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Month: July 2023

Marketers raise alarm over incessant vandalism on NNPCL pipeline

Akinrinade advised that security agents, saddled with the responsibility of protecting the pipelines, to have relationships with IPMAN executives and the traditional rulers in those communities. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has raised alarm over incessant activities of pipelines vandalism at Idimu, Alimosho Local Council Development Area of Lagos….

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Hilda Baci cooks to raise funds for widow July 14

The event sponsor said the sum of ₦1 million will be donated to a widow of her choice. Guiness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted…

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Ezekwesili, others set accountability agenda for media practitioners

Ezekwesili said that each time media practitioners were unable to carry out their obligations, politicians would have the impetus to continue to impoverish the masses. A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has called on media practitioners to stand firm in holding political office holders to account for their services to the nation. Ezekwesili…

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PSC dismisses 3 senior police officers, demotes 9 others over misconduct

The commission also reinstated a dismissed officer, one Insp. Augustina Oko,with effect from the date she was dismissed. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of misconduct and abuse of office. Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, said this in a…

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Gov Mutfwang urges prayers to end attacks in Plateau

According to the Governor, the support of the church was crucial in helping his administration deliver good governance. Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has called for special prayers to end the incessant attacks in some communities in the state. The governor made the appeal in his goodwill message during the church service of the Church…

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Gunmen strike, kill 9 persons, raze 6 houses in Plateau community

Capt. James Oya, the Spokesperson of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a Special Military Task Force, confirmed the incident. Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon Gari community in Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau. Jerry Datim, one of leaders in the community, disclosed this via telephone to the…

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Former Minister not giving up on Mmesoma, says ‘I will still beg JAMB’

The former Minister had earlier urged Mmesoma to come clean on the matter. A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has refused to withdraw his offer to beg the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for leniency for Mmesoma Ejikeme Joy, even after the candidate had confessed to forging her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)…

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Kamsiyochukwu: JAMB best candidate to share ₦3.25m reward with teachers

According to JAMB, Kamsiyochukwu emerged as the best candidate in the 2023 UTME. The top-scoring candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), Kamsiyochukwu Umeh Precious, alongside her teachers and two other students, will share a total ₦3.25 million reward package. The cash gift was a pledge by the Chief Executive Officer and President…

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Senator Yerima sees nothing wrong in marrying 14-year-old Egyptian girl

Yerima said the young Egyptian bride he married 13 years ago is in the process of completing her master’s degree. A former Zamfara State governor, Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima, has once again defended his decision to marry a 14-year-old Egyptian girl 13 years ago. Recall that Yerima sparked a global reaction after reports emerged in…

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FG, Lagos govt reopen Eko/Apogbon bridges after 15 months closure

Eko Bridge has been undergoing phased rehabilitation, but contract for its comprehensive maintenance was awarded in February 2022 and expected to extend to 2026. The Federal Government, with support of the Lagos State Government, on Saturday evening reopened Eko and Apongbon Bridges, after repair works that had necessitated their closure in 2022. Both governments also…

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