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Fire razes Sabo market in Oyo, destroys goods worth millions
Several shops at the popular Sabo market in Oyo town were razed by fire. The fire which started around 10 pm on Tuesday spread to most part of the market leading to the destruction of goods and properties worth millions. The Chief Fire Officer in Oyo State, Mr. Moshood Adewuyi who confirmed the incident said…
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Okorocha’s son-in-law to be flown abroad after failed surgeries
Son-in-law to former Governor of Imo State, Dr. Uzor Anwuka, who was allegedly shot in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when suspected hoodlums attacked the former Governor, will be flown abroad for treatment after three failed surgeries. Uzor, an American trained medical doctor, was shot on the left leg by the hoodlums. Okorocha, who is…
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FG welcomes rising crude oil price – Minister
The Federal Government has described as a welcome development the rising price of crude oil in the global market, saying, “this is a good omen for Nigeria”. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, made this known on Thursday in Abuja when she addressed State House correspondents on the state of…
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Photo: Buhari’s new ADC, Lt. Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo takes over
President Muhammadu Buhari’s new Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Lt. Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo, on Monday, officially resumed duties. Lt. Col. Y M Dodo hails from Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State. Dodo took over from his predecessor, Colonel Mohammed Lawal Abubakar. Abubakar, a colonel, was nominated to attend a five-month strategic and defence course at Santiago,…
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Okorocha vs Uzodinma display of thuggery in governance: IGP invited to investigate unlawful arrest
The immediate past governor of Imo Sate, Rochas Okorocha has issued warnings to his successor, Hope Uzodinma over what he described as display of criminality and thuggery in governance leading to his unlawful arrest and detention of his aides. Recall that the former governor who now is now representing Imo West Senatorial district was arrested…
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Massive fraud uncovered in Presidential Amnesty Programme
A massive fraud has been uncovered in the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), interim administrator of the programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) has said. Dikio made this known in a statement on Monday, with a vow to prosecute everyone involved, after investigation. In the statement, Dikio said his office is investigating the fraud to determine…
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I’m deeply saddened over military plane crash in Abuja – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned victims of the ill-fated Military plane crash in Abuja on Sunday. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed on Sunday with all seven people on board dead. Buhari said he is deeply saddened by the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on…
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U.S. had no vaccine when I came into office – Biden
U.S. President, Joe Biden on Tuesday claimed that the country had no coronavirus vaccine before he moved into the White House in January. The U.S. vaccination campaign kicked off in December under the Donald Trump administration. “We talked about its one thing to have the vaccine, which we didn’t have when we came into office,…
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Expose criminal herders, Miyetti Allah tells members
The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ekiti State, Alhaji Adamu Abache, has directed members to henceforth expose any herdsman seen perpetrating crime in the state. Abache said revealing the identities of Fulani herdsmen with criminal tendencies would protect the integrity of herders doing legitimate businesses in Ekiti and…
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Covid-19 spreads more in Nigeria, eight deaths recorded in one single day
Nigeria reports COVID-19 uptick on Wednesday with more deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. According to NCDC’s figures, Nigeria reports 1,131 new cases, with eight deaths on Wednesday. The 1,131 new cases represents a slight rise in infections from the 1,056 cases reported the previous…