Although it is short on details, the Department of State Services has raised the alarm that some disgruntled individuals and groups in the country are scheming to discredit it. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, sounded the alarm bell in a late-night statement made available to Vanguard on …
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Nigeria Paid $500m For New Tucano Jets – U.S
The United States Tuesday said Nigeria procured 12 new A-29 Super Tucano jets at a sum of $500 million. The procurement, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, is the largest single arms purchase in sub-Saharan Africa. Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa commander disclosed this on …
Read More »Welcome back, Griezmann!
The Frenchman returns to Atleti on a one-year loan with an option to extend for a further year, renewable by either party, after our club reached an agreement with FC Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann returns to Atlético de Madrid after our club and FC Barcelona reached an agreement over a one-year …
Read More »American State Of Virginia Pardons Seven Black Men Executed 70 Years Ago
A group of Black men known as the Martinsville Seven, who were executed in 1951 after being convicted by all-White juries of raping a White woman, were on Tuesday August 31 pardoned by Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia. The men were all convicted of raping 32-year-old Ruby Stroud Floyd, a …
Read More »Final Year Kaduna Polytechnic Student Dies After Signing Out Celebration
A final year Hospitality Management student of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Faith Favour, has died after her signing-out celebration, Newsextra24Reports. From The Information Gathered By NaijaCover, Faith had shared a photo of herself and coursemates from their signing out celebration two weeks ago. One of her coursemates, Mhister Isaac disclosed …
Read More »Plateau Killings: Buhari Vows To Crush Perpetrators
Lalong relaxes 24-hour curfew in Jos North NANS summons emergency security summit ‘Don’t resort to self-help’ Plateau Assembly sealed. No, it’s not true, says Govt President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration is on top of events and is moving ahead with force to crush the perpetrators of …
Read More »Three Nigerians Arrested For Drug Trafficking In India
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the last two days arrested six persons, including three Nigerian nationals, in a drugs case and seized banned drugs from them. The NCB made these arrests while it was probing a separate case wherein it arrested actor Armaan Kohli on Sunday. Kohli was arrested based …
Read More »Survival Fund: FG Disburses ₦57 Billion To 1 Million Nigerians, Businesses
The Federal Government has disbursed N56,842,780,000 to 1,079,323 persons and businesses under the Survival Fund programme. The companies include those registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Maryam Katagum, Chairperson of the Survival Fund Steering Committee, gave the details at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Katagum, the Minister …
Read More »Olu Of Warri Dissolves Council Of Chiefs
Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III has dissolved the Warri council of Chiefs and revalidation as Chiefs will commence at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of Itsekiri nation, in Warri South local government area from Thursday. Meanwhile, The Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yayaha Bello, has paid homage to the …
Read More »Ekiti Assembly Amends State Electoral Law, 19 LCDAs Reflected
Ekiti House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the bill for the amendment of the State Electoral Law. Newsextra24 reports that the amended bill was tagged: “Ekiti Independent Electoral Commission (third amendment) Bill, 2021.” The amended was done at Tuesday’s plenary, presided over by the Speaker pro-tempore, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, in …
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