CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has said he would continue to make the welfare of his officers, men and women priority to ensure that they were physically and mentally fit to carry out their responsibility of curbing the scourge of …
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Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, put at no fewer than 182. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group …
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PRESIDENT Trump’s administration has announced that the US will restore aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Al Jazeera reports. In return, Ukraine has agreed to accept a US proposal for the immediate introduction of a temporary 30-day ceasefire. The ceasefire may be extended by mutual agreement, subject to acceptance and …
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THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has accused Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Ltd. of violating Nigeria’s labour laws and regulations. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, made the allegation during the picketing of the oil company on Tuesday in Lagos. Osifo claimed that union …
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UKRAINE has agreed to accept a United States proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire amid the ongoing war with Russia. It has also committed to taking steps towards restoring a lasting peace following Russia’s invasion three years ago. This was stated in a joint communiqué issued by the US and …
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Stocks markets across Asia sank Tuesday amid mounting fears of a serious downturn in the world’s largest economy, as US President…
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THE House of Representative Committee on Public Petitions has commended the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, for numerous achievements made by the NSCDC in ensuring a crime-free mining environment. The lawmakers expressed their delight in the operational plan of the NSCDC Mining …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the death of the pioneer Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Chief Dubem Onyia, as a great loss to the nation. A statement on Tuesday by the acting spokesperson of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received with …
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THE police on Tuesday arraigned First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three others before an Ikeja High Court over alleged mortgage fraud. The other defendants in the case are Polycarp Okogun, Batik Line International Ltd and Bolaji Adebajo, who is still at large. The defendants were arraigned on a four-count …
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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of the Cross River State University of Education and Entrepreneurship . The Executive Secretary of NUC, Abdullahi Ribadu, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while presenting the recognition letter to Cross River state Gov. Bassey Otu. Ribadu said the approval marked …
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