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PRESIDENT BUHARI HOSTS APC NATIONAL CHAIRMANSHIP ASPIRANTS

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday night hosted the National Chairmanship Aspirants of the Governing All Progress Congress (APC), to a dinner at the State House. The Chairmen Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning committee of the APC and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha were in attendance. Although details of the […]

todayMarch 24, 2022 81

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EFCC ARRESTS 33 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN ENUGU AND LAGOS STATE

Operatives of the Lagos and Enugu Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects in separate sting operations. The Spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement yesterday said 17 of the suspects were arrested in Lagos while 16 others were nabbed in Enugu with exotic vehicles, laptops and mobile devices recovered from them. Uwujaren said the 17 suspects in Lagos […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 68

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IGP PRAISES THREE PERSONNEL FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCES ON DUTY

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended three personnel for their exemplary performances in the course of their duty, calling on senior police officers to always appreciate personnel who display similar performance in their respective jurisdictions. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said those extolled by the police chief included Sergeant Sampson Ekikere, Sergeant Yahaya Ahmed, and a Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Elemide Bishop. Ekikere who […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 54

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PRESIDENT BUHARI ARRIVES LAGOS TO COMMISSION NEWLY BUILT PROJECTS

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to commission and inspect some projects in the state. The president who arrived at about 10 this morning at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, was welcomed to the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some members of the Lagos State Executive Council. President Buhari is expected to commission the newly built international terminal of the […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 75

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NDLEA OPERATIVES ARREST 52-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH 20.75 KG COCAINE AT ABUJA AIRPORT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Okeke Anayochukwu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for the possession of black liquid cocaine. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, explained that the suspect was arrested with 20.75 kilogrammes of black liquid cocaine on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Sao […]

todayMarch 21, 2022 81

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PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS ATTACK ON POLICE STATIONS AND HOME OF GEORGE OBIOZOR

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police in Imo State as well as the home of the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Professor George Obiozor describing it as deeply distressing. Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, strongly condemned the violence in the sub-region and urged everyone to maintain peace, adding that the […]

todayMarch 21, 2022 74

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PRESIDENT BUHARI APOLOGISES TO NIGERIANS OVER FUEL SCARCITY AND BLACKOUTS

President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized to Nigerians for the inconvenience caused by the prolonged shortage of petroleum products which as placed a strain on Nigerian citizens and businesses, but vowed that relief is on the way. Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said his administration had successfully averted such a problem in its seven years in office, adding that his government […]

todayMarch 17, 2022 84

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NIGERIANS LAMENT AS NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES

Nigerians have taken to social media to express disappointment in President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, describing it as a government that promised change but ended up worsening the economy. They lamented the collapse of national power grid, amid diesel and fuel price increase in the nation. Recall that the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, also revealed that Nigerians will pay N85,000 for flight tickets despite the new deal […]

todayMarch 15, 2022 61

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ASUU EXTENDS STRIKE BY EIGHT WEEKS

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an eight-week strike after its four-week warning strike ended. The union took the decision during its National Executive Council (NEC), meeting held in Abuja, last night. According to a member of the union, who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, the two months is to give the Federal Government space to meet their demands. Recall that Asuu had on […]

todayMarch 14, 2022 71

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