The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an plane crash with some of his aides. Military source said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna. Efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims.
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Wema Bank Plc, the creators of Nigeria’s first fully digital bank – ALAT– and one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, is hosting a creative essay competition for children.The 2021 Royal Kiddies Essay Competition tagged “Write & Win”, will test the creative writing abilities of young school children in Nigeria aged 5 – 12. It aims to develop writing skills, promote …
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Mr. Gimba Kumo, a former son-in-law to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says he was never invited before he was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission for the alleged misappropriation of $65m while he was Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Kumo said this in a letter addressed to …
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The Federal Government Wednesday said that it was on course in its determination to provide a national carrier to the country. The government said that the initial plan to establish a national carrier in 2021 was affected by the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, adding that the project will be realised the first quarter of 2022. The Minister of Aviation, …
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Members of the Adhoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the governing lease of Federal Government-owned assets yesterday expressed shock that a federal government investment built with a loan of $490million was valued at $17million after the KPMG audit. The investment, a security network of about 700 base stations called the National Public Securities Communications Systems (NPSCS) began in …
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The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Police Affairs has approved N74bn for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) as 2021 budget. NPTF Executive Secretary, Ahmad Sokoto disclosed this Wednesday after a close-door meeting with the committee. He said the budget would be used to, among other things, train personnel of the Police Force and purchase equipment.
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Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His decision came some hours after a closed door meeting with other governors and leaders of APC, who visited him in his state. Gov. Ayade claimed that the desire to get his people closer to the government at the …
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Nigerian On-Air Personality and actress, Omotunde Adebowale-David popularly known as Lolo has announced the demise of her mother. The media personality and actress shared the news on her Instagram page on Wednesday. The mother of four did not state the cause of her mother’s death. She wrote; “Lord who am I to question your will but I know I can’t …
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Budding singer and songwriter, Nuel Emuebie, with the stage name Nel Carter, is at loggerheads with his friend of over ten years, Cynthia Morgan, who he claimed physically assaulted him during a heated argument. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, Nel Carter explained that he rekindled his friendship with Morgan in April. He said after they spoke, the German Juice …
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The General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla has for the first time spoken about the crises that he faced in 2019, after he made an open confession about his marriage to his ex-wife in a live service. Prophet Iginla received backlash from several individuals, men of God who feel he has done the wrong thing despite the …
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