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23 May 2024
Embattled Managing Director of Abuja-based Alliance hospital, Dr. Christopher Otabor, has been barred from traveling outside Nigeria by Justice Keziah Ogbonnaya, of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), High Court over a case of organ (kidney) harvest. Recall 52-year-old Dr. Otabor and three staff of his hospital, Alliance hospital, were before the court on charges of organ…
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Two Catholic Reverend Sisters, Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli abducted in Anambra have regained their freedom after six days in captivity. The Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Onitsha confirmed their release in a Statement signed by Sr Sabina Mary Ikeotuonye, the Secretary of the congregation. Sr. Vincentia Maria is the Principal of Archbishop…
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The African Nations Championship (CHAN), due to kick off in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in February, was postponed to August because stadiums were not ready, the organisers said Tuesday. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said there had been "good progress" on building and upgrading facilities, but that "more time was required". Considered the number…
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The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, has requested the House of Representatives to provide additional 50 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) in the 2025 budget to flush out bandits in the country. Abubakar made the request on Tuesday at the 2025 budget defence session organised by the House Committee on Defence in Abuja. He said that…
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The Lagos State Government has made it mandatory for building owners in the state to install Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) on buildings of six floors and above. The state commissioner for physical planning and urban development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, said this in a statement issued by the ministry’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mr…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the appointments of the current managing director and executive directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Bola Tinubu. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked the legal right to…
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The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has decried the failure of some government revenue-generating agencies to honour invitations and appear for 2025 budget defence. The committee issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the agencies to appear or risk withdrawal of funding for 2025 operations. The agencies are, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) the Nigerian Maritime Administration…
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The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says it has uncovered two gun manufacturing factories in Guma and Kwande local government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Steve Yabanet, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi. Yabanet said that following the peaceful Christmas and New Year celebration,…
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Nothing beats a grand entrance, and two of the three new housewives, namely; Adeola Adeyemi a.k.a Diiadem and Dabota Lawson got the script well figured out. Diiadem, founder and CEO of Beauty by AD, is already making waves. She opens up about being a single mum to her six-year-old daughter and clears up misconceptions about…
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Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has presented N4 million in cash to four outstanding Bauchi indegene candidates that scored highest in the 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Mohammed, who was represented by Alhaji Yehuza Adamu, the state head of civil service, disclosed this during the presentation of the cash gift to…
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Governor Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday swore in 13 new permanent secretaries into the Benue State Civil Service. Performing the ceremony at the Old Banquet Hall in Makurdi, Alia said that the new permanent secretaries were civil servants with cognate experience, proven integrity, and exemplary track record of service. The governor said that they were men…