THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 15 terrorists in precision airstrikes on a newly identified hideout west of Zuwa in the Sambisa general area of Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Thursday …
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SOME lecturers at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have praised the Federal Government’s recent embargo on creating new federal tertiary institutions for seven years. The commendation was made in Nsukka on Wednesday during interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the government’s ban on establishing new public …
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THE Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, arraigned nine suspects accused of complicity in the recent deadly attack in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue, as well as in parts of Plateau. The nine, named as defendants in six separate charges, took turn to enter their pleas before …
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A businessman, Shamsuddeen Bello, on Wednesday took First Bank and Jaiz Bank before the Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Daura Road, Kaduna, over the savings of his late father. The complainant, represented by his counsel, Jamilu Sulaiman, told the court that the registered next of kin to the deceased could …
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THE Kogi government has banned incessant graduation ceremonies in basic and secondary schools across the state as part of reforms in the education sector. The decision was announced by the Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Wednesday. The government also banned “students’ signing-out” …
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RUSSIAN officials, a military commander and a nongovernmental organisation (Mother of Kremlin-backed Chechen) have been sanctioned by the UK over the kidnapping and forced re-education of Ukrainian children. The sanctions follow reports that Moscow has forcibly deported almost 20,000 Ukrainian children to Russia and Russian-held territory in Ukraine since the …
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THREE persons on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged house breaking and stealing. The defendants are Durodola Yinka, 30; Bakare Kazeem, 48; and Agbiyanju Henry, 18. They are facing a three-count charge of house breaking, stealing, and receiving stolen items. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told …
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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has withdrawn all park licences in Abuja, asking operators to resubmit documents for fresh screening and possible reallocation, following major policy violations. Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control, disclosed this during an interview with journalists while explaining the recent demolition of Boulevard Park located …
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THE Programme Manager of the Plateau State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), Mr Ndak Kizito, says the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) project is significantly reducing malaria prevalence across the state’s 17 local government areas. Kizito spoke during an interactive session with journalists on Wednesday in Jos, organised by SMEP in collaboration …
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THE North East Development Commission (NEDC) has introduced a Vulnerable Community Health Insurance Scheme to improve healthcare access for rural populations across Adamawa State, especially the most underserved areas. Mr Khalifa Lawan, the NEDC State Coordinator in Adamawa, announced this on Wednesday in Yola, during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on …
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