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12 Aug
Renowned UK-based property and wealth creator, Daniel Moses, has added another accolade to his growing list of achievements. Moses was honoured as the International Business and Property Developer of the Year at the prestigious 100 Most Notable Icons event in Rwanda, where he also served as a keynote speaker. Hailing from Edo State in Nigeria…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, set aside the interim order restraining the Kwara government from conducting local government elections scheduled for Sept. 21. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, vacated the order on the grounds that it has expired by the provisions of the law, having lasted for more than 14 days. Justice…
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In a significant boost to educational opportunities for incarcerated persons, Hope Behind Bars Africa has donated 2.5 million Naira to the Nigerian Correctional Service as part of its #LearningBehindBars campaign. The funds, which were presented to the Controller of the FCT Command, Ibrahim Usman, at the FCT Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service, are earmarked…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the bill for the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Ribadu made this known at the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Preventing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde will, on Wednesday, perform a groundbreaking for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia Ibadan to international standard. The event will be held at the airport located in Alakia, Ibadan. The ceremony will be broadcast by some media partners. Makinde had inaugurated an 11-man committee chaired by former Commissioner…
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of three students for allegedly causing the death of their colleague. The trio, Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23, and Olaleye Oladunni, 23, of Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology, are facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate,…
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Oyo State government has announced the release of the 2024 screening/placement for primary six pupils transiting into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science results. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, in a statement explained that the Head Teachers/Principals should visit their respective Local Inspector of Education (LIE) offices for their…
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Mr Bashar Hussaini, has assumed duty as the 16th Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Command in Akwa Ibom. Mr Friday Ekerete, the Command Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in a statement in Uyo on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hussaini is replacing, Eluyemi Eluwade, who has been…
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A 32-year old businessman, Bashir Tijjani was on Tuesday, arraigned before a Kano Sharia Court, over alleged breach of trust. Tijjani, who lives at Kurna Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano State, is being charged with criminal breach of trust, cheating and mischief. The Prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant, Rufai…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it will sustain its market-driven interest rate policy in the 2024/2025 fiscal years. The bank also informed that its ways and means advances to the Federal Government to finance deficits in its budgetary operations remains a maximum of 5.0 per cent of the previous year's actual…
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Bangladesh remanded in custody on Tuesday two journalists and a writer accused of involvement in violence against the protests that ousted autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina last month, police said. READ ALSO:Bangladesh court opens murder case against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina The accusations are the latest to be leveled against hundreds of former…