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Abducted Kaduna doctor freed after 10 months
A female resident medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State, Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped by bandits in December 2023, has finally been released after being held captive for 10 long months Popoola, a Registrar in the Department of Opthalmology at the National Eye Centre, was abducted alongside her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a military officer…
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PHOTO NEWS: Edun, Osoba, Amuka attend inauguration of Adebutu Media Resource Centre at NIJ
The Sir Dr. Keshington Adebuukunola Adebutu Media Resource Centre at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, has been inaugurated on Wednesday. The inauguration was attended by dignitaries including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba; Publisher of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr. Sam Amuka, Emeritus Professor of…
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TCN restores power supply in some Northern States
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully restored bulk power supply through its 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56 pm on Wednesday, following the completion of repairs on the vandalized section of the line. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the TCN, Ndidi Mbah, on Wednesday. “With the restoration of…
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Restriction on release of Rivers’ allocations least of my problems- Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. Fubara stated during a special thanksgiving service organised by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid escalating political crises, which began with the arson attack on the State House of…
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OGSG sends second delegation to Monday Arijo’s family, warns teachers against corporal punishment
…post-mortem report out soon The Ogun State Government on Tuesday sent a second delegation to commiserate with the family of Monday Arijo, who died on Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by a teacher at Obada Grammar School, Idi-emi. This comes as the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, is already conducting a post-mortem on the deceased to determine the…
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BREAKING: Court grants Alex Ikewechegh N500,000 bail
A member of the House of Representatives, Alexander Mascot Ikewechegh, has appeared at the Kuje Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya in Abuja. During the hearing of the case, prosecuted by the Inspector General of Police’s Special Investigation Unit, Ikewechegh was charged with abuse of office, assault, and threat to life. He, however, pleaded not guilty…
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Senate begins screening of seven ministerial nominees
The Senate has begun the screening of seven ministerial nominees named last Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu. The screening exercised was held at the red chamber on Wednesday after it was postponed on Tuesday. The upper legislative house began with Nentawe Yilwatda, the nominee appointed to replace Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. The Senate…
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BREAKING: Reps member dumps PDP for APC
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abubakar Gumi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas made the announcement to his colleagues during the plenary session, while reading Gumi’s defection letter on the House floor. According to the Speaker, Gumi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara…
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BREAKING: Police set to arraign Ikwechegh for assaulting bolt driver
The Nigerian Police Force is set to arraign a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, in court for allegedly assaulting a bolt driver at his Abuja residence. The lawmaker, who is representing Aba North and South federal constituency of Abia State, is expected to take his plea before an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Kuje…
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BREAKING: Court bars CBN from releasing monthly allocation to Rivers
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. Justice Abdulmalik held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was a breach of the Constitution and an aberration that…
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