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in NEWS, TOP STORIESFAAN deploys new safety equipment at Abuja, Lagos airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian (FAAN) says it has deployed new equipment at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA) and Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for the safety of flying public. The new equipment include screening machines, IED vapour detectors and hand-held scanners. Aviation Security Services Director of FAAN, Group Capt. Usman Sodiq, […] More
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262 inmates recaptured after Oyo jailbreak
No fewer than 262 inmates who escaped during a attack on a Medium Security Custodial Centre, in Oyo State by unknown gunmen on Friday have been recaptured. According to the spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, Anjorin Olanrewaju, 575 inmates are still at large. The gunmen were said to have arrived the […] More
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Police arrest kidnappers, recover arms, POS machine
The Police in Kogi State have arrested three suspects believed to belong to a gang of kidnappers terrorising motorists on Itobe-Anyigba highway. They are Danlami Shauibu, Kabiru Amodu and Adejoh Tijani, all of Adumu village in Ofu Local Government. A statement signed by DSP William Ovye Aya, Kogi Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on Saturday, […] More
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WISE donates toilet, water projects to Abuja community
The Tudunwada community of Lugbe, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has become a beneficiary of toilet and water project of Wisdom International School of Excellence (WISE), Abuja. The project, which is part of the school’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) enabled Tudunwada community, where the school is sited, to construct toilet, water […] More
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Buhari launches eNaira tomorrow
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, October 25 formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira. The Director of Corporate Communications Department at the CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, confirmed that the launch would hold at the State House, Abuja. The launch of the eNaira is a culmination of several years of […] More
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Bandits abduct NYSC members heading for Sokoto, Kebbi camps
Two prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed from Benue to Kebbi and Sokoto States have been abducted by bandits, says Zamfara State police command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammed Shehu, confirmed this on Friday in a press statement in Gusau, Zamfara. Shehu said the Zamfara Police Command had received […] More
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FG seeks increased support from states to tackle housing challenge
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has called onstate governments to recommit to housing development in their respective states in order to increase access to affordable housing to the citizenry. Fashola spoke in his keynote address at the meeting of theStates’ Commissioners responsible for housing matters during the10thMeeting of the National […] More
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in Crime, NEWS, TOP STORIESIgboho working with Boko Haram sponsors – FG
* Some countries aiding Kanu to destabilize Nigeria
The Federal Government has alleged that the leader of Yoruba Nation agitation, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) and the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, are being sponsored by financiers of terrorism and subversion outside the country. While the government said some countries are aiding Kanu in his subversive activities to destabilize the […] More
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COVID-19: Ehanire explains post- vaccination deaths
*Insists on use of face masks, sanitisers, others
By Dan-Maryam ZayamuThe Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has unravelled the puzzle around why people still die of COVID-19 complications even after they have received the vaccination against the disease.The inability of scientists across the world to understanding fully the working and nature of the disease is the main reason.He, however, insisted that the use […] More
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Insecurity: Nigerian engineer develops drone to track criminal hideouts
By Dan-Maryam Zayamu In an effort to stem the security challenges in the country and also expose the hiding places of criminal elements, the founder of Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), an indigenous AI firm based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Olusola Ayoola, has developed a Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance in […] More
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Lagos reconstitutes Interim Caretaker Committe for ASPMDA
The Lagos State Government has reconstituted the interim Caretaker Committee for the Auto Spare Parts & Machinery Dealers Association (ASPMDA) in compliance with the judgments of the High Court of Lagos State in Suit No. LD/2588/TCM/18 and Court of Appeal in CA/L/2513/2018. A statement issued by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. […] More
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Chinese President writes Buhari to seek greater ties with Nigeria
Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will use the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nigeria to promote strategic partnership to new heights. ‘‘Nigeria is an important strategic partner of China in Africa. China-Nigeria cooperation has been the pacesetter of China-Africa cooperation,’’ President Xi wrote in a letter […] More
