unaccounted people after part of a 12-storey beachfront building collapsed in a town near Miami. At least one person died after a huge section of the building was reduced to rubble after it crashed to the ground around 1.30am on Thursday local time (6.30am UK time). The number of
COVID-19: US jury indicts Nigerian over alleged $290,000 fraud
Ndubuisi Ugah, with agency reports A Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Onyegbula (aka ‘Phillip Carter’), has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle, United States for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and multiple counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Acting U.S. Attorney, Tessa M. Gorman, said Onyegbula, who is currently detained in Nigeria,
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