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Gunmen kill soldier, one other in Ondo, kidnap expatriate
Temitope Adedeji Akure The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a soldier by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who also abducted an expatriate, identified as Wali Duo. Duo, a construction contractor was allegedly abducted along Alafia junction in Owo Local Government Area of the state. Western post gathered that the driver of the expatriate was also killed during the…
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Bauchi governor lauds Buhari, over investments in education, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who paid him a thank-you visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the aftermath of the presidential inauguration of the N23.5 billion World Bank Assisted Upgraded Bauchi Township Water Supply Scheme. The commissioning of the project at the Gubi Water Treatment Plant in Bauchi was performed on May…
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PHOTO NEWS: ETHIOPIA PM visits President Buhari in Abuja
President Buhari receives the Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed at the State House on Wednesday.
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Presidency 2023: Peter Obi set to run as Kwankwaso’s running mate on NNPP platform
Barely a few hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, is in discussion with the leaders of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), with a view to joining the party. Obi, a leading aspirant in the 2023 presidential election had earlier resigned his membership of the PDP on Wednesday. Obi’s decision to…
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Nigeria not making progress, needs good leader, says Catholic Diocese
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Catholic Diocese of Osogbo in Osun State has stated that Nigeria needs a leader that will position it on the right direction that will bring about the desired progress. The Director, Social Communication Commission of the diocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Omodunbi stated this while speaking with newsmen on the state of the nation in Osogbo on…
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Atiku unveils 5-point development agenda
Former Vice President of Nigeria and a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has released an abridged version of his policy document ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The policy document tagged, “My Covenant with Nigerians,” is an update on the 2019 document. According to Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesperson, the abridged policy document which was summed…
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Killing of Harija Jubril, children in Anambra callous, demeaning, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the killing of a pregnant woman, Mrs. Harija Jubril and her children in Anambra State as not only callous, brutal and demeaning, but capable of creating ethnic conflict across the country. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates in Makurdi, Benue State in…
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Students in rural areas perform better than urban counterparts, says Don
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure A lecturer and former Provost, College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Prof. Olu Aderounmi has disclosed that pupils and students in rural areas perform better academically than their counterparts in urban areas. Aderounmi, who was a guest speaker at the scholarship award presentation to indigent students across the three Akure speaking communities at St. James C.A.C Primary…
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Zulum’s aide confirms killing of 32, says victims not farmers
…14 bodies recovered, search ongoing Thirty-two persons were killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists around Mudu village, Borno State last weekend. This was disclosed on Wednesday by spokesman to Governor Babagana Zulum, Malam Isa Gusau in a statement in Maiduguri. Mudu is about 45 kilometers from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of the state. The statement said the victims…
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Don’t react hastily to suspected IPOB/ESN killings, Presidency warns
The Presidency has cautioned Nigerians against any knee-jerk reactions, the creation of panic, disruption of lives and livelihoods, or even retaliatory violence to the viral videos of the alleged killings of non-indigenes by the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and its mother terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba…
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