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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has made an urgent call to the Inspector General of Police to deploy all necessary resources to secure the immediate and safe return of 20 abducted medical students. The students, comprising 12 from the University of Jos and eight from the University of Maiduguri, were en route to a conference…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has described as barbaric, heinous, and unacceptable, the kidnapping of more than 20 medical students from the University of Jos and the University of Maiduguri. The umbrella body of Nigerian students pointed out that the ugly incident is a stark reminder of the escalating insecurity in the country,…
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Manchester City got their Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea. Haaland marked his 100th appearance for the club with his 91st goal before Kovacic struck on his return to…
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Stand-in striker Daizen Maeda scored an early double as Celtic cruised into the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Hibernian on Sunday. The Japan international started in the absence of compatriot Kyogo Furuhashi, while Adam Idah made his return off the bench after sealing a permanent move from Norwich this week. Maeda…
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Professor Pat Utomi has narrated how the former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, left him with a debt like he did the Chinese firm Zhongshan, which led to the seizure of the three Nigerian presidential jets in France after a court order. Utomi, in a post on his X handle on Sunday, said Amosun…
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The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) has called on the federal government to temporarily peg the exchange rate used for calculating customs duties at N1000 to the dollar. CPPE argues that the high and volatile exchange rate is fuelling high inflation, increasing production and operating costs for manufacturers and other businesses, worsening…
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Fuel queues have resurfaced in Lagos as many filling stations ran out of stock, leading to closures and long lines at the few stations still dispensing fuel. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos revealed that most filling stations along Ikorodu Road were not selling. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum…
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The Central Bank of Libya said on Sunday it was "suspending all operations" after a bank official was abducted in the capital Tripoli, in a statement posted on social media. Musab Msallem, head of information technology at the Central Bank, "was kidnapped by an unidentified group from his house this morning," said the statement. The…
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists, including Abu Rajab, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram sect, during a raid in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Hybrid Force and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), targeted a terrorist camp in the Bula Daloje area of Bama Local…
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A High Court sitting in Kwale, Delta State, has sentenced Mr. Bright Ossai and Mr. Izagwu Obodo to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice F. O. Enenmo sentenced the first defendant, Mr. Bright Ossai, in case HCK/50C/2022, for robbing one Hycent Abandy of his Denstar motorcycle while armed with a gun at Owessi Street,…
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Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on Sunday, assured that the upgraded Okada Microfinance Bank, situated in Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Council of Edo State, will commence operations tomorrow, Monday. The Vice-Chancellor also noted that the reopening of the bank will boost small businesses in the university community and…
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The recent defection of associates and loyalists of former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led to disputes between the two parties in the state. With the PDP describing the defectors as a political virus, it stated that the defection…