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Zulum commisions Borno Investment’s own building 35 years after establishment
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday commissioned a newly built three-floor edifice in Maiduguri, tagged Borno Investment House, which is owned by Borno Investment Company Limited. Before now, the company operated in a rented building since it commenced operation in April 1987, making 35 years of being tenants, Mohammed Bukar Umar, Managing Director of the company, said…
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IGP bans policemen from wearing mufti on duty
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has placed a ban on wearing “unapproved apparels” by police officers while on duty. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, which was made available to our correspondent. The statement said wearing of t-shirts and face caps with inscriptions like “Special Forces”, “Commando”,…
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US, EU, G7 to impose more sanctions on Russia – Joe Biden
Later today, together with the other nations of the G7 and the EU, we will jointly announce several new steps to squeeze Putin and to hold him accountable for his aggression against Ukraine. I want to speak to a few key points. First, each of our nations will take steps to deny Russia “Most-Favored Nation” status. It will make it…
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Faulty fuel gauge deceived stranded Lagos-Ibadan train driver – NRC
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has given the reason a Lagos-bound train stopped midway from its journey from Ibadan on Thursday. Trending video and pictures had surfaced online on Thursday of a train which “ran out of diesel”, leaving passengers “stranded in a forest”. Reacting, NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, said the case was that of an incorrect gauge. He however…
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No more COVID-19 in Nigeria, let’s stop wearing mask – Lagos Rep
A member of the House of Representatives representing Alimosho Federal Constituency Olufemi Adebanjo says there is no more COVID-19 in the country. Speaking at plenary on Thursday, Adebanjo asked Deputy Speaker Idris Wase who presided to allow them stop wearing masks. “I want to inform the national assembly, especially the house of representatives, concerning the masking of our faces coming…
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PHOTO NEWS: Ebonyi Gov Umahi visits APC National Leader, Tinubu in Abuja
Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, paid a visit to APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Abuja Friday aftertoon. The visit might not be unconnected to the 2023 presidential election, with both politicians already signifying their intention to run for the nation’s number one seat.
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Ibule Soro community where birth of albino, whistling are forbidden
Temitope Adedeji, Akure The South West region of NIgeria is endowed with different cultures and traditions. These cultures and traditions are well respected, adored and held sacrosanct by the people. It is also admitted that anyone who runs foul of such tradition or belief of a certain community would not go unpunished naturally. This is the case of Ibule Soro,…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Dangote, Flour Mills CEO call for ban on maize export
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and the Chief Executive Officer of Flour Mills of Nigeria, Boye Olusanya, have called on the Federal Government to ban the export of maize in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Answering questions at the fourth Annual Nigerian Food Processors and Nutrition Leadership Forum on Thursday, Dangote said Nigeria might be faced with scarcity of…
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The story that didn’t hug the headlines
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters. What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism…
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Poverty capital of the world, By Peter J. Okocha
Data and statistics are good for planning, governance and policy implementation purposes. To those who have not the necessary tools to analyze them they could be confusing or they just throw the figures around without background knowledge, facts and variables. Using such complex information like global data, GDP, income per capital, PMI, IPI, MPC, etc., are good only for the…
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