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15 Nov
The First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Friday commissioned the upgraded runway of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport. Mrs. Tinubu is in the state to take part in the grand finale of the Ebonyi Womens Day Celebration, an annual event that celebrates the women of the state. Commissioning the runway, the First Lady, commended the…
15 Nov
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) alongside other stakeholders have rescued another set of 13 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana. NiDCOM disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by the commission's spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, adding that the 13 girls were rescued and returned to Nigeria last weekend. Balogun said the rescue operation was as…
13 Nov
As the week-long programme to mark Ebonyi Women's Day celebration gathers momentum, the Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, on Tuesday vowed to defend the girl child and wage war against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The grand finale of the week-long programme, Guardian gathered, will end on Friday, November 25, 2024,…
8 Nov
Governor Francis Nwifuru, Abia state governor Alex Otti, that of Enugu state Peter Mba, Minister for Works David Umahi, former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, and other dignitaries pay their last respect to former Minister of Science and Technology late Chief Ogbonnaya Onu describing him as a true democrat. Onu,…
27 Oct
Governor Francis Nwifuru has approved the payment of N 75, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The announcement is contained in a statement signed by Mr Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in Abakaliki on Sunday. Nwifuru said that implementation of the new minimum wage would commence on Monday. The…
17 Oct
The Provost of Ebonyi State College of Education, Professor Benedict Mbam, on Thursday, said that the staff of the institution were not gazetted for the payment of pension and gratuity, therefore appealing to the Ebonyi State Government under Governor Francis Nwifuru to gazette the staff of the institution for the payment of pension and gratuity.…
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The Edo State Government has revealed why Governor Monday Okpebholo decided to suspend the free bus initiative for residents. Okpebholo's spokesman Fred Itua gave the reason for the suspension in a statement on Wednesday evening, adding that the governor is still being briefed. “The governor is being briefed on issues surrounding the operation of the…
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Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims, who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise from the state. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Wednesday. Labbo said the refund…
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The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee has successfully recovered 30 government-owned vehicles from former officials of the previous administration. The committee's chairman, Kelly Okungbowa, revealed that the vehicles were retrieved following valuable information provided by whistleblowers, a statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, said on Monday. Among the recovered vehicles…
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Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has elected Alhasasan Yahaya of the Gombe Media Cooperation (GMC) as its new president. Yahaya emerged at the 8th Triennial national delegates conference of the Union held in Owerri, on Wednesday. He garnered 436 votes out of the 602 delegates votes to clinch victory in the poll, having defeated Mr.…
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A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, in Angola, and in Sierra Leone. Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are…
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The Police Command in Jigawa has apprehended seven persons believed to be responsible for cattle theft in the north-western state. Its spokesperson, Lawal Shiisu, confirmed the development in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday. Shiisu said that two of the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday after a combined patrol team intercepted a vehicle carrying three…
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Over 1,000 cybercrime suspects from Africa have landed in INTERPOL's net following its recent joint major cybercrime operation with the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), tagged Operation Serengeti. Nineteen countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Cameroon and Algeria, participated in the operation between September and October. The others were Angola,…
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The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, launched a devastating air strike against terrorists in Kukawa, Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the NAF fighter jets destroyed a gun truck and neutralised several…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Adamawa has intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N18.5m. Also intercepted by the service in its operations along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa and Taraba states within the past two months are five vehicles and two motorcycles. Mr H.K Ejibunu, the National Coordinator “Operation WhirlWind” of the…
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The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, continued on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, with the cross-examination of the third Prosecution Witness (PW3), Colonel Adebisi Adesanya (retd.). The cross-examination followed the testimony of the witness on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in which…