Two Escapees From Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Escapees From Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2023

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command on Friday, 19/5/2023 had arrested two inmates who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre, following an attack on the facility that freed over 500 inmates on 5/6/2022. The escapees, Atiku Ibrahim 37 years and Adamu Ibrahim 40 years were arrested by the Command Operatives attached to Crack Squad. A  Press Statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje that the escapees were arrested for Cattle Rustling...

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Seun Kuti regains freedom after seven days in police custody

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSeun Kuti regains freedom after seven days in police custody

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 24, 2023

Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has been released on bail after being arrested and incarcerated for a week. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, gave an order for the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to arrest the singer after a viral video showed him at the Third Mainland Bridge, in Lagos, shouting at, and hitting a police officer. Following the reactions that trailed the video, Kuti said that the policeman “tried to kill me and...

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Meta announces new features to edit ‘sent messages’ on WhatsApp

NewsNigeriaMeta announces new features to edit ‘sent messages’ on WhatsApp

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2023

WhatsApp users can now edit sent messages to either correct a misspelling or add extra content to the message, Mark Zuckerberg says. In a Facebook post announcing the latest feature, Zuckerberg said messages can be edited up to 15 minutes after they’re sent. WhatsApp says the new feature is to enable users to have more control over their chats as hitherto, messages had to be deleted in case of errors or corrections provided in a...

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11,350 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination

EducationNewsNigeria11,350 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2023

The new technology introduced by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) would weed out quackery from the teaching profession in Nigeria. The Registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye disclosed this in Abuja, saying 11,350 candidates across the country have sat for the May Diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), adding that reports from centers across the country indicated hitch-free processes. “There has been improvement in the accreditation process because part of what we...

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Radio Maria Will Soon Hit The Airwaves-Bishop Mamza

BusinessLifestyleNewsNigeriaRadio Maria Will Soon Hit The Airwaves-Bishop Mamza

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

To commemorate the 57th World Day of social communication, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, announced that Radio Maria will soon hit the airwaves. Bishop Dami Mamza made this known to Journalists during a mass held at St. Joseph Catholic Church Damilu-Jimeta, said Radio Maria will be owned by the Catholic Diocese of Yola. He cautioned Journalists to operate within the confine of the ethics of the profession and desist from writing...

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We Are Tired Of Staying In Camps-State Chairman IDPs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWe Are Tired Of Staying In Camps-State Chairman IDPs

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2023

Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Adamawa State have urged the government to put mechanisms in place to facilitate their return to their ancestral homes. The Adamawa State Chairman Internally Displaced Persons, Mallam Mana Mohammed who made the plea in an interview, explained that the IDPs are not supposed to stay longer than necessary in camps, stressing that the displaced persons are tired of staying in camps and are eager to go back to their homes....

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Winners of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWinners of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Last night, the grand finale of the most prestigious award show in Africa’s entertainment industry, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, was held. The annual event recognises and celebrates the best talent and creativity in the African film and television industry. The ninth edition of the AMVCAs officially kicked off on Thursday, May 18, 2023, with an ‘Opening Night and Cultural Day’ event held at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Lagos State. It...

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Hilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaHilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Hilda Effiong Bassey, a 27-year-old chef popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently dominated headlines around the world for cooking for 100 hours in the hopes of landing a world record. Setting an initial 96-hour target, Bassey went further to achieve a 100-hour cooking feat to beat the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. Bassey’s 4-day cooking marathon tagged the ‘Hilda Baci Cookathon’ kicked off at exactly...

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Kenyan Chef, Maliha Mohammed plans to smash Hilda Baci’s new 100-hour world record in August

LifestyleNewsNigeriaKenyan Chef, Maliha Mohammed plans to smash Hilda Baci’s new 100-hour world record in August

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Kenyan chef, Maliha Mohammed is preparing to challenge the new 100-hour Guinness World Record by Nigeria’s Hilda Bassey. Bassey, known popularly as Hilda Baci, embarked on a four-day cooking marathon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the hopes of landing a world record. On Monday, May 15, she snapped up the 2019 87 hours 45 minutes-record title by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef and set a new record of 100 hours. While Bassey’s record is...

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Only 463 Healthcare Facilities have Required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA’s Exec

HealthNewsNigeriaOnly 463 Healthcare Facilities have Required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA’s Exec

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2023

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Executive Director, Faisal Shuaib says only 463 of the 25,843 primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria have the minimum number of required Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA). Faisal who stated this Wednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the Community-Based Health Research Innovative Training and Services Program (CRISP) said aside from the gross inadequacy; there was the problem of unequal distribution of available SBAs in the...

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