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Residents of Maiduguri in Borno are on high alert as flood has submerged many homes following the alleged breakdown of Alau Dam that has been filled to capacity for the past one week. A statement in the early hours of Tuesday by Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, titled “Flooding Alert…
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The Yobe government says it will partner with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), to enhance job creation for unemployed graduates. Gov. Mai Mala Buni stated this during a courtesy visit by the Director-General of the agency, Mr Charles Odii, on Monday in Damaturu. Buni said that he was personally worried…
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Barring any last-minute hitches, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is expected to hold a rally today, Tuesday, in protest
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There is no truth to the claim that the Chairperson of the Caretaker Committee (CTC) of the opposition Labour Party (LP), Sen. Nenadi Usman, returned N140 million in looted funds to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). LP members under the aegis of the Core Social Democrat (CSD) in the South-South issued a statement…
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Renowned climate scientist and environmental consultant, Prof. Jimmy Adegoke says Nigerians in diaspora can help the country navigate its development challenges. Adegoke called on the Federal Government to collaborate with these Nigerians to develop the country under president Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The professor spoke at a media chat following the send-off dinner hosted…
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The Odua Peoples Assembly (OPA) has expressed full support for the Department of State Services (DSS) regarding the arrest of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, deeming it both lawful and essential for national security. Deputy Speaker of OPA, Hon. Adeyemi Olamide Shola, defended the arrest, saying that it is crucial to uphold national…
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A pregnant woman has been trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, police said on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Karsini, was trying to protect her family’s rubber plantation from the elephants in Muara Lakitan district in South Sumatra when they charged at her on Sunday, local police chief…
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The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) on Tuesday condemned the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It also expressed worry over the DSS siege to the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic…
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The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has called on menfolk to support the effort at curbing sexual and domestic violence in the state. The Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made the call on Monday at Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area, during the ‘Eko Men Walk Against Sexual…
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Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, Senator Oji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), and Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) have emerged winners
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A top EU court on Tuesday delivered two major victories for Brussels by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play. The decisions give a boost to the bloc's outgoing competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, who had suffered a series of setbacks in EU courts against her decisions. READ…