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Two Universities, 10 Secondary Schools 44 Villages To Get Free Wi-Fi From Anambra Lawmaker
Nnamdi Azikiwe, St Paul Universities, 10 secondary schools and 44 villages are to benefit from free Wi-fi provided by a lawmaker representing Awka South 1 state constituency, Mr Henry Mbachu. The provision would last for at least one year and aimed at assisting the youths in the constituency in the area of ICT business. Disclosing…
New Telegraph.
Akume’s Virtues’ll Add Value To Tinubu’s Govt – Prof. Tachin
An Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Jos Study Center, Professor Philip Tachin on Sunday extolled the virtues of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume describing him as a rare gem in the country’s history. This is just as he…
New Telegraph.
Succour As NEMA Donates Relief Materials To Kwara Flood Victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of relief materials to the victims of the 2022 flood in Kwara State. The distribution of the relief materials was flagged off by Kwara state Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq who was represented by his deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi. Items distributed to the beneficiaries included agricultural inputs,…
New Telegraph.
Edo NMA Suspends Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary
…They acted on preconceived script says embattled Chairman The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch on Thursday suspended the state Chairman, Dr Udoka Imoisili, Deputy Chairman, Dr Okwara Benson and Secretary, Dr Collins Otoikhila Sunday Telegraph gathered that the trio were suspended during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on August 17. Their suspension…
New Telegraph.
Nigerian, Cameroonian Forces Block BNL Militants From Bombing Vessels
Nigerian and Cameroonian forces on Saturday foiled attempts by the suspected members of the militants wing of the Biafra Nation League (BNL) to blow up warships near the Ikeng Abana in Bakassi Penisula. Sunday Telegraph reports that the pro-Biafra militants attempted to drop explosives into warships near but were repelled of by superior firepower. Sources…
New Telegraph.
Zulum Presents N10m Support To Wounded Soldiers In Borno
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has presented the sum of 10 million Naira as support to soldiers injured in front lines across Army formations in the state. The support package was in fulfilment of the pledge the Governor made two months ago at a Sallah launch organised by the Chief of Army Staff,…
New Telegraph.
Ebonyi: Correspondents’ Chapel, Police Partner For Crime Prevention, Control
Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State and the State Police Command have partnered to fight crime and criminality in the state. The Chapel and the police seal their partnership during a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner of Police, Augustina Ogbodo in her office at the police headquarters, Abakaliki, the state…
New Telegraph.
Man Who Killed His Two Nieces Remanded In Ogun Prison
The 37-year-old Taiwo Ishola who killed his two nieces has been remanded in Police custody in Ogun State, Sunday Telegraph reports. It would be recalled that Taiwo had last week killed his younger brother’s two daughters in a jungle in Abeokuta, the state capital. On August 5, Taiwo went to his brother Idowu Agbaje Ishola’s…
New Telegraph.
Zamfara NURTW Chair Sacks Principal Officers
Mustapha Maigoro Kurya, the new interim chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has fired all of the union’s key officers in the fourteen Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. After assuming the position, the Chairman promptly issued a dismissal order and instructed security agents in every branch to take over the…
New Telegraph.
Bandits Attack Taraba Police Station, Scare Residents
Some unknown bandits on Saturday attacked a Police Station in a hamlet around Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State Abdullahi Usman, the State Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed the development said that the incident took place at 2: 00 am on Saturday. According to him, the bandits who arrived in large numbers were looking…
New Telegraph.
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