The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana has advised the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to adhere strictly to the provisions of the act that established it in the year 2000. He added that strict adherence to the act would help the …
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Two suspects have been arrested at various locations while vandalising electricity installations belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Ezeh said the arrest was part of efforts by the organisation in curbing …
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Brazil defender Dani Alves has been detained by police in Barcelona on suspicion of sexual assault. The former Barcelona full-back, 39, allegedly assaulted a woman by inappropriately touching her in a nightclub in Barcelona in December. Alves, who has denied the allegation, has been taken into custody and …
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No fewer than 15 suspected smugglers have been arrested by the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Controller of the Command, Bamidele Makinde, said the suspects were arrested by officials of the NCS at different locations in the State. According to Makinde, they were nabbed …
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has declared Tuesday, January 24, 2023 a work- free day in the State. This is to enable eligible voters collect their Permanent Voters Cards ( PVC) at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s designated centres. The Governor urges all …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, congratulated his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit, beginning January 22. He also felicitated the Chinese community in Nigeria citing the strong bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries. The Special …
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has slammed commercial banks for not issuing the new naira notes. Emefiele warned that any commercial bank that failed to issue the new naira notes to customers would be fined N1 million on a daily basis. The CBN governor, …
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Two members of the Osun Baptist Conference held while delivering ransom to abductors in a community in Kogi State have regained their freedom. The two persons had gone to deliver N6 million to secure the release of two farmers, Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba, abducted by gunmen in the …
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Nottingham Forest signed New Zealand striker Chris Wood on loan from Newcastle on Friday as the club maintained their recruitment drive, in place since their promotion to the Premier League last season. Wood will spend the rest of the campaign with Forest and the move can become a permanent deal …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said banks would be working on Saturdays to receive the old Naira notes from customers. Mr Kama Ukpai, leader of the CBN team to Ebonyi on new Naira notes, disclosed this during its enlightenment campaign on traders at the Eke Market, Afikpo. …
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