RCCG Pastor, 14 Others Abducted in Oyo Rescued

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRCCG Pastor, 14 Others Abducted in Oyo Rescued

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 22, 2024

A Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, pastor, Olugbenga Olawore, and 14 others kidnapped on Friday evening in Oyo State have been rescued. Pastor Olawore, who serves at the Heaven’s Gate Parish in Ogun State, was reportedly returning from Ipapo town where he went to arrange for his mother’s funeral. The kidnappers, yet to be identified, seized the travellers around 5:00 p.m. local time at the Maya axis of the Lanlate–Eruwa Road. While details about...

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Presidential CNG Initiative Committee, Ready To Rollout Critical Assets For Deployment

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPresidential CNG Initiative Committee, Ready To Rollout Critical Assets For Deployment

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 22, 2024

…Announces Plan To Produce 600 Buses In First Phase In a bid to reduce the burden of increase in pump price on the masses, the Federal Government provided N100 billion (part of the N500 billion palliative budget) to purchase 5500 CNG vehicles (buses and tricycles), 100 Electric buses and over 20,000 CNG conversion kits, alongside spurring  the development of CNG refilling stations and electric charging stations. The committee driving the initiative is set to deliver on...

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Boko-Haram Launches Attacks In Niger Communities, Killing Scores

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko-Haram Launches Attacks In Niger Communities, Killing Scores

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 22, 2024

Suspected Boko-Haram terrorists have launched attacks on communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State over the weekend, killing scores, including soldiers. The state military joint task force with some local vigilantes had earlier at Alawa and Erena countered incursions by the suspected Boko-Haram in a fierce gun duel at Lolo in Alawa axis leading to casualties from both sides. Among the casualties on both sides during the encounter with the suspected terrorists at...

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JAMB Sanctions Officials For Asking Muslim Candidate To Remove Hijab

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Sanctions Officials For Asking Muslim Candidate To Remove Hijab

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 22, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its accredited officials of the board for asking a hijab-wearing candidate at Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to remove her headgear. According to a report, the officials, at one of the examination centres in Lagos, had insisted that removal of the hijab by the candidate was a prerequisite for her to have access into the examination hall. The Board deeply regreted the incident...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Primaries: There Was No Election In Ondo – Oke Camp

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 22, 2024

..Threatens Legal Action The camp of one of the foremost aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Ondo State, Dr. Olusola Oke has said that there was no election in Ondo State and so there can’t be a rescheduled election. Recall that the APC held its primary election on Saturday to elect its candidate ahead of the gubernatorial election, in which the incumbent Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa was said to have won...

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JAMB Punishes Officials Who Denied UTME Candidate Entrance to Exam Hall Over Hijab

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Punishes Officials Who Denied UTME Candidate Entrance to Exam Hall Over Hijab

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 22, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has penalised officials at a Computer Based Test, CBT, centre following an incident where a female candidate was allegedly forced to remove her hijab before taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Details regarding the specific punishment handed down to the CBT centre officials remain undisclosed, but JAMB has confirmed that action was taken. The incident, which JAMB authorities said they deeply regretted, happened at Bafuto Institute CBT...

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Nigerian Chess Champion, Tunde Onakoya Receives Presidential Praise

NewsNigeriaNigerian Chess Champion, Tunde Onakoya Receives Presidential Praise

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 22, 2024

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, has received recognition from the country’s highest office for his recent record-breaking feat. Onakoya, successfully completed a gruelling 60-hour chess marathon in New York’s Times Square, potentially etching his name in the Guinness World Records. The record-breaking attempt began on 17th April and saw Onakoya battle a series of opponents without losing a single game, fuelled by determination and a desire to empower underprivileged children. He initially targeted playing for...

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Nigeria Secures $2.25 Billion Loan from World Bank

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigeria Secures $2.25 Billion Loan from World Bank

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 22, 2024

Nigeria scored a win with a US$2.25 billion loan from the World Bank. The loan, which is equivalent to N2.58 trillion, boasts exceptionally favourable terms, making it practically a grant. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, broke the news during a press conference held at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings in Washington D.C. on Friday. He described the loan as “virtually a grant” due to...

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Bandits Gun Down Six Soldiers, Abducts Captain In Niger State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Gun Down Six Soldiers, Abducts Captain In Niger State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 21, 2024

Six soldiers have been gunned down at Roro, Karaga, and Rumace communities, Bassa Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday night. It was gathered that a captain was said to have been abducted during the incident when the soldiers had left their camps at Allawa and Erena to respond to a distress call when they ambushed them at Roro village. A hunter and two farmers were also said to have been killed...

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APC: Angry Mobs Beats Commissioner In Ondo State

NewsNigeriaAPC: Angry Mobs Beats Commissioner In Ondo State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 21, 2024

Some angry members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at Ugbo Ward 3, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have beaten the Commissioner for Health in Ondo State, Banji Ajaka on Saturday for allegedly hiding result sheets during the party’s primary election. The Commissioner was attacked after electoral officers fingered him for holding the material when some members of the party who had been waiting to vote demanded the result sheet. “Ajaka received a...

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