Anita Haledu Dorowa, a 14-year-old resident of Angwan Dorowa, Gbuja village, Andaha, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa state has committed suicide. The deceased, an SS1 student of Government Science School Andaha, is said to have drank herbicide on Saturday, 11 July, 2020 which resulted to her death. A source said that Anita got pregnant for her boyfriend, who is …
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The Federal Government has released a 52-page set of guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country as it continues to manage the Covid-19 Pandemic. While it listed several conditions that must be met, it, however, did not give a specific date as to when schools should reopen. This was as it warned Nigerians against flouting the Covid-19 safety …
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Applications for the N-Power Batch C scheme have increased to 4.48 million, the Federal Government has announced. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who disclosed this via a tweet, stated that the applications were received within a period of 16 days after the portal was opened. The Federal Government plans to enrol 400,000 applicants in …
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President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar announced that two lawmakers; one member of the senate and one deputy had died after becoming infected with the coronavirus. He added that eleven other deputies and 14 senators also tested positive for the virus. Earlier, the country’s capital Antananarivo was placed under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in Coronavirus infections, two months …
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Speaker of Edo Assembly, Frank Okiye dumps the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Details Later…
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The Federal Government on Sunday handed over the National Theatre at Iganmu, Lagos State, to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers Committee for rehabilitation. During the handover ceremony of the facility which was constructed in 1976, the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the bankers were targeting one million job creation from the project in the next five …
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The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, may be facing fresh cases of alleged re-looting of funds recovered by the commission as well as bribery. Magu is currently being interrogated by a presidential probe panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami over allegations of mismanagement and lack of transparency in managing recovered …
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Father of Regina Daniels, Jude Ojegwu, has explained that he decided to reconcile with Ned Nwoko, his daughter’s billionaire husband following the birth of his grandson. Recall that Regina Daniels gave birth to a baby boy two weeks ago. Barrister Ojegwu, who was reported to have staunchly opposed the marriage of his 20-year old daughter to the business mogul and …
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Chief Executive of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera, has stated that the pay-as-you-go billing model in telecommunications is not necessarily applicable to pay television. Irukera said this on Friday while appearing on Sunrise Daily, Channels Television’s flagship public affairs programme. Responding to a question on the subject, Irukera said many pay television subscribers confuse …
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On Thursday, 9 July at about 3:21:pm, Police operatives attached to Azia Police Station arrested one Christian Alisigwe (35) of Ihite Azia in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State for allegedly killing his four-year-old son. The suspect allegedly used a cutlass and killed his biological son, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe and buried the corpse in a shallow grave at his compound. Meanwhile, police …
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