THE Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday evening submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Abubakar, who disclosed details of his resignation after the brief meeting, said personal and family issues were among his reasons for resigning office. …
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A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed …
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THE Federal Government will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders on Monday to address the strike notice issued by the union. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists during a briefing on his one …
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A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State branch, Dr Jude Ezegwui, is dead. This was disclosed in a statement by the chairman of Enugu NBA, V.C Odo, on Friday. He said Barrister Ezegwui died on 22 August, 2024. Mr Odo described Dr Jude Ezegwui as …
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THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the re-election of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The five-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, challenging the November 11, 2023 …
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THE Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen Y.D. Ahmed has announced the rescue of a prospective corps member, Solomon Daniel Bassey, who was abducted in August 2023. The DG stated this at a press briefing on Friday at the NYSC Headquarters, Abuja. “On August 22, …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is set to swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria tomorrow. The swearing-in ceremony is billed to take place on August 23, 2024, at the State House Council Chambers. Kekere-Ekun will succeed Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired Thursday. The President “will swear in Justice Ariwoola’s …
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THE Federal Government has approved an upward review of the Passport fees as part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport effective. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mr Kenneth Udo on …
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THE Federal says more than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished. Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare , made this known on Wednesday at a five days meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders …
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LUCARA Diamond Corp, a Canadian mining company, announced the discovery of a colossal 2,492 carat diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana, marking one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed. The company did not specify the gem quality of the stone but confirmed that its size places it as the …
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