THE Defense Headquarters has confirmed that a Naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically and killed a colleague. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja. He said the …
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GOVERNOR Umaru Bago’s government has approved the sum of ₦80,000 as a new minimum wage for civil servants in Niger State. In a statement issued on Friday, Bago noted that the implementation of the new minimum wage will commence in November 2024. Trojaninisghts reports that this announcement comes after a series of …
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THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has indicted the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in connection with the controversial sale of two helicopters by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. This indictment follows an investigation into the alleged illegal sale which occurred under Sirika’s watch, …
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TWO light aircraft collided near Australia’s largest city, Sydney, killing three people on Saturday, local police said. Emergency services received reports just before midday that two planes had collided near the town of Oakdale, about an hour’s drive southwest of Sydney. “Two crime scenes have been established, and three …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. THE TRUTH reports that leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations meeting in Apia, Samoa, on Friday, elected Botchwey as the 7th Secretary-General. The 61-year-old former …
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An 80-year-old woman, Mariam Salako, has been confirmed dead in a fire accident in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the fire outbreak occurred about 1 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2024. Odutola …
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GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has been appointed to chair the 305-member All Progressives Congress (APC) National Gubernatorial Campaign Council for Ondo State before the November 16, 2024, governorship election. Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi and Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River will assist him as deputy chairmen. The …
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…Global debt to exceed $100tr A gradual drop in Nigeria’s debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio has been projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The lender projected a drop from 50.7 percent to 49.6 percent next year. Debt-to-GDP ratio is a metric that compares a country’s public debt to its …
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TO address population growth, Canada has decided to retreat from its once-open approach to immigration by lowering the number of permanent residents coming to the country. The government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disclosed that the country is now planning to reduce the influx of newcomers as the public’s …
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POPULAR American rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, was reportedly arrested on Thursday night in Florida, facing charges of murder-for-hire. Currently held without bail, Banks is in custody at Broward County Jail, with plans for transfer to U.S. Marshals, as reported by XXL Magazine. This arrest follows the earlier detention …
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