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Young woman dies a day to her wedding in Nasarawa
young woman identified as Hajara Shehu, has died a day to her wedding in Nasarawa state. Hajara was set to wed on March 9, at Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of the state. Sadly, she died on Friday, March 8, after complaing of headache. The deceased was buried on Sunday, March 13, according to Islamic rites.
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Ukrainian actor, Pasha Lee ‘gave his bulletproof vest to a child he was carrying to safety’ before being killed
Ukrainian actor, Pasha Lee reportedly gave his bulletproof vest to a child in a heroic gesture right before his death. The 33-year-old actor had been helping children flee a house during an evacuation in the town of Irpin when he was killed by Russian shelling, it was reported. Lee, known for his acting, presenting, and voice dubbing work, was killed near Kiev, Ukraine as the area surrounding the city was occupied on March 6. Five days ago Lee posted a photo of himself in military gear, with the caption ‘LET’S UNITE’. He also took to Instagram to share resources for helping…
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Osinbajo reportedly informs President Buhari of his intention to run for President in 2023
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reportedly informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for President in 2023. DailyTrust reports that the VP told the president of his desire to take over from him at the expiration of his tenure in 2023 to consolidate the achievements they recorded since they took over from the opposition PDP in 2015. The vice president will struggle for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with the likes of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who had a few months ago visited the Presidential Villa where he told Buhari of his intention to…
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Betrayal is in your DNA, Oshiomhole warned us – Wike fires back at Obaseki
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has fired back at Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state for calling him a bully, after he tackled Edo state Deputy Governor, Phillip Shuiabu over the comment he made about the Peoples Democratic Party due the crisis rocking the opposition party in the state. Wike who spoke on Monday March 14 at the inauguration of an expanded community Secondary School project in Omuanwa in Ikwere Local Government Area of the state, accused Obaseki of being a “betrayer” even after he ensured he won his re-election campaign in Edo state. He also said that former Chairman of…
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Minister holds emergency meeting with stakeholders over erratic power supply & collapse of national grid
Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu on Monday March 14 held an emergency meeting with stakeholders in the power sector over the erratic power supply in the country. The meeting which was held after the national grid collapsed again, was attended by a delegation from power generation companies, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Shell and other stakeholders in the power value chain. Speaking at the meeting, the Minister told stakeholders that they must work together to make electricity stable. He also said the federal government would not…
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FG gives Houses To Winners of 1994 African Cup of Nations
The Federal Government has given out Houses to winners of the 1994 African Cup of Nations At the official commissioning of the Housing Project under the National Housing Programme (NHP) Phase 1 in Abere, Osun State today March 14, President Buhari said the gesture is better late than never and that the players can pick up the keys to their houses at their preferred states. The President who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated that the motive of the federal government was beyond improving the human condition of living through the housing projects, but it also…
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ASUU Strike: We have met all your demands – FG
The federal government has said it does not owe the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, as it has met all it’s demands. The union had on Monday extended the warning strike by two weeks Reacting to this decision, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, while speaking to newsmen at the end of the commemoration of the 2022 Commonwealth Celebration in Abuja on Monday, March 14, all earned allowances, as well as revitalization funds, had been released. “ASUU announced and we met and everything that they have demanded, we have done all of them including the earned allowances…
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Fuel Scarcity: “We have only three more days, all airlines in Nigeria will shut down” – Air peace boss, Allen Onyema
Air Peace Boss, Allen Onyema has warned that Airlines in the country would shut down operations over the non-availability of Aviation fuel to run their operations. He made this known at a meeting of oil marketers and Airline operators at the National Assembly. Airline operators in Nigeria are demanding operational licenses from the federal government to begin importation of fuel. Onyema said; We have only three more days, all airlines in Nigeria will shut downWe are not threatening this country, it is a fact” ”I have the mandate of all airlines to demand that Airlines begin importation of fuel, if…
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Don’t be a bully, show respect to party members – Obaseki tells Wike
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has urged his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike to show respect to party members and not act like he owns the party. Obaseki said this reacting to a recent comment by Wike tongue lashing Shaibu for daring to threaten the PDP on live television. Shaibu had remarked on a Channels Television show that if the PDP continues to treat him and Obaseki like outcasts, he and Obaseki may leave the party.The remark irritated Wike, who claimed that the PDP offered Obaseki and Shaibu the party’s ticket after the All Progressives Congress (APC) denied them…
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“I believe I have what it takes to lead Nigeria” – Saraki
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said he has what it takes to lead Nigeria. The former Governor in an interview with Channels TV, expressed that he knows the issues affecting Nigeria and he can reach out across the ethnic and religious divides. “I believe I have what it takes to lead Nigeria. I am not someone who shies away from taking up challenges. I’m not someone who does not know the issues or someone who does not have the energy and vibrancy to address those issues.“More importantly, I am someone that can reach out across the political divide, based…
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Abba Kyari’s wife slumps as court denies him bail
Ramatu Kyari, the wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The incident happened just after her husband was denied bail following charges of drug trafficking against him and six othersThe trial was then adjourned till March 26.The middle-aged woman, wearing a black Hijab, fainted while armed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, were leading Kyari and the others away from the court premises.She was carried and rushed into one of the offices on the third floor of the court by some officials of…
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Female Inmate emerges Best Graduating Student
Okike Chinyere, a female inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Lagos has emerged as the best graduating student of peace and conflict resolution department, National Open University (NOUN). Okike bagged a second-class upper degree in the programme alongside a male inmate Alegbe Afolabi who was awarded a master’s degree in peace and conflict resolution.One of the graduating inmates, Nweke Chibueze, thanked the controller general, Haliru Nababa, and the vice-chancellor of NOUN for the opportunity. He, however, pleaded for clemency for the graduating students so they can be freed to give their quota to the country’s development.During the presentation of…
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