The Army has arrested four fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, including a father and son at Kurnari village and Nayinawa in Yobe. According to a statement issued by Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, on Tuesday, the arrested terrorists are: Bukar Waziri, 25, Mammade Lawan, 20, and father and son, Muhammadu Damina, …
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The President, the Nigeria Union of Tailors, Mr Wasiu Taiwo, on Tuesday said that the union had concluded an arrangement to set up a hub for mass production of clothes. Taiwo told journalists in Lagos that the production hub would be a sewing centre with modern equipment. According to him, …
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Law enforcement officers have been instructed by the President to shoot drug traffickers to death when they are seen with narcotics. Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo, on Monday, gave the instruction to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the country. “Be firm, especially to foreign drug dealers who enter the country …
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The Management of the state-owned Edo University, Iyamho,(EUI), says the institution was established to essentially cater for academically-endowed students and the wealthy in the society. The Vice Chancellor(VC) of the institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, told newsmen on Monday, in Iyamho-Uzairue, in the Estako-West local government area of Edo that “the …
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A 30-year-old driver, Haruna Suleiman, was on Monday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Nasarawa State, for allegedly abducting his girlfriend’s two sons. He, however, denied committing the offence, while the judge, Mr Albert Maga, granted him bail in the sum of N100,000, with a surety in …
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Five Kenyan girls are to be flown to Google Headquaters in California, U.S.A , after inventing “I-cut”, an app to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). I-cut connects girls at risk of FGM with rescue centres and gives legal and medical help to those who have been cut. Organisers say the …
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A 41-year-old woman, Lois Atimosho, on Monday at an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, confessed to child theft. Lois will know her fate on Thursday as the court has reserved judgment. The accused risks a minimum of 14 years imprisonment according to Section 275 of the Criminal Law of …
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Six inmates of Okaka Prisons in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have been apprehended for attempting to escape from the prison. It was learnt that the mastermind of the attempted jailbreak, Mr. Victor Tekekuma, blew the prison cell with an improvised explosive device. The bang of the explosion drew the attention of …
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The federal government has directed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to remit to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) 5 percent of revenue accruing from passenger service charge (PSC). The pronouncement has been a subject of controversy, pitting pressure groups in the aviation sector against the Minister of State …
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The governors of the South West states of Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti on Monday morning converged on Abeokuta, to discuss the development of the geopolitical zone. It is coming under the umbrella of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN Commission). The governors are the host governor, Senator …
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