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1 Aug
Ecuador's Brian Pintado won the first athletics Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games on Thursday with victory in the men's 20-kilometre walk. Brazil's Caio Bonfim improved on his fourth-place finish from Rio in 2016, taking silver, with Spain's world champion Alvaro Martin taking bronze. READ ALSO:Olympics: Ofili shocked to be left out of Paris…
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The Kano state government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Saturday, distributed relief items to 553 households affected by windstorm. , stated this during the distribution of the relief items to persons affected by the disaster in Minjibir and Gabasawa Local Government Areas of the state. Represented by Amina Abdullahi, the Commissioner for…
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A non-governmental organization (NGO), Treasured Points of Light Foundation, on Saturday supported pupils numbering 450 with back-to-school items in Akinale, in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun. The organization, in collaboration with the Spouses Forum of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), empowered both primary and secondary school students in the community ahead of…
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The wife of the Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki, on Saturday urged childless women to see themselves not as barren but as fruitful, potential, and proud mothers of children that would come in God's time. Obaseki, accompanied by Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, said this during a…
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The Police Command in Edo says it has commenced a mop up of illegal arms and ammunition ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship Election in the state. SP Moses Yamu, the spokesperson of the command, quoted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, as saying this on Saturday in Benin. Iwo said, during a meeting…
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Traditional chiefs in Badagry on Saturday stormed Agbalata Market to enforce a directive by the Badagry to force down prices of foodstuffs and goods. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Traditional Ruler of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, on Aug. 28, dissolved market committees dictating the prices of foodstuffs and goods in…
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President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged the receipt of the request by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale to proceed on an indefinite leave of absence over family health concerns. Reacting, the Presidency also urged the public to respect the spokesman's request that his family's privacy should be respected. READ ALSO: Why I stepped aside as Tinubu's spokesman…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a physical altercation between one of its officers and a passenger over the steering wheel of a vehicle. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, ordered the probe in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Olusegun Ogungbemide,…
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The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Danladi Jatau, has urged leaders in the country to use their positions to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. The Speaker made the call at the funeral service of the former chairman of Kokona Local Government Area, Saidu Kurki Kazi in Garaku on Saturday. Jatau prayed God to…
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Scores of commuters escaped death on Saturday when a loaded petroleum tanker suddenly went up in flames at Ajia junction, Ibadan-Ife Road, Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the driver of the tanker was attempting to divert to another lane when it caught fire at about 4.45 p.m. The incident left a…
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The Katsina state government has pledged to encourage infrastructure development projects at the Federal University of Transportation, Daura. Gov. Dikko Radda stated this during a courtesy visit by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Umar Adamu-Katsayal. Radda said his administration would support the contracting firm to undertake additional viable infrastructure projects in the school. READ…