Ebonyi State Police Command has rescued six kidnapped children and arrested the ringleader of those who specialise in the abduction of children.In a statement signed by the police spokesperson, DSP Joshua Ukandu, he said on January 21, 2024, one Nkwuda Francis reported to the command that a woman, initially identified
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Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has responded to reports alleging a lack of medical personnel on a passenger train, resulting in the tragic death of a police officer.The incident, which occurred on April 4, 2024, during a journey from Abuja to Kaduna, prompted eyewitnesses to recount the officer's sudden illness.Eyewitnesses said
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An executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja.He pleaded not guilty to the money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Gambaryan was arraigned yesterday by the EFCC before Justice Emeka Nwite of the court.Counsel
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has suspended all events at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, over poor maintenance of the facility.Wike announced the suspension when he inspected the centre in Abuja yesterday. He said the suspension was to enable Julius Berger to carry out holistic
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will on Saturday, 13th April, graduate over 22,175 students at its 13th convocation ceremony.Briefing the newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Olufemi Peters, said 22 of the total number of undergraduates received first class degrees.In his breakdown of
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The government of Borno State has said that several infectious diseases, such as polio, guinea worm, and maternal and neonatal tetanus, are on the verge of elimination in the state.The commissioner for health and human services, Professor Baba Malam Gana, stated this yesterday at an event to commemorate this year's
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The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 319 suspected drug peddlers and seized over four tonnes of various illicit substances in the first quarter of 2024.The spokesperson of the command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, made this known to newsmen yesterday.He said the arrested suspects
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaThe recent decision by the Abia State House of Assembly to nullify the scandalous retirement benefits awarded to former governors and deputies marks a significant step towards rectifying the injustice perpetuated by excessive pension schemes.This move not only reflects a growing awareness of the need for fiscal prudence
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Niger State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development to finance four major projects to the tune of $114 million.The state government, in a statement issued in Minna, the state capital, yesterday, indicated that the MoU was signed at the ECOWAS
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Over 5,000 persons including women, children and the aged have been killed in Moon council ward in Kwande local government area of Benue State from 2013 to date by the marauding herdsmen.The fleeing president-general of the Moon Development Association, Isaac Sor, who disclosed this in an interview, said over 10 primary
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