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Kwara SS3 students to resume August 5
The Kwara State Government on Monday, directed Senior Secondary School students, SS3, to resume academic activities on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Ahmed,…
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Kidnappers kill Airport staff after collecting N200k ransom from his family
A staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency identified as Mr. Ngor has been killed by suspected kidnappers in Barkin Ladi, Plateau state.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the kidnappers collected N200,000 ransom from his family members…
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Ogun makes Covid-19 test free for all returning SS3 boarding students
Ogun State government has announced that it is making Covid-19 test free for all returning SS3 boarding students be they from private or public schools.
Ogun State will also make provide face masks to all students in both private and…
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FG begins decontamination of unity schools
The Federal Government, on Monday, said the disinfection and decontamination of the 104 Federal Government Colleges of COVID-19 to make the institutions safe for the resumption of students is ongoing.
Minister of Environment, Abubakar…
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Osun Commissioner allegedly orders COVID-19 Taskforce officials to beat up journalist for taking…
A journalist working with DAILY POST newspaper identified as Mr Sikiru Obarayese has been allegedly brutalised by officials of COVID-19 Taskforce organised by the Osun State Government to enforce the usage of face-mask by the people of the…
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Suspected ritualists kill man suffering from stroke in Delta
Suspected ritualists have allegedly killed a 67-year-old man simply identified as Papa after they entered an apartment he was staying at Orhoakpor community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that…
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Kwara distributes face masks ahead school resumption
Kwara State Government on Monday distributed 65,000 face masks across schools ahead of Wednesday’s resumption of students preparing for the secondary school certificate examinations.
The face masks are to be distributed to senior…
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Asymptomatic teenager loses both parents to COVID-19 within a week
An asymptomatic Georgia teenager identified as Justin Hunter who lost both his parents to COVID-19 within a week has urged people to take precautions during this pandemic.
Justin Hunter said he and his parents had all tested positive for…
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Buhari appoints chairman, member for IST
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, appointed Barrister Amos Isaac Azi, as the new Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the Investments and Securities Tribunal.
In a statement by the IST in Abuja, prior to his appointment, Azi was a…
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COVID-19: Bauchi schools resume Thursday for WASSCE
Following the directive by the Federal Ministry of Education on the resumption of academic activities in Secondary Schools, Bauchi State Government has directed all affected students to resume on Thursday, August 6th 2020 to write the 2020…
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Baga: CSO demands inquisition into purported Boko Haram attack on Gov’s convoy
A civil society organisation, Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called for an urgent probe into the alleged attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
The CSO, in a…
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Ekiti workers suspend strike
The organised labour in Ekiti State has suspended its ongoing three day warning strike embarked upon to protest over the failure of the state government to pay its members’ entitlements.
The industrial action which began on Monday was…
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104 Unity Schools reopen tomorrow, FG declares
Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said that 104 unity schools will reopen to SS3 students from tomorrow, August 4.
The Minister made the announcement at the end of a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education…
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Insecurity: Stakeholders tasked on home-made solutions to complement military efforts on final…
With little or no aid coming from foreign nations, the Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has tasked relevant stakeholders to look inwards to complement the military's quest to end terrorism, banditry and other criminal vices in the…
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Police Arrest Ebonyi Bullion Van Robbery Suspects, Recovers Heavy Weapons, Charms, Cars, Others…
Nigeria Police detectives have arrested seven armed robbers including two soldiers – one serving, one dismissed, for alleged robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The incident caused the death of four police officers,…
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Uduaghan debunks Akpabio’s NDDC contracts claim
Former governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has debunked a report that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, linking him to obtaining a road contract from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).…
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Shoprite makes clarification after ‘report of exit’ from Nigeria market, reveals next line of…
ShopRite Nigeria has dismissed report making the rounds that it has commence formal process to leave Nigeria.
The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong said “Shoprite is not leaving Nigeria.
“We have only just opened to…
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Husband sues FMC Makurdi over wife’s death, demands N159m
Three medical doctors working in the Federal Medical Center, Makurdi in Benue state have been dragged to Federal High Court, Makurdi for allegedly causing the untimely death of a woman who was also a staff.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the…
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MURIC rejects WASSCE timetable, says it is anti-Muslim
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the timetable of the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
The body said the dates clashed with Muslims’ Friday prayers.
The examination will commence on the…
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Father of 3 hangs self to death after to strangling sister in Enugu
A father of three children, Mr Emmanuel Eze, on Sunday night, committed suicide at an uncompleted building in Umudiaka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The deceased, from Eha-Alumona, also in the same local government but…
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Man thought to be dead found living in woods five years after disappearing
After living in the woods for five years following reports that he was missing, Ricardas Puisys, 35, who was feared to have been murdered, has been found.
The UK Police launched a murder investigation in November 2015 after believing…
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PHOTOS: Police nabs Mexican drug lord ‘El Marro’ after years on the run
Security forces in Mexico have announced that a famous drug cartel leader has been captured by the Mexican Army after years of manhunt.
The drug cartel identified as José Antonio "El Marro" Yépez Ortiz, the leader of the Santa Rosa de…
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Man drowns in pond while bathing in Kano
Tragedy struck at Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, when a man, 22, identified as Yusuf Abdullahi, drowned while bathing in a pond at Danhassan.
Malam Saidu Mohammed, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, made…
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Police kill 3 robbers and rescue 9 passengers in Rivers
Three armed robbers have been shot dead by men of Anti-Robbery Squad of the Okehi Division of Rivers Police Command on Sunday, August 2.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the armed robbers were killed by the police during a response to a…
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Kaduna killings: CAN charges El-Rufai to take actions
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South East Chapter, has urged the authorities to ensure security of lives and property in Kaduna.
The South East CAN Chairman, Bishop Goddy Okafor, made the call in Aba on Sunday while…
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