13 Repentant Boko Haram Escapes With Rifles, Motorcycles In Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria13 Repentant Boko Haram Escapes With Rifles, Motorcycles In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

Thirteen repentant Boko Haram fighters co-opted to join military operatives in the fight against the insurgents in Borno state have escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the State government. The 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government. The “repentant” Boko Haram members and their families are being managed under the Borno Model, a post-conflict amnesty programme with a focus on deradicalization,...

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Flood: Borno State Gov’t Receives €1.2m Donation From Switzerland

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFlood: Borno State Gov’t Receives €1.2m Donation From Switzerland

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

In response to the flood disaster that ravaged some parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund. Switzerland had previously supported the Borno Model in 2023 with about 700,000 USD. The Borno Model is a programme for the mass exit of armed Boko Haram insurgents and civilians trapped in the lines of conflict. Nicolas Lang, Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, announced...

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President Tinubu, Former Presidents To Attend Burial Of Iwuanyanwu

NewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu, Former Presidents To Attend Burial Of Iwuanyanwu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

In a bid to ensure that the late President General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, elder statesman and business mogul Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, gets a befitting burial, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has disclosed that adequate security has been put in place during and after the burial scheduled for November 1 at his country home, Atta, in the Ikeduru Council Area of Imo State. Prince Charles Amadi, chairman of the committee, who disclosed this on...

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Fuel Prices Soar as NNPCL Ends Subsidy Role in Dangote Refinery Deal

NewsNigeriaOil & GasFuel Prices Soar as NNPCL Ends Subsidy Role in Dangote Refinery Deal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 10, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, across its retail outlets nationwide. The development follows recent changes in the company’s role in petroleum distribution. In Abuja, the capital city, NNPCL fuel stations have raised the price of petrol from N897 per litre to N1,030 per litre amid long queues. In Lagos, the price of petrol has also surged from N885 per...

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Enugu Lawmakers Move Motion to Revitalize Veterinary School In Achi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Lawmakers Move Motion to Revitalize Veterinary School In Achi

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2024

In line with the Enugu State Government’s zero tolerance to moribund assets in the state, the Enugu State House of Assembly has moved a motion urging the state government to revitalize the Veterinary School-Farm School, Achi in Oji River Local Government Area. The motion on notice (HM/05/2024) sponsored by Osita Eze, Chairman Committee on Education, Science, and Innovation, member representing Oji River constituency and twelve other member states; “This historic institution, one of the oldest...

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Tinubu Hails Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu On Her Election As UICC President 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Hails Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu On Her Election As UICC President 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 9, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, a renowned pediatrician with distinguished career in public health and former First Lady of Kebbi State, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tinubu in the congratulatory message on Wednesday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, underscores the historic significance of Dr. Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on October 8 as the first African and the fifth woman...

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Armed Forces Were Winning War Against Insecurity-BON

National SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Forces Were Winning War Against Insecurity-BON

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2024

The Armed Forces of Nigeria have received accolades for the victories recorded in the fight against insecurity. The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) who commended the efforts of the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, stressed that the Armed forces were winning the war against insecurity in the country. The Director General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Comrade Salihu Dembos and the Chairman of the organization stated this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of...

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We’re Still Negotiating With Dangote Refinery-IPMAN

NewsNigeriaOil & GasWe’re Still Negotiating With Dangote Refinery-IPMAN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2024

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says negotiations are still ongoing with the Dangote Refinery regarding the commencement of oil lifting operations. The chairman of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, stated in an interview with BBC Hausa that it is widely known that the NNPCL is currently the sole offtaker of oil products from Dangote, with IPMAN members serving in a retail capacity. He emphasized that the union is actively engaging with the leadership of...

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Pre-election Mission: Jonathan Leads West African Elders To Ghana

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPre-election Mission: Jonathan Leads West African Elders To Ghana

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 8, 2024

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Ghana on Monday when the Forum began its pre-election assessment mission in Accra ahead of Ghana’s presidential elections scheduled to take place on December 7, 2024. The mission led by Nigeria’s former President also has as members Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedrago, former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso and former president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission as well as...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Assembly Passes Controversial Local Government Administration Bill into Law

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 8, 2024

The Anambra State House of Assembly passed the contentious Anambra State Local Government Administration Bill 2024 into law on Tuesday during plenary. This new law effectively repeals the Anambra State Local Government Administration Law 1999, which was amended by the House of Assembly only about one month ago. Since the new law was introduced in the House of Assembly as an Executive Bill last week, it immediately sparked controversy over suspected attempts by the State...

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