The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, said mobilisation fees have been paid to contractors handling 19 schools in the nation’s capital.He pledged not to owe any of them while the project lasted.Wike, who made this known yesterday while flagging off reconstruction and total rehabilitation of
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A middle-aged man, Onuora Innoma, has been arrested by the operatives of the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl.The victim according to the public relations officer of the state police command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu said the victim is a student of a secondary school in Onitsha.Tochukwu
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) clashed yesterday, with some suspected members of cult groups and youths of Yenizue-Epie community in the Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State, over the arrest of a notorious female drug dealer known as Rebecca.It was gathered that the NDLEA officers,
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Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, said his government has issued almost 30, 000 certificates of occupancy (Cs of O) to about 30, 000 prospective home owners in Edo State within two years, against a total of around 2000 Cs of O issued before his coming in as governor of
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaRecently, over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, were abducted by bandits. This horror triggered a national outrage.However, the outrage was only momentary, as the country has already moved on as if nothing happened. How can we continue as
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Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has disagreed with the Federal Government over its recently released list of those linked to terrorism financing in the country.Newspaper reports that the Federal Government uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Wednesday that it has cleared all ‘valid’ foreign exchange backlogs.This move, announced by the bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, comes as a decisive step towards restoring confidence in Nigeria’s economy.According to her, the CBN recently completed the payment of
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Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has reassured the families of the 287 kidnapped Kuriga school children and teachers that they will return home safely as the state government is on top of the situation.Governor Sani told stakeholders, traditional rulers and chairmen of the seven local government areas under constant attack
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Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking the prohibition of the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays in Nigeria.The suit, filed against the federal government, was thrown
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Cross River State and Ebonyi State governments have agreed to end the age-long dispute over their boundary corridors at Ndiagu Amagu, Ikwo local government area, and Adadama community in Abi local government area, respectively.The chief press secretary to the Cross River State deputy governor, Fred Abua, disclosed the new deal
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