The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a commercial bus carrying N3.2 million in counterfeit cash owned by three suspects: eight-month pregnant Favour Peter, 24; Esther Adukwu, 27, and Ochigbo Michael, 39, who were arrested at Jabi Park in Abuja in a follow-up operation on Tuesday, April 9th,
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has kicked against the new hike in electricity tariffs in the country.NANS public relations officer, Mimidoo Joy, in a press statement yesterday, said the hike is unjust and unreasonable, urging the government to ensure effective metering for all consumers to eliminate estimated billing
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned the process by which the All Progressive Congress, (APC)-led federal government awarded the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway contract.The Coalition, through its General Secretary, Ameh Peter Yakubu, said the contract award lacks transparency and due process.In a statement on Friday, Ameh said
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Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira.The judge, while sentencing the convict, said the judgment will be a deterrent to others
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn a remarkable turn of events, Senegal witnessed the meteoric rise of 44-year-old Basirou Diomande Faye from prison detainee to victorious presidential candidate within the span of just eight days. His triumph on March 24, 2024, marked not only a historic win for the opposition but also a
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The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has expressed sadness over the growing rate of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in the state.He described the 1,349 cases recorded in the state as alarming and ordered the concerned authorities to mitigate the scourge through the administration of stiffer penalties as
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The federal government will charge N3,000 on average per toll gate when the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is completed.The minister of works, Dave Umahi, made this public yesterday when he featured on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.He said, “Let me leave out the infrastructure along the corridor. Let me just concentrate
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Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has appealed to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to order the completion of the National Library of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja.The building has remained uncompleted since the 2nd Republic, despite the approval of funds by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
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The 2024 UTME Notification Slip, which shows candidates the date, venue and time of their examination, is ready for printing, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said.All candidates who have registered for the 2024 UTME scheduled to commence on Friday, April 19, 2024, have been directed to print
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Former Rivers State governor, Dr Peter Odili, has told the incumbent governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, that he is the political leader of the state.Odili said this yesterday at the commissioning of Comprehensive Primary Health Centre, Ndoni, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state.The facility was built
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