Author: Paul Utebor
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[Video] Ejikeme Mmesoma replies JAMB after being accused of forging UTME result
Ejikeme Mmesoma, the Anambra State student has reacted to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) claims of forging her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Recall that JAMB had accused Ejikeme of using a software to manipulate her score to 362 as against 249. In a video that has gone viral on social media,…
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[Photo] Just in: 4-storey building collapses on occupant in Abuja
More than 20 persons have reportedly been trapped in a collapsed 4-storey building of a hotel owned by Summit Villa hotel services, located in Dape Life camp Abuja. Eyewitness accounts say the hotel with an underground has trapped more than 20 persons. See Photos below:
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Sokoto Govt. sets up panel to review Tambuwal’s appointments
Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has set up a nine-man panel to review all appointments made by former governor Aminu Tambuwal close to the end of his administration. The panel headed by former Police Affairs minister, Malami Dingyadi was specifically mandated to review the appointments of some traditional rulers and renaming of tertiary institutions.…
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Court orders PSC to pay rtd AIG Mbu N40m general damages
The National Industrial Court on Monday ordered the Police Service Commission ( PSC), to pay retired AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu, the sum of N40 million as general damages. The payment as ordered by justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, was for the unlawful retirement of Mbu before he attained the mandatory age of 60 years. ” I hold…
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I was only elected once as Bayelsa governor, Sylva tells court
Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions. Sylva, the immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum, refuted the allegations that he was previously elected as Bayelsa governor on April 14, 2007, and May…
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Repair of old refineries remedy to subsidy removal – Nebuwa
Mr Uche Nebuwa, National President of Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Association, says there will be no remedy to the hike in pump price of fuel caused by subsidy removal unless old refineries are repaired. Nebuwa stated this during the inauguration of Uzoeghelu General Motor Park, at Ugwu Nwasike/Nkwo Market, along Old Onitsha-Enugu road, Ogidi, Idemili…
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Osun records low turnout of workers to office after Eid-el-kabir celebration
There was low turnout of workers in Osogbo, the capital of Osun, on Friday after workers and Nigerians observed Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate the Eid-el-kabir Muslim holiday. Newsmen observed that a lot of workers at the Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Osogbo, were yet to return to their duty posts. The same scenario equally played…
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Ongoing projects: KDSG constitutes committee to determine status
The Governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Uba Sani, has approved the constitution of a committee to determine the status of all ongoing projects across the state. This is contained in a statement by Muhammad Lawal Shehu, Gov Uba Sani’s chief Press secretary and was made available on Monday in kaduna. He said the projects to…
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UK to support Nigeria in boosting off-grid clean energy infrastructure
The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged to support Nigeria through the provision of a 10-million-pound concessional aid on climate action, to boost off-grid clean energy infrastructure. Richard Montgomery, British High Commissioner to Nigeria and UK Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said this at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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FG seeks UN’s support on recovery of terrorists impacted Lake Chad Basin
The Federal Government has called on the United Nations and development partners to strengthen support towards implementation of regional strategy for stabilisation, recovery and resilience of areas affected by terrorism in Lake Chad. The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), retired Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa, made the…