FG to mark Nigeria @58 with fanfare, 8 years after bomb blast
After eight years of low key celebrations, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an elaborate programme to mark Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary.
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1.3bn people at risk of tuberculosis – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection or some 1.3 billion people, are at risk of developing TB during their lifetime.…
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‘Make the guns fall silent’, UN envoy tells South Sudan’s warlords
The UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Mr Nicholas Haysom, has called on South Sudan’s warlords to silence their guns and end their hostilities for peace…
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Army PRO dies in auto crash
A Public Relation Officer with the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Borno State, has died in a motor accident.
Captain Emmanuel Onyeachoram died following a road accident…
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Fulani chief urges FG to disarm herdsmen in Jigawa
The Lamido of Zugobia in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Alhaji Isa Adamu, has appealed to the state and Federal Government to collaborate in disarming nomadic herdsmen…
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2019:160 APC aspirants pick Bauchi House of Assembly nomination forms
One hundred and sixty aspirants have picked APC nomination forms to seek the party’s ticket to contest for the 31 seats in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, according to Alhaji…
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NUJ presidential aspirant pledges to fight for special salaries for Journalists
Mr Chris Isiguzo, who is aspiring to be President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has promised to fight for special salary package for Nigerian journalists if elected.…
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Three lecturers kidnapped in Kaduna throwing the school into confusion
Three academic staff of Shehu Idris College of Health, Makarfi, Kaduna State, have been kidnapped.
The victims were kidnapped on Sunday while travelling to Makarfi from Zaria in…
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Adeosun’s resignation: Patriotism, integrity under scrutiny
Ex-minister Adeosun
The resignation of Mrs Olukemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance on Friday, September 14, for forgery has raised questions over the workings of Nigeria.
The issues…
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Bill Gates restates investment in human capital as way out of poverty for Nigeria, others
The co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has reiterated the need for African governments, especially Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to …
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Plateau killings: Buratai charges troops to be aggressive, decisive against bandits
Lt. Gen. Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged troops of `Operation Safe Haven’ to be aggressive and decisive in dealing with armed bandits and other…
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Confusion as Oyedepo pronounces Covenant University Registrar’s office vacant
Bishop Oyedepo
Uncertainty surrounds the declaration of the Chancellor of Covenant University, David Oyedepo, after he pronounced the office of the registrar vacant on Thursday.
It…
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Incredible: Sen. Dariye picks APC nomination form from prison
Jailed Senator Dariye
Senator Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau governor, has picked an APC nomination…
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Kebbi Govt. releases N1.3bn gratuity to state, LG retirees
The Kebbi Government has released N1.3 billion for payment of outstanding liability of gratuity owed to state and local government retirees.
The Head of Service, Alhaji Abubakar…
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The roadmap of a nation: Twenty years on!
By Wole Soyinka
Following an increasingly commonplace epic journey between Lagos and Abeokuta this last weekend – 5hrs 10 minutes outwards (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Saturday,…
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Sad as 6.3m children died in 2017-UN report
No fewer than 6.3 million children under the age of 15 died from mostly preventable causes in 2017, a group of UN agencies said in a new mortality estimates study.
The estimate is…
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