Sources say that the Kaduna State Government has engaged the services of a private negotiator over the release of over 287 schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Chikin LGA on Thursday.Recall that no fewer than 287 pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in
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Former Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, his wife Doreen Chizoba, and son Chizzy were laid to rest today in a private mausoleum on the grounds of Wigwe University, the institution Dr. Wigwe founded in Isiokpo, Rivers State.A somber mood filled the air as mourners gathered at the Redeemed Christian Church
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President Bola Tinubu is set to launch an Agro Processing Zone and the Minna Airport in Niger State on Monday.This announcement was made by Governor Mohammed Bago in Minna, the capital of Niger State, during a ceremony where he was honoured as the Grand Patron of the Niger State Council
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaNestled in the southeastern region of Nigeria, Abia State has long been celebrated for its rich cultural heritage and entrepreneurial spirit. However, the state has grappled with challenges ranging from poor infrastructure to unemployment, hindering its development.The winds of change began to blow with the historic election of
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The Federal Government has started constructing the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, designed to extend through 9 states with two spurs leading to the Northern States. This was disclosed by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the official handover of the first phase, which includes a 47.47-kilometer dual carriageway, to Hitech
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President Bola Tinubu has suspended indefinitely the Managing Director and three Executive Directors of Rural Electrification Agency (REA).The move comes after an investigation revealed suspected misappropriation of funds totaling N1.2 billion over the past two years.According to Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ahmad Salihijo
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More than two hundred people are missing after gunmen attacked a school in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, in the second mass abduction within a week.Local government officials in Kaduna state confirmed the kidnappings from Kuriga school on Thursday, but did not provide figures as they were working out how many children had
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Association of Nigerian Physicians in America will offer free medical outreach in Abia State from April 4 to April 14 this year as their contribution to the wellbeing of the people.In the same manner, the government will hold a Glaucoma Week in the state from 10th to 16th of this
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An 85-year-old Kano resident has been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for abducting a three-year-child from his neighbourhood.The spokesperson of the corps in Kano, Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, in a statement, said the suspect Ibrahim Usman, was arrested at Yar'Adua Quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award, such as Nigeria's Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo
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