The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two gunmen in Kano and recovered two AK-47 assault rifles; two empty AK47 magazines; a red boxer motorcycle and a sack of yams in which the guns were concealed.DSS spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya said in a statement last night that the suspects
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Jigawa State government has approved N1.144 billion for the construction and renovation of classrooms at various primary and junior secondary schools across the state.Speaking at the bid opening for awarding the contract, the director works State Universal Basic Education Board Usaini Sulaiman said, there are a total of 67 lots
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The United Nations Global Compact Network, Nigeria, has partnered with Dangote Group as the company ambassador for its Sustainable Supplier Impact Programme (SSIP).Under the programme, UN Global Compact in collaboration with Accenture, a global digital, cloud and security services company aims to incorporate and advance sustainability across Dangote Group supply
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-Agency ReportsThe US has moved military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of US Embassy personnel from Sudan.Two Biden administration officials said the deployments were necessary as fighting rages between two warring factions.In a statement on
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Lawmakers elected on the platform of seven opposition parties in the House of Representatives on Thursday announced their intention to contest for the office of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker in the 10th National Assembly.The lawmakers under the aegis of a minority caucus with the maxim “The Greater Majority”
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Self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has regained her freedom from detention for libel and defamation.A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, granted her bail after meeting her bail requirements.Okoro’s lawyer, Prince I. Nwafuru, confirmed her release from detention.Before her release, a lady had
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President Muhammadu Buhari has observed his last sallah festivities as President of Nigeria in the Presidential Villa.He told dignitaries who thronged the seat of power on Friday, that he can’t wait to go home after eight years of being in the saddle of governing the country.The event was the 9th
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The spokesman of the Enugu governor-elect, Nana Ogbodo, has described the report that his principal, Peter Mbah is defecting to Labour Party ahead of May 29 as baseless and untrue.According to Ogbodo, the speculation that he would defect to LP is been concocted by people who have been defeated.He pointed
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World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Africa needs to vaccinate about 33million children between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunisation goals which include reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.WHO, in a statement yesterday said the unprecedented impact of the
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Director-general of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), George Moghalu, has said the agency is taking proactive measures to open up blocked channels to avoid the unprecedented flood experienced across the country last year.Moghalu disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential
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