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Benue, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has assured that the killers of Reverend Father Ferdinand Ngugban of St Paul’s Catholic Church, Aye-Twar village, in Katsina-Ala, will be apprehended. The governor condemned the killing of the Reverend Father by the attackers. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Governor Ortom […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
The lingering crisis between the Government of Rivers State and a consultancy firm over the Paris Club refund has now taken a legal dimension with a suit by the firm claiming the sum of N25 billion as debt it incurred arising from the transaction. In the suit before a High Court of the Federal Capital […]
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Economy, Headlines
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The World Bank has projected Real GDP in the Western and Central Africa subregion to grow 2.1% in 2021 and 3.0% in 2022. It pointed out that growth in the Western and Central Africa subregion contracted by 1.1% in 2020, less than projected in October 2020 partly due to a less […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Katsina State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 400 of its officers and men alongside 137 special marshals to man strategic locations and routes across the area for the Easter period. Tagged, “Easter Special Patrol,” the Katsina FRSC Sector Commander, Ali Sule Tanimu, explained that […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Federal Government, yesterday, said it has successfully evacuated over 3000 Nigerians to the country. This was even as the government received 418 Nigerian returnees from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The repatriated Nigerians, according to the Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna No fewer than eight persons have been killed by bandits, injured four in fresh attacks on Wednesday, spanning Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State. A statement by the Commissioner for Internal security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said, “Eight people have been killed, and four injured by […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Irate youths backed by leaders in Sade community in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State have burnt a man identified as Talle Mai Ruwa, to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. SaharaReporters learnt that Mai Ruwa was dragged away from his house on Tuesday in the presence of his mother and burnt to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Air Force, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to 14 member-states in response to the spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The medical relief materials were donated with the support of donor partners […]
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Ebonyi, Governors, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki and Jude Chinedu, Enugu Over 50 villagers including women and children were feared killed on Monday by suspected herdsmen in Egedege, Obegu and Amazu in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Umuhu community in Isiuzo Local Government Area of neighbouring Enugu State. Many others sustained various degrees of injuries […]
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Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, says the decision by the House of Representatives to go public on the Sovereignty Immunity Clause in the Chinese loan has delayed the approval for the $5.3bn Ibadan-Kano standard gauge project. Daily Trust reports that the House of Representatives and Amaechi were at daggers drawn last year over the […]
