The Nigerian military has vowed a fierce response to the killing of soldiers by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Abia State.Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Nigerian military would bring “overwhelming military pressure on the
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President Bola Tinubu says the reintroduction of the ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ national anthem was a priority to him.At a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu dismissed the critics, insisting the reintroduction of the old anthem is not a misplaced priority, as
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The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has revealed that over 60,000 students of Federal Government institutions have so far registered for the student loan since the portal for application was officially opened on Friday last week.The Fund also announced that the portal would be opened for application by
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary suspension of the controversial $300 helicopter landing fee approved by the ministry recently.Keyamo also constituted a committee to look into the issues raised by concerned stakeholders and submit a report on or before the end of
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Scores of female protesters stormed the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Friday to demand the resignation of the National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile-Idele.Alile-Idele was accused of negligence, pursuit of personal interests, and alleged diversion of some parts of the 24,000 wrappers donated by the First
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, May 31, granted Chioma Okoli a N5 million bail with two sureties of the same amount, over alleged conspiracy and cyberstalking over her review of a tomato mix produced by Erisco Foods Limited.The bail conditions include a bail bond of N5 million,
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Thirty-one fishermen have been killed, and 40 others declared missing in Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists attack on Tunbun Rogo, a fishing village in the Kukawa local government area of Borno State, on Tuesday night.Confirming the incident to Leadership Newspaper in Maiduguri, Mohammed Laminu, the national president of the Fish Dealers Association
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Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas, has warned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University chapter not to threaten him with any strike.The governor stated this when he interacted with journalists at the Government House, Jalingo, on the activities of his administration on his first year in office.Kefas,
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The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has confirmed Dr. Abdulateef Shittu as the new director-general of its secretariat.Shittu, who previously served as the acting director-general, assumes the top leadership role after years of dedicated service to the Forum.The appointment solidifies Shittu's position at the helm of the NGF Secretariat, where he
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President Bola Tinubu has signed the bill for the reintroduction of the old national anthem, Nigeria, we hail thee, into law.Senate President Godswill Akpabio, announced this at the joint sitting of the senate and house of representatives on Wednesday.Akpabio said the president signed the bill into law on Wednesday, May
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