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18 Nov 2023
Forty-one Thais trapped in Myanmar for three weeks by an upsurge in fighting between the junta and an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups returned to the kingdom on Saturday, the Thai army said.
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The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has pledged urgent action towards rebuilding the Saminala-Marjire road along agrarian communities that were cut off by flood, recently. The flood disaster had cut off the road by a bridge on the outskirts of Saminaka town, as it separated Marjire and four other agrarian communities from Saminaka, in Lere…
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No fewer than 32,341 candidates have applied to fill the 206 health sector vacancies advertised by the Cross River Government. READ ALSO:Fuel hike: Anxiety in Rivers, Cross River as schools resume today This is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday. According to…
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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers over alleged involvement in book piracy. READ ALSO:NCC uncovers 100,000 SIM cards linked to one individual Mr. Abdul Babatunde, the Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. Babatunde stated that suspected…
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The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the outcome of the narcotic examination, which confirmed 20 of its aspirants positive for drug abuse. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday revealed that at least 20 aspirants seeking elective offices in the forthcoming local government elections in the state tested positive for multiple…
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, solicited Edo people’s support for Olumide Akpata ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, saying he is the most qualified candidate in the race to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki. Speaking during the party's campaign in Benin, Obi…
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted bail to Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye, also known as Lenin, and nine other #EndBadGovernance protesters. The protesters are facing a six-count charge of treason, incitement to mutiny, intimidation of the President, destabilisation of the country, and destruction of public property. The protesters were brought before…
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The federal government has constituted a five-man joint ministerial committee to address harassment and multiple taxations of maritime truck owners. The members of the joint ministerial committee comprising the Federal Ministry of Transportation and Marine and Blue Economy to mediate, address, and proffer remedies to challenges faced by the Association of Maritime Truck Owners. The…
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Residents of Maiduguri town displaced by water from the Alau Dam are beginning to return to their homes as flood water recedes gradually. READ ALSO:Maiduguri dam collapse shows failure in governance – RDI The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many of the flood victims who slept outside said though the water…
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Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has dissolved the Brigadier General J.A. Faransa (Rtd) led the Special Taskforce on Environmental Protection. The dissolution of the taskforce sparked widespread relief among the people of the state especially the less privileged ones, who decried the actions of the taskforce. The taskforce had been criticised for its strict…
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The Federal Government said it raised $900 million from Nigeria's first-ever dollar-denominated domestic bond. This shows a 180 percent oversubscription. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, who disclosed this, noted that the oversubscription reflects investor confidence in Nigeria's economic stability and potential for growth. The $500 million domestic…