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Month: March 2024

NEMA distributes food items donated by Saudi Arabia to households in Jigawa

Umar urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the items to give succour to their families. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has commenced the distribution of food items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to 1,750 vulnerable households in Jigawa. Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General of NEMA, during the…

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El-Rufai plunged Kaduna into huge debt, now I can’t pay salary – Gov Sani

Governor Sani said the huge debt obligation was eating deep into the state’s federal allocation. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has lamented that his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, plunged the state into huge debt that has now handicapped him from meeting salary obligations to workers. According to Sani, his administration inherited a huge debt burden of…

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Father, son beat neighbour’s wife to death in the heat of argument in Ogun

The Police spokesperson said the deceased’s husband added that his wife was thereafter taken to two private hospitals where she was rejected. The Police Command in Ogun has arrested a 54-year-old man, Chizoke Obiadada, and his 17-year-old son for allegedly beating to death their neighbour’s wife, 43-year-old Tope Owoade. SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police…

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Financial expert lists pros and cons of bank recapitalisation move by CBN

Commercial banks with international authorisation to increase their capital base to ₦500 billion and national banks to ₦200 billion. Yemi Odusanya, former Executive Director, Corporate Banking and South, Keystone Bank, says the proposed capital raise by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the banking sector will further fortify the industry’s financial resilience and reduce…

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End farmer/herder crisis, kidnappings to crash price of rice, RIFAN to govt

She decried that a lot of farmers were not able to process or harvest their crops last year due to fear of being killed or kidnapped. Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the government at all levels to prioritise ending farmer-herder conflicts as well as kidnapping in order to ensure a reduction in…

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Man swims entire length of Third Mainland Bridge to raise suicide awareness

The swimming instructor spent over two hours under the water to achieve the amazing feat. A Nigerian swimming enthusiast, identified as Dare Akinrodoye, has swum the entire 11-kilometre length of the Third Mainland Bridge to raise awareness about mental health issues among youths. Fondly called Coach Dreh, the swimming instructor embarked on the daring task…

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Gov Abiodun presents staff of office to young monarch of ancient town

Oba Olusola said his reign would invest heavily in agriculture and promote mechanised farming in the town. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has presented a staff of office to the Olofin of Ado-Odo, Oba Olusola Idris Adebowale Lamidi-Osolo, barely a month after he ascended the throne of the ancient Awori kingdom. The staff presentation…

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Police arrest 8 suspects over murder of 6 officers in Delta

The police spokesman said the suspects would soon have their day in court, with credible evidence, once investigations were concluded. The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of its officers on a fact-finding mission in the Ughelli area of Delta. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa…

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Samuel Chukwueze: Another false dawn or much-needed Milan upswing?

Samuel Chukwueze netted his first Serie A goal before the international break, but has that really moved the needle for the struggling Super Eagles and AC Milan forward?

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Nigeria’s bid to find Peseiro successor suffers set back as 3 more countries join chase for Herve Renard

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be one of at least four countries hoping to sign the former Ivory Coast manager

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