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Matawalle lifts suspension of Telecom Services in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has announced the suspension of the ban on telecommunications services in the state.He made the announcement on Saturday at an event in Gusau, the state capital. He said the resumption of telecommunications services would begin on Monday.“I want to announce today (Saturday) that we have taken a decision to lift the ban on telecommunications in the state,” the governor was quoted as saying in a statement by Zailani Bappa, his…
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‘Nigeria will be shut down’ -NANS warns FG against Fuel Subsidy Removal
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has warned the Federal Government against removing subsidies on petroleum products.Recall that the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed had on Wednesday announced that the government would remove fuel subsidy in June 2022 and replace it with a monthly N5,000 transport grant to about 40 million poor Nigerians.Reacting to this while adressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, NANS President, Adedayo Asefon stated that the Federal…
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With Court order, Federal Government can now crush Bandits – Malami
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has expressed that the Federal Government is now set to crush gunmen terrorizing the country following a court order declaring bandits as terrorists.Malami stated that the court order has strengthened government’s hands to come down heavily on terrorists in conformity with international standards on the rules of engagement with such elements.Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruling on an ex parte motion filed by the Federal Government, stated…
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“Please release Nnamdi Kanu” – Bianca Ojukwu begs Buhari
Bianca Ojukwu, widow to the late Odumegwu Jim Ojukwu has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. She made her plea known during the 10th memorial anniversary of late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu on Friday, November 26 in Owerri. The former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain urged the President to consider the plea made by some Igbo leaders during their recent visit to the State House, Abuja, asking for Kanu’s…
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2023: No Igbo man should run for vice president – S/East group
The Movement for the Actualization of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, MANPIE, has warned Igbos from aspiring for the post of vice president or coordinator in any political party. In a keynote address, the group’s South East Chairman, Unuero Sylvester, said the 2023 Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction is an affirmation of the patience of Igbos with Nigeria and abiding faith in the capacity of the fatherland to accommodate and provide a guarantee that they…
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Adunni Ade recalls being cut off financially by her dad after getting pregnant in secondary school
Actress, Adunni Ade has taken to Instagram to narrate what she went through when she got pregnant in secondary school. She revealed she was a senior in college when she got pregnant with her first child and as a result, her father cut her off financially. She said she had to struggle to make ends meet, though her mother tried to stand by her. 4 years later, she got pregnant again and angry with herself…
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FG lifts ban on Emirates Airline
The Federal government has announced that it has lifted restrictions on Emirates Airlines. The airline was suspended in Nigeria by the Federal government ten months ago following disagreements over the COVID-19 travel requirements on Nigerian passengers. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has now announced the lifting of the ban. He said the airline had removed some of its traveling conditions for Nigeria following a lengthy negotiation between both parties. “Today, we received communications from Emirates…
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Declaration of Bandits as Terrorists won’t change anything – Sheikh Gumi
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said that even if the Federal Government decides to declare bandits as terrorists, it won’t change anything. He said it is just a nomenclature that will not change the dynamics on ground. Citing the proscribed IPOB group, Gumi noted that even after they were declared terrorists by a Court order, the international community still does not recognize the government’s declaration. In a statement by Malam Tukur Mamu, the…
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Governor El-Rufai’s wife Hadiza remembers daughter, Yasmin 10 years after her death
Hadiza Isma el-Rufai, wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir-el-Rufai, has remembered their oldest daughter, Yasmin, 10 years after her death. Yasmin died in her London apartment on November 26, 2011 and ten years later, her mother, Hadiza has taken to social media to share photos of her. “Exactly ten years today. Still missing out…” she wrote. The 25-year-old held a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Bath, UK and a master’s degree…
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Sunday Igboho: There is no basis begging Buhari to release him. He has done nothing wrong – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said that there is no basis begging President Muhammadu Buhari to release Yoruba agitator, Sunday Igboho. This follows calls from some Nigerians to the group to emulate igbo leaders in their plea for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that stakeholders in the Southeast recently met President Buhari, appealing to him to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who is in custody…
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Nigeria air will Commence Operation with three rented Planes, says FG
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has revealed that Nigeria Air will commence operations with three wet-leased aircraft.Wet-lease is an arrangement covering the hire of an aircraft, including the provision of a flight crew and sometimes fuel.Sirika disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that the leasing would be the arrangement pending when the company orders new planes which according to him will take about three to five years“They will start…
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Buhari deserves credit for tackling Insecurity – Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has stated that the president deserves credit for his efforts in tackling the farmers/herders crisis in the country. Shehu disclosed this on Friday while presenting a paper, tagged ‘Fake news: Challenges of information management, at the 10th year anniversary of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), in Katsina State. He noted that it will be wrong to assert that the country is doing…
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