Author: Utebor Paul
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Debarment allowance: Irabor urges military retirees for patience
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has urged retired military officers to show understanding with the Federal Government in the effort to pay them the Security Debarment Allowance (SDA). Irabor made the call at the 42nd Anniversary Dinner of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 28 Regular Course Welfare Association on Saturday in…
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CBN directs banks to release new naira notes in Zamfara
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Zamfara, to release the new naira notes to Point of Sale (POS) operators or face sanction. The CBN Controller in the state, Alhaji Buhari Abbas gave the charge on Friday at a sensitisation exercise for POS operators in Gusau. He said the…
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[Video] Protest rocks Osun state, over tribunal judgement nullifying Adeleke’s election
Protests have reportedly rocked Osun state following the tribunal judgement, ousting governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of Osun state. Thenewsguru.com reports that during a sitting today, the tribunal affirmed that there was overvoting in the election and cancelled about 10 local governments where it was discovered. After deducting the votes, Oyetola was…
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70% of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines – NNMDA
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said that 70 per cent of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines, saying that it is as old as mankind. Dr Samuel Etatuvie, Director-General of NNMDA, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said it is not undermining the practice of orthodox medicines. Etatuvie…
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Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule’s son dies at 36
Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa state, has lost his son to the cold hands of death, in the late hours of Thursday, in Lafia The deceased who died at 36 was the eldest son to the governor. Disclosing the information, the chief press secretary to the state governor, Ibrahim Addra, said; “His Excellency, Abdullahi A.…
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Election: Ad hoc staff “ll be taken through nitty gritty of BVAS – INEC
As the INEC is making finishing touches to the conduct of general elections, the commission says all ad hoc staff will be taken through the nitty gritty of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and all the electioneering processes. Newsmen reports that BVAS is an electronic device designed by INEC to read Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)…
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Kano State Govt. builds 2,000 houses for teachers – Ganduje
The Kano State Government says it is building houses for teachers across the state to make the teaching profession attractive, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has said. Ganduje disclosed this while declaring open a two-day NUJ delegates conference currently holding in Kano. The conference, which is being attended by about 300 delegates, has the theme: “Conflict-Sensitive Reporting…
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Emir urges UNICEF to use traditional institutions in implementing programmes
The Emir of Dass in Bauchi State, Alhaji Usman Othman has urged UNICEF to make use of traditional institutions for proper dissemination of its programmes. Othman, also a first class emir made the call in Bauchi at a meeting aimed at addressing health and education related issues between the traditional rulers in the state and…
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Tinubu can confront the mafias in Nigeria’s political space – Engr. Olusola Olofin
Hon. Engr. Olusola Olofin, the convener of BAT Vanguard, has disclosed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, can confront the mafias in Nigeria’s political space. He made this known in a statement made available to the press on Thursday in Abuja. Olofin added that Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be a…
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BREAKING: Prof Uche Ikonne, Abia PDP guber candidate is dead
Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election in Abia State is dead.