The Nigerian Army is set to inject 6,195 fresh regular combatants into its fold to enhance strength and operational readiness.The fresh combatants are members of the 88 Regular Recruit Intake who commenced training at the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria on Jan. 13 and have completed the six months rigorous
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Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, former Governor of Bayelsa State and current Senator representing Bayelsa West, paid a courtesy visit to elder statesman Dr. Sule Lamido, former Govenor of Jigawa State and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.On his official Facebook page, Dickson was seen being presented with an autographed
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No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, the Benin Republic, and Togo on Saturday sat for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges, conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, monitored the exercise in some examination
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The last surviving female twin to be rescued by Mary Slessor, a Scottish Missionary in the Arochukwu Ancient Kingdom of Abia, over a century ago, Madam Malinda Mgbafor Okereke, otherwise called Mama Nsu Bekee, is dead.A statement issued on behalf of the family by the only surviving son of the
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By Noel ChiagoromAHMEDABAD, INDIA— In what is now confirmed as one of the deadliest air disasters in Indian aviation history, the final seconds of Air India Flight 171 were marked by panic, power loss, and a desperate mayday call from the cockpit. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route from Ahmedabad
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous national honours on environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Ogoni Nine.This is coming nearly 30 years after their execution under the military regime of General Sani Abacha.Tinubu, who spoke during a joint sitting of the National Assembly to mark
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Air Peace has described Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s allegations as “deliberate falsehood” and accused him of lying about the airline’s operations.In a statement released following the senator’s Wednesday press conference in Abuja, Air Peace denied allegations of extortion and poor customer service made by Oshiomhole, challenging the lawmaker to provide evidence
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has lamented the state of Nigeria’s democracy, saying the country no longer qualifies to be regarded as a democratic nation.Obi, in a speech commemorating Democracy Day on Thursday, said the core elements of democracy are absent in the current system of
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates serving various prison terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre.Zulum made the announcement on Thursday during a visit to the facility as part of his engagements to mark the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations.The governor also commuted
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that over 400,000 Nigerians, including youth corps members, would in July benefit from consumer credit being anchored by the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP).Tinubu gave this pledge in his maiden State of the Nation address he delivered before a joint session of the National
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