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70-year-old woman leads hunters to dislodge bandits in Niger

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger, State News Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

…40 bandits killed, weapons recovered By Wole Mosadomi Minna-A 70-year-old woman, weekend, reportedly led a vigilante group naked to dislodge bandits terrorising some local government areas in Niger State during which no fewer than 40 of the bandits were killed. Besides the killing of the bandits, it was gathered that an unspecified number of sophisticated […]

Female corps member found dead in Abuja hotel few days to her Passing Out Parade (POP)

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

A female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been found dead in an hotel room in Abuja few days to her passing Out Parade, (POP) following her meeting with a yet to be identified male companion. The corps member was identified as Amaka Asikaogu. According to The Nation, the late Amaka and her male […]

Nollywood veteran, Kayode Odumosu, alias Pa Kasumu is dead

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

Kayode Pa Kasumu Odumosu Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has announced the death of veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu on her Instagram page on Sunday. According to her, the actor died after a brief illness. She wrote: “Our model veteran actor Pa Kasunmu Kayode Odumosu finally takes a bow. It is with so much heavy pain […]

EU offers Niger $635m to block migrants

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

African migrants,using Agadez in Niger as gateway to Libya and then Europe via the perilous Mediterranean sea route, are in for a rough time in the country. This is because the European Union has offered 610 million euros ($635 million) to Niger to block their passage. The bloc, anxious to curb immigration after some 1.4 […]

EU pledges $80m aid to Barrow’s Gambia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

The European Union pledged 75 million euros ($80 million) on Thursday to the Republic of The Gambia’s new government, two years after suspending aid due to human rights abuses by former President Yahya Jammeh. The EU froze 33 million euros in aid to Gambia, one of the world’s poorest countries, after Jammeh’s government introduced a […]

Edo 2020 Governorship tussle gets EU’s attention

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Edo, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

By Deborah Coker Mr Ketil Karlsen, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged politicians to show restraints in their quest for power. Karlsen gave the advice on Thursday in Benin during a visit to Chief Dan Orbih, state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and leaders of the party. He also appealed for peace […]

Imo Governorship: Uzodinma asks Supreme Court to dismiss Ihedioha’s motion

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News, Top Stories Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

By Ebere Agozie Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review of the apex court’s judgement which had on January 14, 2020, ordered his removal from office. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

Loss of family values cause of Nigeria’s security challenges – Pastor Adefarasin

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

By Emmanuel Afonne The Senior Pastor, Kingdom Lifeline Ministry (KLAM), Michael Adefarasin, has blamed the current security and social challenges facing the country on loss of family values. Adefarasin said this in Abuja on Saturday, at a three-day programme tagged: “Fight for your family” organised by Lifeline Family Institute, to highlight the importance of family […]

NAF neutralises ISWAP leaders in Borno

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

By Doris Esa The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised some key leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) at Jubillaram and Alinwa in the Northern part of Borno, as they assembled for meetings. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made the disclosure in a […]

FG selects 6 states for pilot Open Schooling Programme

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Philomina Attah The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP which was launched in early 2019 is an open learning programme aimed at reducing the high number of out-of-school children in the country. The beneficiaries, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Adamawa and Niger, are […]