The Baro Inland Port in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State is yet to commence operation eight months after its commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari, investigation by Daily Trust has shown. The Baro port project cost was put at N5.8 billion and was awarded to a Chinese firm CGCC …
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The Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, on Sunday returned to the pulpit, a month he stepped down following serious rape allegation against him. Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her 20 years ago while she was still 16 …
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The Senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, has reacted to the viral video showing where he assaulted a woman in an adult shop in Abuja. Speaking to Channels Television, Abbo said the owner of the shop only released a part of the video taking away the part showing …
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A coalition of civil society groups, under the umbrella name of Center for Civil Society and Justice (CCSJ), has staged a rally in Abuja in support of President Muhammadu Buhari who has been on medical vacation in London for close to 100 days. The protesters today converged at Unity Fountain, the same …
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The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement today in Abuja undertook a peaceful protest to demand the release of the remaining 113 Chibok school girls, and to condemn last week’s gruesome killings and abduction by Boko Haram terrorists of oil exploration workers and lecturers of the University of Maiduguri. The demonstration began at the …
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Hundreds of young Nigerians marched on the country’s parliament on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to remove age barriers on political posts, including the presidency. Nigeria’s 1999 constitution stipulates that the president has to be at least 40, while senators and state governors have to be aged 35 or above. But …
Read More »The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS said it has curtailed a minor fire incident detected at the Kuje Medium Security Prison hospital on Friday evening. Humphrey Chukwuedo, NPS, FCT Command Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that the fire was, however, immediately …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of N500m and $500,000 said to have been looted from the Paris Club refunds made by the Federal Government in favour of the 36 states of the federation. The sums of money, said to have been …
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Two practicing lawyers, who are executive members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in the state, have been kidnapped while returning from the National EXCO meeting at Abuja. The situation has caused panic and anxiety among lawyers in Rivers State after hearing the abduction of two of their …
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A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Collins Okorodudu to six weeks imprisonment for beating up a woman. The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, however, gave Okorodudu an option of N6, 000 fine, and also ordered him to pay N25, 000 compensation to the complainant, one Titus Mercy. …
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