THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged corps members to sustain the spirit of patriotism, hard work and resilience throughout the service year and beyond. The NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, stated this on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream II orientation course …
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VETERAN Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Tuesday mourned Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia in the 1980s TV sitcom, ‘The New Masquerade’, who died at the age of 81. Kosoko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, described the late actress as a disciplined woman …
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BORUSSIA Dortmund will play the Champions League final for the fist time in 11 years after they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in France on Tuesday. PSG hit the woodwork four times, while Dortmund needed only Mats Hummels’ header in the 50th minute to seal their spot in the final at …
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THE police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, made thos known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. ”The operation which was led …
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has expressed the willingness of the State Government to partner with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to boost industrialization in Abia. Otti made this known on Tuesday when he received a delegation from UNIDO in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. The …
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THE Federal Government said it has established plantations of both indigenous and exotic tree species in the 36 states of the federation. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, disclosed this at the opening of the 45th Annual Conference of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN), in Katsina on Tuesday. …
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SOME Stakeholders have called on government at all levels to step up action against open sales and consumption of hemp and other hard drugs across the county. They made the call while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. The Executive Director, Vanguard Against Drug …
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THE Police Command in Ogun said it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, by SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson. Odutola said that the suspects were killed during a rescue …
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THE University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday inaugurated a Vaccine Research Centre (VRC) for the development of vaccines for diseases that disproportionately affect Nigeria and Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre is located at the Coal City Garden Estate in Enugu and equipped with …
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THE Zamfara Government says it has made a long-term plan towards the implementation of Child’s Rights Protection Bill in the state. The State Commissioner for Women, Children, and Social Development, Dr Nafisa Maradun said this while declaring open a five day workshop currently ongoing in Kaduna. The workshop on Child …
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