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The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, has promised the ministry’s readiness to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to reduce drug abuse in schools across the state. Jones gave the assurance when the NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr. Umar Yahuza, led his management team on an advocacy visit to the…
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The Network Against Corruption And Trafficking (NACAT), has condemned the sudden hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), describing it as a direct betrayal of public trust The group, in a statement signed by its operational manager, Stanley Ugagbe in Abuja, said NACAT unequivocally rejects the hike in fuel prices and demands an…
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Do you have smelly armpits? We’ve all been there. The odour can hit you after a strenuous workout or during a nerve-wracking presentation. Most people can swipe on some deodorant and call it a day. But for the rest of us, no matter how much we perfume up or douse in deodorant, that unpleasant odour…
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Workers have seen their slice of the global income pie shrink significantly over the past two decades, swelling inequality and depriving the combined labor force of trillions, the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations' International Labor Organization said that the global labor income share -- or the proportion of total income in an economy earned…
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Legendary Yugoslav rock musician Bora Djordjevic has died in hospital in Ljubljana after battling severe pneumonia, his band announced Wednesday. He was 72. Djordjevic was a major figure in the booming 1980s Yugoslav rock scene and penned many of the era's most famous songs as lead singer of the band Riblja Corba. "Dear friends, with…
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Second term member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Joseph Abejide, on Sunday, in Abuja, met with the Yagba Action Group (YAG). The body consists of professionals and technocrats from his home, Yagba federal constituency in Kogi State. During the interaction, the group tabled issues of pressing…
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No fewer than 3,590 inmates across custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar stated that the total number of inmates in centres…
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The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the attack on MI Wushishi Estate, Minna by persons suspected to be illegal artisan miners operating near the estate. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Minna. Abiodun said that, “on Tuesday at about 1400hrs, a distress call was received…
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The Katsina State Government is set to convert the Daura Comprehensive Health Centre, Daura Local Government Area, to a full-fledged General Hospital. Governor Dikko Radda, who made this known, said the conversion became necessary because the current Daura General Hospital had been converted into a Federal Medical Centre (FMC). Radda was speaking during a stakeholders'…
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The Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), Dr. Edet Ekong Bocco, says that the state will conduct the local council election by December this year. The chairman revealed this on Tuesday during a courtesy call by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, at his office in Calabar.…
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Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda, has called on the Federal Government to establish a military outfit in the southern part of the state to address the security challenges bedevilling the area. Governor Radda made the call during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to the Government House. The…