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National SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking: Community in Niger Flee When Soldiers Pull Out After Deadly Ambush 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Fear and uncertainty grip a community in Niger State, Nigeria, following the withdrawal of military troops stationed there. This comes two days after a deadly ambush on a military patrol that left several soldiers dead. The deadly ambush on Tuesday evening, targeted a convoy of military vehicles travelling near the town of Allawa. Insurgents, believed to be affiliated with a local militant group, launched a coordinated attack using small arms fire and improvised explosive devices...

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HealthNewsNigeriaWorld Immunization Week: Medical Practitioners, Others, Speak on the Benefits of Immunization

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

As the world marks the 2024 immunization week starting from April 24 to April 30, there are reactions from medical doctors and health professionals in Nigeria on the importance of immunization. However, there are also mixed reactions regarding immunization. Many people not minding their level of exposure are often careful with accepting for themselves or approving all immunizations for their kids.  Notwithstanding some reservations by some people as a result of some personal impression, myth, or religious...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

Chief Uzu Okagbue has reacted to a recent story making rounds on social media that herdsmen of Fulani extraction are terrorizing Ukwulu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Although the story which claimed that Fulani herdsmen are running amok in Ukwulu and environs, trespassing on farmlands, and committing various crimes including rape, has been dismissed as false by the government of Anambra State; yet, it has continued to fester, nonetheless. Reacting to the...

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EducationNewsNigeriaAnambra Schoolgirls Win National ICT Competition

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

A team of three Anambra schoolgirls has emerged the winner of the National Girls in ICT Competition. Team Vianney of St. John Vianney Science College in Igbariam , Anambra East local government area of Anambra State, emerged winner in the competition organized by the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, for Schoolgirls in ICT. Team Vianney represented by Immaculate Ebube Ikegwuonu, the team lead, Camila Anyadike, and Nweke-Nonso Oluchi, easily out-performed their competitors...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCP Engages Traditional, Religious Leaders, Critical Stakeholders On Cattle Rustling

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

Police Officers and other law enforcement agents have been charged to act by the force’s Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and other extant laws guiding their overall conduct. Adamawa State Commissioner of Police CP Dankombo Morris gave the charge during Police/Community engagement “a Framework to prevent Shilla Gangsterism Kidnapping, Armed robbery, Cattle Rustling and other nefarious activities across the Northern Zone of the state. He warned that any Police Officer found acting contrary to their oaths...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Restores 14 Assets to Enugu State Government

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has expressed profound gratitude to the Federal Government for ceding 14 assets back to the people and government of Enugu State. Acknowledging the proactive response of the President of Federal Republic Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Enugu State Government’s request for the forfeited properties, Governor Mbah is optimistic that the assets which have been dormant for 17 years will be put to adequate use in...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers Commissioner State Finance Commissioner Resigns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

Isaac Kamalu, Rivers State Commissioner for Finance, resigned from the State Executive Council on Wednesday. He joined Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor who resigned as the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice earlier on Wednesday. Their resignations followed Tuesday’s announcement of a minor cabinet reshuffle in the state by Governor Similaye Fubara. Kamalu’s resignation came on the heels of his redeployment to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment by the governor on Tuesday. Kamalu, a...

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NewsNigeriaMultiChoice Raises Prices of DSTV and GOtv Packages, Prompting Consumer Backlash

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

MultiChoice, the leading satellite television provider in Nigeria, has announced significant price hikes across its DSTV and GOtv packages, citing operational costs and investment in content as reasons for the adjustment. This comes as a blow to subscribers already facing economic hardship. The new pricing structure, effective 1 May 2024, sees significant increases across all DStv and GOtv bouquets. The DStv Premium package, the most expensive, jumps from N29,500 to N37,000, representing a 25.4 per...

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EducationNewsNigeriaOutrage Mounts as Policeman Fatally Shoots 2 LAUTECH Students

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Students at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, are demanding answers after a policeman killed two brothers on Monday. The late brothers were reportedly shot during a fight involving students. According to reports, the officer, known as Saheed Rasheed, whose photo appears above, was called to intervene in the dispute between the students who were celebrating their graduation at a location near the institution. Witnesses claim that Saheed, who is...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria109 Inmates Still at Large After Downpour Triggers Prison Break in Suleja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

The Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, is scrambling to recapture 109 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State following a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday night. According to the Public Relations Officer of the NCoS in the Federal Capital Territory, Samson Duza, the heavy rains weakened the walls of the Suleja prison and caused sections of the perimeter fence to collapse. Seizing the opportunity, 119 inmates made their move, overpowering guards...

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