Tag: Ali
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Man sleeping under the bridge becomes viral sensation
Olakunmi Ali woke up that day from Ikeja-Along bridge in Lagos, hoping to continue his daily life of hustling .Unknown to him, the spotlight was going to beam on him. Ali recently met Afolabi Oriyomi, a Lagos-based fashion designer, in the company of his team including Obianke Emmanuel, the photographer. On that day, the Osun…
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Photo: Ex-soldier climbs 24-feet-high tower, screams ‘I want to jump down and die’
A serious drama played out in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital on Thursday when a ex-military identified as Ali climbed the Welcome to Taraba Roadblock Tower -over 24fts high and threatened to jump down. However, concerned residents who gathered in their numbers begged the man for over an hour to rescind his decision to jump…
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Ali Modu Sheriff supported Boko Haram for political gains – Senator Ndume
A former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has revealed the role former governor of Borno State, Ali-Modu Sheriff played in the evolution of Boko Haram insurgent in Nigeria. Ndume made the revelations during an interview session on Channels TV [Hard Copy], Sherif played politics with Boko Haram members, while it was under the…
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We confiscated 3,665 vehicles worth N13bn in two years – Customs
The Comptroller General of Customs, retired, Hameed Ali, said that the service has seized 3,665 vehicles from 2015 till date with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N13 billion. Ali said this during his lecture titled “Problem of Smuggling and its attendant Consequence on Nigeria’ s Economy and the Way Out” at the IBB…
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Photos: Ali, 6-year-old Boko Haram victim survives surgery, begins to walk
A six-year old Boko Haram victim, Ali Ahmadu, has survived a corrective surgery in his spinal cord. He can now walk, after 14 days in a Dubai hospital. TheNewsGuru.com reports that on September 10, while travelling to Dubai for the surgery, all little Ali could mutter repeatedly in Hausa was: “Ina so insake tafiya da…
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Senate boils over CG’s refusal to wear Customs uniform
…says he should have been appointed Sole Administrator instead of CG The Senate Committee on Customs expressed its displeasure over the refusal of the Comptroller-General of Customs Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) to wear official uniform since assuming duty in 2015. The senators said Ali should have been appointed a sole administrator rather than a…