No More Posting Of Corps Members To Unsafe States – Minister Of Youth

NewsNigeriaNo More Posting Of Corps Members To Unsafe States – Minister Of Youth

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2024

Due to worsening security situations in some parts of the country, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has stopped posting corps members to states deemed unsafe. Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the scheme has taken steps to secure NYSC members. According to her, the security of corps members requires collaboration with other government agencies. “As an immediate intervention of the government and the...

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Police Arrests Culprits Who Kidnapped Two Catholic Priests – They Are Church Members

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrests Culprits Who Kidnapped Two Catholic Priests – They Are Church Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2024

Four suspected kidnappers who kidnapped two Catholic priests of the Pankshin diocese in Plateau State have been arrested. The kidnappers who were members of the church led by the financial secretary of the church were demanding twenty-five million naira (N25m) as ransom. The four suspected culprits are 2 Catholics, one of whom is a Church Council Secretary, one COCIN, and one non-church goer; all from the same village, Fier. They are now helping security agencies...

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Sexual Assault: Court Remanded ADSU Lecturer In Prison

EducationNewsNigeriaSexual Assault: Court Remanded ADSU Lecturer In Prison

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2024

A magistrate court II, Mubi, Adamawa State has remanded a lecturer with Adamawa State University (ADSU) Mubi, Danjuma Garandi in prison custody over the alleged sexual molestation of the lady. Garandi who is the examination officer of the department of Geography was alleged to have sexually assaulted a female secondary school leaver in his office on the school premises. SP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command image maker said the incident was first taken...

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Women In Minna Protest Over Cost Of Living

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWomen In Minna Protest Over Cost Of Living

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2024

A group of women have blocked Minna-Bida Road at the popular Kpakungu roundabout in Minna, the Niger State capital to express their grievances over the rising cost of food items. As early as 7 am on Monday, the women came out in their numbers and were later joined by men, who stopped vehicles from moving. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, Spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command could not be reached at the time of filing this...

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Tinubu to perform induction ceremony of NAF T-129 combat helicopters

NewsNigeriaTinubu to perform induction ceremony of NAF T-129 combat helicopters

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 5, 2024

The induction ceremony of the newly acquired Nigerian Air Force (NAF) T-129 ATAK helicopters and King Air 360i aircraft at the NAF Base, Makurdi, Benue State, by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. According to a press statement on Monday signed by Edward Gabkwet Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information NAF, the induction ceremony will be performed by the Special Guest of Honour, the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces...

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Ekiti government approves increase in subvention to higher institutions

EducationNewsNigeriaEkiti government approves increase in subvention to higher institutions

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 5, 2024

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has announced the approval of increase in the subvention to all state owned higher institutions in the state. Olayinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor in a press statement on Monday stated that the decision is in recognition of the role played by the higher institutions in the state’s development, and in fulfillment of the Governor’s promise to prioritise higher education and ensure that Ekiti State maintains its...

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Nigerian superstars lose out on 66th Grammy awards

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaNigerian superstars lose out on 66th Grammy awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2024

The five Nigerian nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards were left empty-handed at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night. Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Asake were all tipped for various award categories, but the awards slipped through their fingers. Burna Boy led the pack of Nigerian artists with four nominations: Best Global Music Album for his latest album, “I Told Them…”, Best African Music Performance for “City Boys”, Best Global Music Performance for...

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Bandits abduct 2 catholic priests from parish rectory in Plateau

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits abduct 2 catholic priests from parish rectory in Plateau

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2024

The Congregation of Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretian Missionaries) is appealing for the safety and freedom of two members who were kidnapped by bandits on Thursday, 1 February. In a statement issued on 2 February, the provincial secretary of the Claretian Missionaries (CMF), Rev. Fr Dominic Ukpo announced with “sadness” the abduction of Rev. Fr Kenneth Kanwa and his assistant, Rev. Fr Jude Nwachukwu. Fr Kanwa is the parish priest of...

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National grid collapse plunges Nigerians into darkness

NewsNigeriaNational grid collapse plunges Nigerians into darkness

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2024

The power outage that persisted for several hours on Sunday is as a result of the collapse of the national grid, according to electricity distribution companies (discos). The Abuja Electricity Distribution, AEDC, said the grid collapsed at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, leading to a nationwide blackout. “The management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) wishes to inform its valued customers that the power outage being experienced is a result of a system failure from the...

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“Anambra’s biggest Problem is that it is Outside the Centre” – Paul Chukwuma

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Anambra’s biggest Problem is that it is Outside the Centre” – Paul Chukwuma

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 4, 2024

The former National Auditor of the ruling All Progressives Congress – APC and the Pro-Chancellor of Olivia University Burundi, Mr. Paul Chukwuma, has described himself as a child of grace. In a media parley at his country home in Umueri, Chukwuma recalled how events in his life have all aligned, ultimately resulting in the kind of man that he has become. A first-class graduate of Philosophy from the University of Nigeria, Paul Chukwuma was also...

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