Tag: Official
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INEC official shot dead in Delta
Rev. Monday Udoh-Tom, the Delta Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) has confirmed the killing of an election official after Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the state
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Peter Obi: Failed as a governor, will fail as the President
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, presents himself as young Nigerian politician with clean record and ambitions to lead Nigeria into the better tomorrow. Meanwhile his opponents argue that he is not as experienced as is needed for the position he wants. Some point out the fact that Peter Obi has already proved that…
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1 dies during attack on JAMB officials in Lagos hotel
A gateman with Mabila Hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos State, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by some unknown gunmen and robbed some officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that lodged there. The Police spokesman for Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
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Kaduna: Hoodlums rob NECO official, mistake exam materials for money
Bandits have stormed Government Secondary School, Ungwan Sarki in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state, carting away National Examination Council question papers. It was gathered that the thugs had trailed a NECO supervisor from one of the new generation banks in town into the school. The gunmen, it was further gathered, pounced on…
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2 million people at risk of NTDs in Kwara –Official
The Kwara Government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of contracting one or two of the over 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NTDs include dengue, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and leishmaniasis, which are called “neglected,” because they generally…
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Punish any Nigerian official who manipulates 2019 election, US lawmaker tells Trump
American congressman, Christopher Smith, who is also the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, has urged President Donald Trump to use his sanctioning authority to hold accountable any (Nigerian) official who subverts the 2019 electoral process or foment violence against citizens. He issued a statement concerning the 2019 general elections, zeroing in…
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Suicide: Ekiti senior LG official jumps into well
Tragedy struck on Monday as a senior local government official, Michael Kayode Bamisaye, alleged committed suicide at his residence in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Bamisaye, who was the Director of Finance in Ise/Orun Local Government Council, Ise-Ekiti, jumped into the well in his compound behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. The deceased had…
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Gunmen kill NDLEA official
Suspected armed robbers on Friday gunned down an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and injured three others in Kano. The NDLEA Chairman, Mohammad Abdullah, said the incident occurred when one of its patrol teams approached a road block in the city. He said it was not immediately certain whether the gunmen…
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Rangers’ pre-season programme impressive so far, official says
Norbert Okolie, the Media Officer of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, on Wednesday said the club’s pre-season programme in Ijebu Ode has been impressive so far. Okolie told TheNewsGuru in Enugu that the team started the pre-season programme well with a victory over a club from Abeokuta. “We played a friendly match on Tuesday…