The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has foiled an attack on its personnel by gunmen on Kadarko-Makurdi Road, a Benue border community in Keana Local Government Area. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lafia. He said that the suspected assailants …
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government, threatening a nationwide seven-day warning strike if their longstanding demands are not addressed. The resolution followed an emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC), held virtually on Thursday, July 10, …
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The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Examinations Board, has approved the second phase of Year 2025 Entrance Examination (Screening Test) into the State’s 16 Model Colleges. It also upgraded the Junior Secondary Schools in the state. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Lagos State Examinations …
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An unspecified number of passengers were on Wednesday morning abducted and some of them reportedly shot by criminals operating at Ezinnachi/Okigwe axis on the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. The incident, according to some passengers, occurred between 9:00 and 10:00 am as the gunmen blocked the highway and operated unchallenged. One of …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, remanded a 30-year-old man, Opeyemi Ogunjimi at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, pending trial, for allegedly being in possession of firearms. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, fixed commencement of his trial for Nov. 6. The defendant, was arraigned on a three-count charge, by the Department …
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The UK Government has announced that it will unveil digital eVisas for most Nigerian nationals applying for study or work visas from July 15. JAMB uncovers fingerprint fraud in 19 CBT centres This is contained in a statement by the British High Commission, Abuja, signed by Onyinye Madu, and made …
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A 200-level student of Babcock University, identified as Olaoluwa Subomi Lawson, has reportedly taken his own life at his father’s residence in Redemption Camp City, Ogun State. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, quoted security sources to have said that the incident was formally reported on Tuesday by a relative, who reside …
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, as the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Ganduje, who recently resigned as the APC national chairman, was unveiled as the FAAN board chairman by the Minister …
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IN order to combat security challenges within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched “The Crack Squad”highly-trained and skilled personnel. The Corps has also graduated 200 personnel from an eight weeks training on basic arms and weapons handling training course 3. Speaking …
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