The Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, has been killed by unknown gunmen. The murder of Prof. Obioma is coming a few days after another citizen, Ahmed Gulak was murdered in Owerri, Imo State by gunmen. …details shortly
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Angry youths armed with weapons have staged a violent protest along the Gusau – Kaura Namoda Highway in Zamfara State. Eyewitnesses told a news mediun that the protesters occupied the road very early yesterday morning over incessant attacks by bandits in their communities. One of the commuters who was trapped along the road explained that the youths blocked the highway …
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Investments on the Nigerian stock market declined by N1.022 trillion in the first five months of the year. Capital market analysts attributed the decline or volatility seen in the market during the period under review to rising yields in the Fixed Income (FI) market. Yields on fixed income instruments which were depressed last year have been on an upward trajectory …
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In the wake of insecurity, economic hardship and other problems facing Nigeria, international actress, Stella Damasus, has sent a strong message to her compatriots. In her New Month message, the ever radiant thespian admitted that sometimes it is hard to find the positive in the chaos, but prayed that God should heal her fatherland. She thereby welcomed all her followers …
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World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedos Ghebreyesus, says smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from COVID-19. Ghebreyesus said this in a message to commemorate World No Tobacco Day, globally marked on May 31 annually, to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocate effective policies to reduce …
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Ogun State Governor’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, who is facing a $350,000 fraud case, will be arraigned before Magistrate Theresa Fricke of US Courthouse, Tacoma, Washington On June 8. Rufai allegedly used identity theft as a scheme “to steal over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department.” A grand jury in the U.S. is a group of …
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The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say they have no record indicating that Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, was shot in Abuja on Monday. In a statement issued on Monday afternoon by their spokesperson in the FCT, Mariam Yusuf, the police denied any altercation with Mr Sowore. “FCT Police Command wishes to debunk the viral …
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The publisher of Sahara Reporters and #RevolutionNow convened, Omoyele Sowore, has just been shot by the police in Abuja. His fellow activist, Deji Adeyanju confirmed that Sowore was shot during a protest at Unity Fountain, Abuja. …Details shortly.
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…62 SWEETA Holders Receive N150, 000 Each Fidelity Bank remains committed to putting smiles on its customers’ faces by enriching their lives through its ongoing savings loyalty program. To mark this year’s Children’s Day, the bank doled out N150, 000 to 62 Sweet Account (SWEETA) holders across the country, a whopping total of N9.3 million. As part of its efforts …
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The Nigerian Air Forceis the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres of operation: the Nigerian Civil war, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, the Gambia and Nigeria’s …
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