Anambra commissioner kidnapped
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Gunmen on Friday reportedly kidnapped the Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State Mr. Agha Mba and his wife. The government official was kidnapped on his way to the wedding of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s daughter in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was learnt that one of his aides was killed during the attack. READ…
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An attack blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in central Mali has killed at least 15 soldiers, three local officials told AFP on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the troubled region. Mali has for more than a decade been ravaged by jihadists and other armed groups, with the centre of the West African country becoming…
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The Enhanced E-Passport is part of the new reforms approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It is the product of an intensive review of the existing e-passport booklet, which has been in circulation for over 10 years and has only 5-year validity. READ ALSO:How to Apply and Track Your Nigerian Passport Online Features and…
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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) through its special-purpose vehicle called Advanced Medical Services Limited (MedServe) has flagged off the construction of Oncology and Diagnostic Centers at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), targeting over 350,000 patients. Speaking on Friday in Bauchi during groundbreaking ceremony, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…
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A 30-year-old lady, Hajia Hauwa Yusuf has been arrested by crack detectives attached to police Special Tactical Squad (STS) in Abuja. The police arrested the suspect with an AK-47 gun and four Magazines hidden in a bag of Garri. The police said the suspect was nabbed following an intelligence. She, however, denied knowledge of the…
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Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on Friday announced the highest single year turnover figure in their history, with the club generating 509.1 million euros ($559 million) last season. The amount, which does not take into account money raised from transfer fees, represents a 24 percent increase on the previous season. Despite a disappointing fifth placing in…
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The Chief Imam, National Defence College (NDC), Squadron Leader Abdulhakeem Hanafi, has urged participants of NDC Course 32 to embody the spirit of dedication and sacrifice in discharging their constitutional duties. READ ALSO:Military foil N943m oil theft in the South-South, arrest 23 Hanafi made the call during a Special Jumu’ah Prayer as part of…
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Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets diverged, with profit-taking on Wall Street while European and Asian markets gained on reassuring data about the health of the world's biggest economy and likely US interest rate cuts. Expectations of US interest rate cuts weakened the dollar, while oil prices tumbled as weak…
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Petrol prices in the UK have fallen to their lowest level in six months, a new analysis shows.The AA said the average price of a litre of the
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The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has constituted four committees to investigate petitions against Judicial officers. NJC spokesman Soji Oye in a statement said the council took the decision at its 106th meeting which ended in August,15. The statement released on Friday said NJC also reviewed…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed how his detractors lured a particular civil servant who offers critical services directly to the state government to undo his administration and destabilise it but failed woefully. The governor expressed delight that the civil servant that was lobbied declined the juicy offer that was put forward, and rather…