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Borno State First Class Emir, Shehu of Dikwa, His Royal Highness, Dr Abba Tor Masta II, is dead, family sources have said. The source revealed that the Monarch who is second in position after Shehu of Borno died in the early hours of…
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Super Eagles Striker and Napoli record signing Victor Osimhen has recovered from COVID-19, the Italian giants announced on Friday. In a statement posted on the club’s Twitter handle, the Nigeria international that tested positive after…
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A former Inspector General of Police, Gambo Jimeta, is dead. A close family friend revealed that Mr Jimeta, who hails from Adamawa state, died in the on Thursday. He was appointed in 1986 to succeed Etim Inyang and was succeeded by…
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A former member of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumuni Hassan Ningi has been released after spending six days in the hands of his kidnappers. A family member said that Abdulmumuni Hassan Ningi was released on Wednesday evening…
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Professor Johnson Fatokun, The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University Lagos, AUL, who was recently abducted in Nasarawa State has regained freedom from his abductors. A statement on the social media handle of Anchor University…
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Candidate of Democratic party, Joe Biden has been sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States of America. Biden was led in the oath of office by John Roberts, Supreme Court Judge. In other news, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that…
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Pioneer Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Festus Ayodele Marinho is dead. He was the first and only MD of the defunct Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC), the forerunner of NNPC. Marinho was…
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A former Minister of State for Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, has died at 78. One of his children, Bolaji, confirmed his death on Sunday. He said, “ he passed on about 10: 05 this morning.…
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The Lagos State Government has confirmed that all public and private schools below tertiary level, will resume on Monday, January 18, 2021. This will be the start of the second term for the 2020/2021 academic session. This was…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday announced that the posting for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corps Members has been released. Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, the NYSC Director-General, announced this during the…
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A former member of the Bauchi Assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi, has been abducted by gunmen. It was learnt that he was whisked away by gunmen around 8:00pm on Thursday within Bauchi metropolis. Confirming the incident to newsmen Friday,…
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A Nigerian and billionaire businessman identified as Bolu Akin-Olugbade has reportedly died of Coronavirus. Dr. Akin-Olugbade, a successful lawyer with a doctorate in Company Law from Cambridge University, and an unabashed lover of…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. The Council also…
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Former Military Administrator of Imo and Lagos States, Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu is dead. It was gathered that he died this morning in a hospital after a brief illness. He was 78. A source that worked closely with him in his…
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Comrade Didi Adodo, a former Edo State Commissioner for Establishment, Labour and Special Duties, is dead. According to reports, Adodo died on Tuesday morning after battling with COVID-19 complications for days. Until his death, he…
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The federal government has said it will review the proposed January 18 resumption date for schools, as the country battles the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated this while speaking at the…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Saturday, dismissed the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Mr. Williams Edobor, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The court, in…
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Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to put screening of 5,000 new recruits on hold. The ordered was contained in a statement Friday…
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Workers of the National Identity Management Commission have suspended the industrial action which they embarked upon on Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency. It was gathered that the workers decided to put the strike…
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An elder statesman in Kano State, Bello Isah Bayero, is dead. Bayero, a strong ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and cousin to present Emir of Kano, Alhaji Bello Isa Bayero died Thursday night at the age of 87 at the Malam Aminu Kano…
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Adebayo Salami, a former Senator, has passed on. Salami reportedly died in the United States on Thursday. The cause of his death, whether natural or an illness, is unknown. His first son, Oluwatoyin Salami confirmed the death and…
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Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, called on Thursday for President Trump to be removed from office over his role in spurring on a violent mob that stormed the Capitol and broke into the House floor a day earlier. Ms. Pelosi called…
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The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in December 2020. Mr Aaron…
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Workers at the National Identity Management Commission have embarked on a strike action. The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its…
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