The race for the Speakership of the 10th National Assembly took a dramatic turn on Monday evening following the appearances of the incumbent Deputy Speaker of the House, Ahmed Idris Wase, the Governor-elect of Niger State, Hon Muhammed Umar Bago, Senator-elect, Muhammad Tahir Monguno, and other Speakership aspirants were seen
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No fewer than 40 worshippers at Bege Baptist Church, Madala along Buruku Baringi Road, Kaduna in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State were abducted during church service on Sunday.The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairman in the state, Rev. John Joseph Hayab who confirmed their abduction said, the worshippers
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the term of office of the chairman, executive secretary and members of the board of trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF).Members of the NPTF board with renewed term include: Barr. Suleiman Abba - chairman; Mr. Abdullahi Bala - executive secretary;
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki has approved the payment of 13th-month salary to the civil and public servants this year and asked for the cooperation of the workers to ensure the sustainability of ongoing reforms by his administration to guarantee improved livelihood for the people and economic prosperity for the
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Corps members in Bayelsa State have marked the 50th anniversary of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with a unity rally in Yenagoa, the state capital.Despite the challenges facing the NYSC scheme over the years, the scheme has remained the champion of national unity, integration and development.The unity rally, which
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The chairman of Takum local government area of Taraba State, Boyi Manja, has been abducted by unknown gunmen.The tragic incident occurred yesterday when he was on transit at Kofai-Ahmadu community in Takum LGA on the Takum-Wukari Highway in the state.His police orderly was killed during the incident.The spokesperson of the
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Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has described the launch of Rano Air as another landmark for the aviation sector and the state in particular.Ganduje spoke when he flagged off the maiden flight at the domestic wing of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano, yesterday.He congratulated the
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Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the incoming government, Kenyan president, Williams Ruto, has sent a special envoy to Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to discuss areas of mutual interest between Nigeria and Kenya.Ruto, in a letter he personally signed, pledged to work with Tinubu to consolidate the longstanding
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In a bid to further enhance its capacity to tackle contemporary challenges, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has charged the Nigerian Air Force to expand its collaboration with the academia, think-tanks and further earn the confidence of the nation and the respect of the international community.This is in addition to what
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The Nigerian Army High Command has directed immediate investigation into the audio-visual footage of men clad in military uniform maltreating civilians at 2Seasons Hotel and Resorts Kaduna to ascertain its veracity, with a view to identifying the culprits.A statement by the director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said pending
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