NCHEKWA OSHIMIRI
16 Dec 2023
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy has taken a firm stand against all forms of maritime crimes, especially the twin evils of oil theft and piracy.
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Two months after being arrested by security agents, one of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests has been released. Michael Adaramoye 'Lenin,' who was arrested on August 5 on the orders of the National Security Agency (NSA), was released last week from Kuje Prison after meeting his bail condition. Recall that a Federal High Court…
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Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI) in Enugu has announced an increase in the minimum qualification for its lecturers to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), effective from the 2025-2026 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Christian Anieke, made the announcement on Friday during a “Spiritual Retreat” organised for academic and senior administrative staff. He urged those…
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The International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Christos Christou, has reported a significant increase in the number
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has condemned the alleged statement credited to former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, where he called for protest from Nigerians. This is contained in a statement by Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, made on Saturday in Abuja. Amaechi is alleged to…
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Armed bandits blocked the busy Gusau-Funtua highway on Saturday, abducting an unspecified number of travellers. The attack occurred between the Kucheri and Magazu communities in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where the assailants shot at moving vehicles. Zamfara State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident to Channels Television in…
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The 1990 alumni of Abbi Grammar School, known as Unique Nobles 90 Association, have donated educational materials worth over N1 million
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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on three villages outside traditional Hezbollah strongholds had killed at least 15 people
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged by the US for alleged obstruction of justice involving fraud charges. This was revealed in a statement on Friday, October 11, 2024, by Ryan Buchanan of the US Attorney’s office in Atlanta Georgia. In a superseding indictment, the US attorney’s office,…
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The Enugu State Government says the Enugu Mortuary Tax is not meant to generate revenue but to discourage people from taking their dead ones to the mortuary. The Executive Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, said this while reacting to the Mortuary Tax circular addressed to all the mortuary attendants in…